The first half for the Detroit Lions against the Los Angeles Rams played out like a dream. At least on offense. Quarterback Jared Goff was moving well in the pocket and hitting wide receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams for big gains, as the Lions entered the half with a 24-17 lead.
But somehow, the "turd quarter" returned.
One of the weirdest consistencies in the earlier years of the Dan Campbell era was the Lions laying an egg coming out of the second half. Everything that worked well in the first half suddenly doesn't, resulting in the team having to grit out a victory, mortal or otherwise, in the fourth quarter.