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During a Sunday Night Football broadcast, NBC analyst Cris Collinsworth criticized the Detroit Lions for failing to secure a first down late in their game against the Carolina Panthers when trailing by six points with just over two minutes left. Quarterback Jared Goff needed only 13 yards but failed to convert on fourth down, leading Collinsworth to call it “a disaster.” The Lions' loss drops them to a 2-2 record for the season.
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During a Sunday Night Football match between the Carolina Panthers and the Detroit Lions on November 12, NBC analyst Cris Collinsworth harshly criticized the Lions for their poor performance late in the game. With just over two minutes remaining and trailing 32-26, the Lions failed to convert a crucial fourth down when quarterback Jared Goff's pass fell short by an inch, leading to a turnover on downs. This failure allowed the Panthers to take control of the clock and secure their lead. Collinsworth deemed the Lions' final drive a “disaster,” highlighting how easily they could have sustained multiple first downs but instead faltered under pressure. Throughout the game, the Panthers’ Tetairoa McMillan outperformed Detroit’s receivers with 192 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
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Cris Collinsworth did not hold back for the Lions sake.
asserted
Collinsworth → hold → sake
During the “Sunday Night Football” matchup between the Panthers and Lions, the NBC analyst did not hold back when speaking about Detroit’s final offensive drive as they trailed 32-26 with just over two minutes left in regulation.
asserted
minutes → hold → regulation
After just four plays, the Lions went out on downs.
asserted
Lions → go → downs
Quarterback Jared Goff needed 13 yards to keep their chances alive, yet his pass up the middle to Isaac TeSlaa was short for 12 yards.
asserted
pass → need → yards
“I would have bet any amount of money that you wanted to bet that they were going to get at least three or four first downs as easy as they could make them,” Collinsworth said as the Panthers took over.
uncertain
Panthers → bet → them
“You just had to be willing to take them.
asserted
You → have → them
Let your great athletes catch it and run with it and make a play.
asserted
athletes → let → play
The game was tied at halftime, but the Lions a tough time answering Bryce Young and Tetairoa McMillan throughout the night.
asserted
Lions → tie → night
Young consistently found his star receiver for 192 yards and two touchdowns.
asserted
Young → find → yards
After the Lions cut down the Panthers’ lead following Sam LaPorta’s touchdown with 3:38 left in the game, McMillan came back with a toe-tapping reception on the sideline for a big first down to help the Panthers keep possession and run the clock.
asserted
Panthers → cut → clock
The drive ended in a sack and the Panthers were forced to punt, but the Lions could not get a first down when starting at their own 13 yard-line with 2:12 on the clock.
uncertain
Lions → end → clock
Goff finished the game with 412 yards and a touchdown, and the Lions walk away with a 2-2 record.
asserted
Lions → finish → record
“We got ourselves in a hole there, which is frustrating,” coach Dan Campbell said.
asserted
Campbell → get → hole
“At the end of the day, we had our opportunities.
asserted
we → have → opportunities
Our defense came up with a stop and we had the ball with about with two minutes left to go win the game.
asserted
we → come → game
And we just couldn’t get it done.”
asserted
it → get → ?
The Lions will travel to Arizona (1-3) in Week 5 while the Panthers have a bye week before facing the Eagles (2-2) in Philadelphia on Oct. 18.
asserted
Panthers → travel → Oct.
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