The summer-long battle between Tim Boyle and David Blough to be the backup quarterback in Detroit did not end well. That’s an understatement almost as egregious as some of the passes offered up by the duo in the Lions’ 19-9 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the preseason finale on Sunday evening.
Blough was spirited but underwhelming, showing the ability to make some fun improvisational plays but a stark inability to make several routine throws from the pocket or in the red zone. Yet he was miles better in Pittsburgh than Boyle, who started the game after outperforming Blough in the exhibition win in Indianapolis a week earlier.
