Dan Campbell and the Lions Face EXTREME Pressure Needing Victory Over The Steelers

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🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers collide at Ford Field, each holding 8-6 records and facing playoff pressure. Can Aidan Hutchinson take advantage of a battered Steelers offensive line and 4th string left tackle Dylan Cook? With Aaron Rodgers now in black and gold, the stakes rise for both teams searching for consistency after mid-season struggles and roster shakeups. Crossover Thursday: Matt Dery and Chris Carter break down the key matchups: will Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery recharge the Lions’ ground game, or can Cam Heyward and the Steelers’ young defensive front hold the line? The discussion covers injuries to T.J. Watt and Nick Herbig, Detroit’s need for defensive improvement, and the chess match between Dan Campbell’s power football and Mike Tomlin’s evolving schemes. Don’t miss insider perspectives and bold predictions ahead of a high-drama, playoff-shaping clash.

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0:00.0	Eight and six meets eight and six Sunday at four twenty five at Ford Field.
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0:23.6	I welcome everybody,
0:25.6	Matt Derry Locked-on Lines.
0:27.6	Chris Carter Locked-on Steelers.
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0:40.7	A couple of eight and six teams going off and going at it and squaring off at Ford Field Sunday, 425, big CBS game.
0:48.0	Yes, Jim Nance, Tony Romo. I mean, it doesn't get much bigger than this.
0:52.8	And Chris Carter, the Steelers obviously have won two in a row and then have looked better as of late. Lions need this game. There's a lot of intrigue going into this game on Sunday, isn't it? It's a lot of intrigue. It's funny. You look at it, Matt, and you see two teams, I think that some people, maybe one team that people
1:12.0	kind of expected maybe would be eight and six because they've been hovering around, you know,
1:15.4	they've been 10 and seven for two straight years.
1:17.5	And another team in the Lions, I think a lot of people expected to be much better than eight
1:20.4	and six, but both dealing with their own struggles, finding their own successes.
1:25.6	And I think it's going to be a really interesting matchup
1:29.0	between these two styles of teams and especially because the Lions get to face a long-time
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