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While the omission of Bush was interesting, the Lions largely staying away from Johnson in the last half of the game proved more puzzling considering Johnson's ridiculously high output in the first half.
"We didn't play well enough to win this game, but it's not because we're passive or anything," Schwartz said.
The Detroit Lions overcame an early deficit only to see their lead squandered as their defense struggled. Here are the grades dished out to the Lions in their road loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Packers don't experience slumps like this too often. At least they know what's causing the losing.
Ben Roethlisberger passed for 367 yards and four touchdowns, including two in the final 5 minutes as the Pittsburgh Steelers rallied to beat the Detroit Lions 37-27 on Sunday.
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The Detroit Lions on Sunday will try to win in Pittsburgh for the first time since 1955.
For the second time in three years, the Detroit Lions are making a legitimate push for the playoffs.
The Detroit Lions head to Pittsburgh this week to take on a Steelers team that has been playing better recently. Fortunately, the team appears to be pretty healthy at the moment.
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The word excellence is usually not used when describing the draft acumen of the Detroit Lions.
In the end, Pettigrew cares more about what the Lions accomplish than what people think of him individually.
The Detroit Lions offensive line turned out much better than most outside the organization expected, and the Lions now have reason to be more confident in the unit than ever.
This time, it is not Ndamukong Suh being fined - at least not so far.
"Barry Sanders, he did it all," Bush said. "I think just about every kid who grew up watching him. He's just a joy to watch. I love watching him. I try to pattern my game after him, try to run like him. He did it all."
