KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- On a night when the Detroit Lions needed everything to go right, they fell victim uncharacteristic mistakes and missed opportunities.
Dan Campbell struggled to articulate the offensive performance in the 30-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The always-honest coach entered his press conference, clearly disappointed he had to apologize for a postgame fight , and cited a handful of moments where the Lions fell short on what normally is their bread and butter.
Nearly everything about this loss was uncharacteristic and tough to explain.
A beautifully creative trick-play resulted in a touchdown, but was wiped off the board for a misunderstanding of the rule. Amon-Ra St. Brown never drops passes like the one he did on fourth-and-2, but it was a clear turning point and th