Detroit Lions

8-7

Ugh, no.

Detroit Lions lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers

9-6 29 – 24

8-7

Final · Sun, Dec 21

Game Details

Ford Field (Detroit) · 63,798 fans · CBS

Recap

Steelers outlast Lions 29-24 in wild finish when penalty on St. Brown negates Goff's winning TD

The Pittsburgh Steelers survived a wild finish, pushing Detroit to the brink of playoff elimination and boosting their chances of winning their division for the first time in five years.

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Ford Field · Detroit

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PIT	3	7	2	17	29
DET	0	10	0	14	24

Win Probability · Detroit Lions

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Game Leaders

Pittsburgh Steelers

Aaron Rodgers · 27/41, 266 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Jaylen Warren · 14 CAR, 143 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Kenny Gainwell · 5 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Cameron Heyward · 1Sacks
Patrick Queen · 7Tackles

Detroit Lions

Jared Goff · 34/54, 364 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
David Montgomery · 4 CAR, 14 YDSRushing Yards
Jameson Williams · 5 REC, 70 YDSReceiving Yards
Aidan Hutchinson · 2Sacks
Jack Campbell · 16Tackles

2026 AFC North Standings

Team	W	L	PCT
Cleveland	3	1	.750
Baltimore	3	1	.750
Pittsburgh	2	2	.500
Cincinnati	2	2	.500

2026 NFC North Standings

Team	W	L	PCT
Minnesota	4	0	1.000
Chicago	3	1	.750
Detroit	2	2	.500
Green Bay	2	2	.500

Scoring

Q4 4:11

TD Jahmyr Gibbs 4 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)29–24

Q4 6:41

TD Jaylen Warren 45 Yd Rush (Chris Boswell Kick)29–17

Q4 8:39

TD Kalif Raymond 27 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)22–17

Q4 12:23

TD Jaylen Warren 45 Yd Rush (Chris Boswell Kick)22–10

Q4 14:58

FG Chris Boswell 23 Yd Field Goal15–10

Q3 9:42

SF Jared Goff Sacked by Kyle Dugger For 5 Yd Loss for Safety12–10

Q2 0:02

TD Kenneth Gainwell 45 Yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell Kick)10–10

Q2 1:55

TD Isaac TeSlaa 20 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates Kick)3–10

Q2 10:10

FG Jake Bates 36 Yd Field Goal3–3

Q1 9:21

FG Chris Boswell 59 Yd Field Goal3–0

Team Stats

Pittsburgh SteelersDetroit Lions

Offense

481 Total Yards 361

251 Passing Yards 346

230 Rushing Yards 15

23 First Downs 23

6.9 Yards per Play 5.2

Efficiency

8-16 3rd Down 6-15

2-2 4th Down 1-2

0-3 Red Zone 1-4

27/41 Completions 34/54

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 0

2-15 Sacks Allowed 3-18

8-89 Penalties 7-40

34:06 Possession 25:54

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Aaron Rodgers	27/41	266	6.5	1	0	2-15	56.9	92.1
Team	27/41	251	6.5	1	0	2-15	--	92.1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jaylen Warren	14	143	10.2	2	45
Kenny Gainwell	9	50	5.6	0	18
Jonnu Smith	2	28	14.0	0	20
Aaron Rodgers	2	9	4.5	0	7
Team	27	230	8.5	2	45

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Kenny Gainwell	5	78	15.6	1	45	7
Adam Thielen	4	49	12.3	0	17	4
DK Metcalf	4	42	10.5	0	20	9
Darnell Washington	3	36	12.0	0	18	4
Pat Freiermuth	4	20	5.0	0	11	4
Scotty Miller	3	19	6.3	0	9	3
Calvin Austin III	1	8	8.0	0	8	1
Jaylen Warren	2	8	4.0	0	6	2
Marquez Valdes-Scantling	1	6	6.0	0	6	3
Jonnu Smith	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	27	266	9.9	1	45	38

