Give credit to the Lions for making things interesting despite being down 17 points to the 49ers on the road. Quarterback Matthew Stafford engineered back-to-back scoring drives in the fourth quarter to cut the game to three points.
More from SF 49ers News
- DraftKings NFL Draft Promo – Win $150 Guaranteed on Any $5 Bet
- Updated 49ers salary cap space ahead of 2023 NFL Draft
- Deebo Samuel fully admits his hatred of LA Rams
- Brock Purdy jokingly says he’s learning to throw left-handed
- 49ers news: Trey Lance is in the dark regarding trade talk
And Detroit nearly had the opportunity to take the lead late off a defensive interception against Niners quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, which was negated by a penalty against cornerback Quandre Diggs.
Penalties were a theme for Matt Patricia’s Lions on the day. Diggs’ flag was one of 10 called against Detroit, amounting to 105 yards on the day.
Like so many other bottom-dwelling teams in our NFL power rankings, good squads figure out ways to win these games. Bad teams lose them.
The Lions are still bad.