The Detroit Lions just lost a major piece of their offensive coaching staff to Iowa State, where he will take over as the OC.

Four plays before Amon-Ra St. Brown was called for OPI on the final play of Sunday's game, Isaac TeSlaa was flagged for the same penalty.

Nate Burleson appeared on the Dan Patrick Show Monday, breaking down the controversial OPI calls against the Lions on Sunday.

The fan involved in the sideline incident with DK Metcalf during Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers game against the Detroit Lions has issued a firm denial of allegations that racial or hate-based language prompted the confrontation.

Jared Goff and Dan Campbell have refused to blame the officials after the Detroit Lions were penalized two times in the final 22 seconds of a 29-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers — with each flag negating a go-ahead touchdown.

Detroit Lions WR Isaac TeSlaa was called for 1 of 2 offensive pass interference penalties in the final 25 seconds of Sunday's loss to the Steelers.

The latest Lions loss to the Steelers didn't officially put an end to Detroit's playoff hopes, but the way they played dimmed the optimism. After opening the year with Super Bowl aspirations, the Lions identity has been clouded by questions at key positions.

The Detroit Lions were not expected to match the success they had last year when they won a franchise-record 15 games to earn the NFC’s No. 1 seed in the playoffs and claimed consecutive division championships for the first time since they were an NFL powerhouse in the early 1950s.