The Detroit Lions blew an opportunity to put some much-needed points on the board at the end of the first half. Trailing Tampa Bay 13-6 but in the red zone with a chance to score, a horribly botched sequence by the Lions offense kept Detroit from getting points.
The sequence concluded with confusion between clocking the ball (QB Jared Goff spiking it to stop the block) or the field goal unit rushing onto the field with no timeouts. Both happened, and the ensuing penalty and 10-second runoff ended the half.
Lions head coach Dan Campbell took full responsibility for the blunderous possession as the team came back onto the field for the second half.
“Listen, 100 percent on the head coach,” Campbell told FOX sideline reporter Luara Okmin. “Totally screwed my team. That is my — we’re going for the clock, clock it. It’s not a hurricane. I made a decision I shouldn’t have made and our team is going to have to overcome it.”