The Lions’ playoff hopes are in peril after one of the wildest losses of the NFL season

The Detroit Lions fell to 8-7 with a shocking 29-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday — and now the Lions’ chances of making the playoffs stand at only 6%, according to NFL Next Gen Stats.

The Detroit Lions fell to 8-7 with a shocking 29-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday — and now the Lions’ chances of making the playoffs stand at only 6%, according to NFL Next Gen Stats.

Detroit trailed the Steelers for most of the second half after quarterback Jared Goff was sacked for a safety with 9:42 left in the third quarter, giving Pittsburgh a 12-10 lead. That set the stage for a wild fourth quarter, which began with the Steelers following the safety with a 17-play, nearly 10-minute drive that culminated in a field goal.

After Pittsburgh took a 15-10 lead, its defense forced a three-and-out, and four plays later the Steelers scored on a 45-yard touchdown run by Jaylin Warren to push their advantage to two scores.

The Lions offense, which at this point in the second half had run only six plays for minus-8 yards, finally got going. Jared Goff led a 10-play, 74-yard touchdown drive in under four minutes to cut the lead to 22-17. Kalif Raymond brought Detroit within one score with a clutch touchdown on fourth down.

But Pittsburgh struck back almost immediately. Three plays after Raymond scored, the Steelers were back in the end zone courtesy of another 45-yard touchdown run by Warren.