Detroit Lions MUST Outscore Pittsburgh Steelers to Survive at Ford Field on Sunday

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🗓️ 19 December 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Detroit Lions face a must-win clash against the Pittsburgh Steelers as offensive firepower takes center stage. Can Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, and Jahmyr Gibbs ignite Detroit’s scoring machine against a depleted Steelers defense missing stars like T.J. Watt and Nick Herbig? Matt Dery highlights the Lions’ urgency to outscore Pittsburgh, exposing the Steelers’ mediocre offense and battered secondary, while questioning if Detroit’s shuffled offensive line—potentially without Graham Glasgow—can hold up under pressure. Key discussions focus on coordinator Kelvin Sheppard’s defensive adjustments, Dan Campbell’s “bully ball” mentality, and critical injury updates ahead of kickoff. Matt Dery breaks down the playoff implications, recaps a thrilling Rams vs. Seahawks showdown, and teases the first Lions mock draft featuring Alabama’s Kadyn Proctor. Will Detroit’s offense carry them to victory and keep postseason hopes alive? Don’t miss this essential breakdown of the Lions’ path forward

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0:00.0	The Detroit Lions must win this game on Sunday.
0:04.8	How do they do it?
0:05.7	We discuss.
0:10.4	You are Locked on Lions, your daily Detroit Lions podcast.
0:17.7	Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:23.5	All right, here we are, everybody.
0:24.8	It's a Friday edition of Lockdown Lions Lockdown Podcast Network,
0:28.0	the number one sports podcast network, Matt Derry, with you on this,
0:31.1	a Friday, December 19th into Saturday, December 20th,
0:34.7	getting you ready for the Lions and Steelers. Pittsburgh's coming to town.
0:39.6	Lions haven't beaten them since 1998, 425 start on Sunday. A lot to get into on the program today,
0:46.8	including a mock draft. Yes, I am well aware we're in December. I am well aware we shouldn't be
0:53.2	talking about the draft.
1:00.9	We got to do our first mock draft of the season. S-Z-N. We will do that coming up momentarily. Also, a little comment on last night's game. This Thursday night game was
1:05.9	phenomenal last night between the Rams and the Seahawks. Also, by the way, on our screen, it says Rams
1:12.7	Niners. I meant to say Ram Seahawks. Injuries popping up. Lions may have a different center
1:17.8	coming up on Sunday. All of that right here on Lockdown Lions, we appreciate you making us your
1:22.7	first listen and checking us out everywhere. All right. How do we get it? How do we do this?
1:27.9	How do the Detroit Lions beat the Pittsburgh Steelers?
1:31.0	We can sit here and talk about the lion's struggles on defense.
1:35.2	And Kelvin Shepard yesterday, Lions defensive coordinator, saying,
1:40.2	hey, if there were just a few big plays that we took away against the Rams, we would have won.
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