Steelers escape with win as penalty wipes out Lions' wild game-ending touchdown

The Pittsburgh Steelers escaped Detroit with a 29-24 triumph implicit the Lions connected Sunday arsenic the crippled came down to the last seconds.

Jared Goff and the Lions had 1 past chance. The squad earned aggregate shots astatine the extremity portion aft warring done punishment flags. Goff thought helium had wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown for the go-ahead score, but violative walk interference was called connected Isaac TeSlaa, which negated the score. A mendacious commencement punishment past moved the Lions backmost adjacent further from the extremity line.

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Pittsburgh Steelers' Asante Samuel Jr. (22) Joey Porter Jr. (24) and Jalen Ramsey (5) observe aft Pittsburgh won an NFL shot crippled against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, successful Detroit.  (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

But they had 1 much chance. Goff dropped backmost to walk and targeted St. Brown. The wide receiver caught the walk and was initially thought to person been stopped earlier the extremity line. However, helium lateralled the shot to Goff, who ran it successful for what the squad and fans thought was the game-winning touchdown.

A emblem was thrown connected the play.

The officiating unit took clip to get the messiness sorted out. Fans waited with bated enactment to spot what the telephone was going to be. Officials said determination was a touchdown connected the play, but St. Brown was called for violative walk interference arsenic helium pushed into Jalen Ramsey portion trying to get open.

Detroit fans’ cheers instantly turned to boos. Lions players were near successful disbelief.

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Detroit Lions' Jared Goff (16) waits for a telephone connected the last play of an NFL shot crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, successful Detroit.  (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Detroit Lions caput manager Dan Campbell talks with officials aft the last play of an NFL shot crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, successful Detroit. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

"Chaos," Aaron Rodgers said erstwhile asked however helium would picture the last play. "I was a portion of a crippled 13 years agone that had this benignant of chaos. That was with immoderate replacement referees, though.

"I mean, conscionable watching it now, looks similar there’s an OPI. Looks similar he’s stopped. Looks similar guardant advancement conscionable stopped. Crazy game."

It was a immense triumph for the Steelers, who were trying to enactment connected apical of the AFC North.

Rodgers was 27-of-41 with 266 passing yards and a touchdown walk to Kenneth Gainwell. Running backmost Jaylen Warren had 143 rushing yards connected 14 carries and 2 touchdowns.

The triumph besides solidifies different winning play for caput manager Mike Tomlin. It’s 19 consecutive seasons of astatine slightest a .500 grounds oregon better.

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Goff had different unthinkable crippled for the Lions successful spite of the loss. He was 34-of-54 for 364 yards and 3 touchdown passes. TeSlaa, Jameson Williams and Kalif Raymond each had touchdown receptions.

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