Miscues, bad luck and ladybugs: how the Detroit Lions blew their best chance at a Super Bowl

Detroit had a 24-7 lead at half-time of the NFC Championship Game, and still lost. But they should have no regrets about the aggression that took them that far

CHANCE GONE: Jared Goff #16 of the Detroit Lions waves to fans and leaves the field. Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images.

In the end, Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions lost the only way they know how: playing aggressively.

Detroit held a 24-7 lead over the San Francisco 49ers at half-time of the NFC Championship Game on Sunday. In less than a quarter, that lead had vanished. Even by the Lions’ standards, this was a special kind of Lion-ing.