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Steelers 37, Lions 27
Games like this are what football nerds live for. We can’t wait for Tuesday when the All-22 film comes out. We want to see every coverage adjustment Pittsburgh made in the second half. Maybe then this game will make sense. Right now, it doesn’t. Matthew Stafford was 6 of 10 for 179 yards and 2 touchdowns when targeting Calvin Johnson in the first half. Many of those completions were the product of great play designs that got Johnson matched one-on-one against Ike Taylor, who is as solid a veteran corner as you’ll find. The Lions in the second half moved Johnson all over in a variety of formations, just as they did in the first half. But Stafford targeted Johnson only three times. None of the three were caught, unless you count the deep interception by Will Allen. What changed??
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