The Lions were this close to a miraculous win, but a late penalty robbed them of that result.
On Sunday, a controversial call negated what would have been a crazy game-winning touchdown for Detroit to beat the Steelers.
With eight seconds remaining in the game, the Lions trailed Pittsburgh 29–24 and faced fourth-and-goal on the 9-yard line. Jared Goff took the snap, dropped back, and fired a strike to Amon-Ra St. Brown near the goal line. He didn’t make it across, though, as he was quickly held up by two Steelers defenders. He made an incredibly smart play and lateraled the ball back to Goff, who dove across the line for a touchdown.
It was a brilliant play, and it appeared Detroit had won the game as the clock had expired. Not so fast. There were flags on the field.
Video is below.
OH MY GOD???????????? pic.twitter.com/opW8Xj9ZvO
— Mr Matthew CFP (@MrMatthew_CFB) December 22, 2025
The play was ruled a touchdown, but St. Brown was hit with an offensive pass interference penalty, which negated the play. That ended the game as there was no time left on the clock. The Steelers won 29–24.
One of the craziest finishes you will ever see in your life pic.twitter.com/j9znGOQmdq
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) December 22, 2025
That was the second touchdown on the drive that was wiped out due to a penalty. Five plays earlier, St. Brown caught a 1-yard touchdown from Goff, but it was called back due to pass interference on Isaac TeSlaa for a pick play.
Lions are called for a CRUCIAL pass interference pic.twitter.com/zl5FHwc43r
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) December 22, 2025
That’s just a brutal way to lose a game. The defeat dropped the Lions to 8–7, and put them even closer to elimination from the playoffs, a year after they went 15–2 and earned the No. 1 seed in the NFC. After Sunday’s loss, Detroit now has a 6% chance of making the playoffs, per NFL.com.
Thanks to the crazy victory the Steelers are now 9–6.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Amon-Ra St. Brown Penalty Negates Lions' Bonkers Game-Winning Touchdown vs. Steelers.
