Goff and Campbell refuse to blame officials after Lions’ rally is negated by late flags
December 21, 2025
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. Campbell says the calls were “frustrating” but the Lions shouldn’t have let it come to that. Goff says officials have a hard job and he doesn’t want to make excuses. The loss eliminated the Lions from contention for the NFC North title and left their playoff hopes dangling by a thread.