One game into his tenure with the Lions, offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell is already facing tough questions.
Head coach Matt Patricia and Bevell have talked about a late third-and-five against Arizona being a “got-to-have-it” situation.
But the ill-fated timeout notwithstanding, the resulting play attempted by the Lions in the 27-27 season-opening tie begs more questions about Detroit not getting it — and ultimately not getting what once appeared to be an easy Week 1 win in the desert.
On the play, the Lions sent four wide receivers deep and quarterback Matthew Stafford threw the ball away under pressure with no receivers near the first-down marker, stalling the drive near midfield with 2 minutes, 47 seconds left and the Lions leading 24-16.