Over the past few years, the Detroit Lions have never been shy about pushing the creative boundaries of football. On Sunday, one of their half-baked ideas spectacularly backfired and proved extremely costly in a potential Super Bowl preview match against the Buffalo Bills.
Down ten points with 12 minutes left in the game, Dan Campbell curiously decided to go for an onside kick. Bills’ Mack Hollins recovered the bouncing ball around the Lions’ 40-yard line and ran it into red zone territory. Buffalo would score a touchdown on the ensuing play to extend its lead to 45-28.