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Darnell Washington	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Kyle Dugger	7	6	1	1	0	1
Patrick Queen	7	4	0	0	0	0
Alex Highsmith	6	4	0	2	0	2
Joey Porter Jr.	6	4	0	0	2	0
Payton Wilson	5	4	0	0	0	0
Jack Sawyer	5	3	0	1	0	2
Brandin Echols	4	3	0	0	0	0
Cameron Heyward	4	2	1	1	0	2
Yahya Black	3	2	0	0	1	0
Jalen Ramsey	3	1	0	1	1	0
Chuck Clark	3	1	0	0	2	0
Carson Bruener	3	0	0	0	0	0
Keeanu Benton	2	2	1	1	0	2
Derrick Harmon	2	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Kuntz	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ben Skowronek	1	1	0	0	0	0
Asante Samuel Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jabrill Peppers	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cole Holcomb	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah Moon	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	66	39	3	7	6	9

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jaylen Warren	2	50	25.0	27
Kenny Gainwell	2	49	24.5	29
Team	4	99	24.8	29

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Calvin Austin III	1	9	9.0	9	0
Team	1	9	9.0	9	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chris Boswell	2/3	66.7	59	3/3	9
Team	2/3	66.7	59	3/3	9

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Corliss Waitman	3	150	50.0	0	1	54
Team	3	150	50.0	0	1	54

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Jared Goff	34/54	364	6.7	3	0	3-18	48.8	101.2
Team	34/54	346	6.7	3	0	3-18	--	101.2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
David Montgomery	4	14	3.5	17
Jahmyr Gibbs	7	2	0.3	6
Jared Goff	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Team	12	15	1.3	17

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Jameson Williams	5	70	14.0	0	21	9
Jahmyr Gibbs	10	66	6.6	1	16	13
Kalif Raymond	4	62	15.5	1	27	5
Amon-Ra St. Brown	4	54	13.5	0	24	9
Isaac TeSlaa	4	52	13.0	1	20	7
Anthony Firkser	4	40	10.0	0	18	4
Shane Zylstra	3	20	6.7	0	11	5
Team	34	364	10.7	3	27	52

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Jahmyr Gibbs	1	1
Jack Campbell	0	1
Team	1	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Jack Campbell	16	7	0	0	2	0
D.J. Reed	8	7	0	0	0	0
Alex Anzalone	8	3	0	0	1	0
Thomas Harper	7	4	0	1	1	0
Derrick Barnes	4	3	0	0	0	0
Avonte Maddox	4	2	0	0	0	0
Rock Ya-Sin	4	2	0	0	1	0
Amik Robertson	4	2	0	0	0	0
Aidan Hutchinson	3	3	2	2	0	2
DJ Reader	3	2	0	0	0	1
Alim McNeill	2	1	0	1	0	0
Nick Whiteside	2	1	0	0	0	0
Marcus Davenport	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Saylors	2	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Zylstra	1	1	0	0	0	0
Daniel Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Lopez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Grant Stuard	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trevor Nowaske	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	74	38	2	4	5	3

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Tom Kennedy	3	77	25.7	30
Jacob Saylors	2	57	28.5	31
Team	5	134	26.8	31

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kalif Raymond	3	16	5.3	13	0
Team	3	16	5.3	13	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jake Bates	1/1	100.0	36	3/3	6
Team	1/1	100.0	36	3/3	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jack Fox	3	159	53.0	0	0	54
Team	3	159	53.0	0	0	54

Injury Report

Detroit Lions

Ben Bartch GOut
Rock Ya-Sin CBQuestionable
Brian Branch SOut
Cade Mays CInjured Reserve
Thomas Harper SInjured Reserve

Pittsburgh Steelers

Derrick Harmon DTOut
Rico Dowdle RBOut
Jamel Dean CBDoubtful
Gennings Dunker GInjured Reserve
DeShon Elliott SInjured Reserve

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