12PM - Decisions, decisions in Steelers-Lions 12-22-2025; It's ok to change your mind that the Steelers can succeed in the playoffs
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What decisions did Dan Campbell make during the game?
Trying to get you into the Christmas spirit here, Joe. Imagine having a pet hippo in the house limits. That could be problematic. Yeah, you would need a really large house for that. And lots of unbreakable things. Let's go over some decisions from this game. I'm so sad that Bob had to leave early today because decisions, decisions is his favorite topic. So let's start with an early one. Kneecap Campbell. It's a 3-0 game. The Steelers lead. Or maybe it was 0-0. Now I can't remember that either. It doesn't matter. We're still very early in the game. And he's fourth in goal from the three. Dan, just kick a field goal. It's like watching a fourth down addict. He just can't help himself. He's addicted to going for fourth downs.
I get it. You're a swashbuckler. You know? But there are times... like the playoff game against the Niners a couple years ago, when you just put points on the board. It's okay. Everybody survives. But more than that, you sort of change the math for the entire game by kicking that field goal. You might have only needed a field goal at the end to win. So what are you doing is my point. What are you doing? You're at the three yard line. This isn't like you're the Eagles needing a tush push, which by the way, has started not to work for them at times. What are you doing? Limits, this guy is a fourth down addict. Somebody needs to help him. Yeah, I was thinking the same exact thing, where I do agree that aggressiveness wins in sports, but sometimes if there's anything where you can be overly aggressive and too aggressive, it is Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions.
Kick the field goal, take the points, don't be chasing early and often. I don't like it. Should have kicked it. Me neither. He's going to wind up at some sort of 12-step meeting, and he'll have to introduce himself by saying, hi, my name is Dan, and I'm addicted to fourth downs. And they did convert on their 100th fourth down in Dan Campbell history later in the game. Yeah, but what's their percentage this year? That's the problem. Not as good as previous. And that was just nuts. All right, the New England Patriots' decision to basically give Kyle Duggar to the Steelers for nothing. Limits, I still can't figure out that decision. Can you? I think the only reason why is because they just felt no role for him and just decided, you know what?
Don't you keep him as insurance? Don't you hold him back from a team that, for all we knew then, you were going to be fighting directly with to get into the playoffs? Why would you give him... If you think he can still play, maybe they didn't. Why would you hand him to an AFC rival in desperate need at that position? This was like, you know, Mike Tomlin when he said, why would the Browns give the Bengals Joe Flacco? Everybody knows they don't have a quarterback at the moment. Why would you help them? I don't understand it. Maybe they thought that it would just be better in their locker room without Kyle Duggar. I don't know, but he's been great here. Thank you, New England. Thank you, New England. He led the team with six solo tackles.
He got the safety. He was really good yesterday. I mean, I didn't know he had that kind of thump to his game. He's a good player. I'm sold on him. Limits. Me too. All right. Next decision, the second last offensive pass interference, the one that seems to be being disputed right now in the end zone. Was it St. Brown caught the ball, right? St. Brown caught the ball, yes. Wide open. Was it because of a pick? Was it illegal? I don't know about that. It was Joey Porter seemingly, and this was smart because I still wonder, and I'd love to ask Porter, did you know from the snap of the ball that there was trouble? And did you guide the Detroit player into Duggar to create that situation thinking it would be called?
I wonder about that. Listen, I'm not going to say it was a horrible call or anything like that, but it was definitely questionable whether he got directed into the player. And St. Brown knew it immediately as soon as he looked over towards the middle of the field that it was going to be called a penalty because Tesla kind of ran right into Duggar.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What decisions did Dan Campbell make during the game?
0:04–7:28
2
Why was the Kyle Dugger trade significant for the Steelers?
7:28–10:33
3
What controversial calls affected the outcome of the game?
10:33–13:57
4
How did the Steelers' defense perform against the Lions?
13:57–18:20
5
What does the final play reveal about officiating in football?
18:20–24:39
6
How do recent performances impact the Steelers' playoff chances?
24:39–25:45
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