What Happened to the Lions in the Second Half | Kurt Warner x QB Confidential

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[@IMightyL]

lions been doing this all season though, i feel like people forgot that. ALL season when they took a HUGE lead in 1st half, they couldn't close in 2nd half.

[@FlyPizzaPIe]

What’s weird was the sudden collapse of the Lions’ pocket. 1st half, barely an inch of space lost. 2nd half, dude starts getting sacked. Can’t be a pocket passer without a pocket

[@Michael_18739]

Because it’s totally rigged and it was so obvious in that game. Players just stop playing. 49ers players start playing.

[@adriangalveznoe8032]

@@Michael_18739 "I don´t like how the game ended up, so it must be rigged"

[@UCONN_HUSKIES]

​@James87_19 It's always rigged to the loser

[@Michael_18739]

@@UCONN_HUSKIES anyone that’s not blind can see it’s rigged. That’s not how a normal, organic game goes. Anyone who’s played weekend sport knowns that. It’s called “Sports Entertainment” so they can legally rig it like WWE.

[@L24U84]

always 😮

[@tnekeroom9897]

The Reynolds drop on fourth and two was by far the biggest play of the game. He catches that ball and I have no doubt the lions score and eat another 4 minutes off the clock and the lions are up 31-10 late in the 3rd quarter. I thought the slip by Gibbs at the end of the half was big too. He doesn’t fall and that’s a touchdown at the end of the half and I don’t think the niners comeback from that.

[@tnekeroom9897]

The fumble was huge too as well as the other drop by Reynolds. Williams, and Laporta both had big drops too. Oh, and the back to back dropped interceptions by the lions that led to the niners cutting the lead to 24-17. My goodness, a lot reallly did go wrong for Detroit

[@milesallen5590]

It was a comedy of errors that we had only witnessed once this year against Green Bay on Thanksgiving.

[@phantoMpikachu]

@@tnekeroom9897at least the La Porta drop was a 49er helmet knocking the ball loose, can't really fault that one on him it was just an unfortunate bounce for Detroit, I think the fumble is the biggest play of the game. Even with the missed 4th and 2 and 51 yard fluke, the Lions still felt like momentum was kinda in their court. if they drive the field and score on that drive to go back up 2 scores they probably escape with a win. i said in the moment they lost the game on that fumble.

[@Crunkboy415]

Just shows you how fast stuff happens on the field. If the QB is pressured enough he won't have time to see the holes in the secondary.

[@no0bbbb]

Or, it's rigged.

[@wongfit]

One hitch is all it takes. JTO breaks down Purdy's INT really well, it was there, but got off his spot, extra hitch made it from on time to a pick. Throwing a ball off balance or not set is a skillset that Goff is ok at, but dude drops a hard but catchable ball. Purdy tossed shoe lace ball on the run to Aiyuk, and he made the play to pick up a first down.

[@CJStew06]

Hate to say it but most of these are on Jared. Doesn't mean he didn't play pretty well overall and have a lot of nice throws, but these were clutch plays that were missed, and they only lost by 3 points. The game was there to be had.

[@TheRotbringer]

I’m a fan of going for it on 4th down, but in the NFC Championship game, you have to go for that FG; and go up three scores.

[@aunch3]

Their kicker has low odds for FG’s over 40 yards; 48 yards isn’t a chip shot. A 4th down conversion was just as likely

[@greatwhite3676]

This is another thing i have heard people like you and the media mindlessly repeat. So something that is a winning strategy should be changed in the NFC championship game? Our fans are pathetic they have allowed the media to write the narrative and they just parrot the talking points. Zero integrity or courage. I'm embarrassed for our fanbase

[@larkwyll7351]

Great honest review Kurt. I knew this one was going to be painful so I waited a couple days as a Lions fan to tune in. So close, so far.

[@user-yk9qp1fv5f]

Bosa gave his short pep talk in the locker room during half time & the rest is history I guess 😂

[@freshprincetk]

I swear Bosa is high 24/7 just on the way he talks in press conferences and interviews lmao

[@cledesma135]

While on the floor on his back lol

[@doodlepops707]

@@freshprincetk Lame

[@no0bbbb]

Rigged

[@doodlepops707]

@@no0bbbb Cry 😭

[@kxmrock]

This is Cool, ive never got to see film like this or had someone break it down Super interesting

[@bluex610]

Yeah Kurt been doing this on his own channel. Great analysis everytime. I don't know much about football play concepts but he breaks it down easy for noobs like me 😅

[@MattB787]

Reynolds was clutch in the first 2 games of the playoffs, and he owned up to it in the locker room interview after this loss

[@kerrmartin3498]

Thank you Cj Gardner Johnson for being a sht talkin early celebration goodbye waiving person. Lions could've won but THANK YOU!!

[@rondo8265]

I’m a Lions fan and didn’t like it at all. (Nor his ski mask idea in the beginning of the season.)

[@tomwhalley]

These guys really saw brett kollman and said “we need that”

[@Molokhyiah]

Go for the TOUCH DOWN on fourth down at the end of first half not field goal. They had the momentum then. A catch here or a miss there, a yard here or a yard there. And it’s game over

[@jamesboice2763]

100% only call I disagree with. Dan hesitated. the size of the situation got over them. players couldn't play for 25 minutes. biggest collapse I saw on the Lions all year. at least they have motivation and cohesion for next year

[@Krionos]

@@jamesboice2763lions are going back to their old selves they ain’t making the playoffs next year be serious

[@michaelmcdermott209]

These are all great points because details and fundamentals mean everything and Im sure they will learn from these lessons and be capable of recognizing things that they missed in real time. This team is still not complete but im hoping it will be after this next draft which is in Detroit. Go Lions One Pride.

[@hereallyfast]

Hey, Kurt! Benefits since your Rams days. Favorite quarterback of all time is easily you. Could you do a breakdown of the three super bowls? That would be amazing!

[@therealest297]

It looked like the receivers rubbed Vaseline on their gloves during halftime 🤷🏻‍♂️, just a casual take.

[@SamtheBravesFan]

If it's so blatant that you noticed, it's probably legal. Lions could do it too.

[@lombardozarateiii6920]

Captain Kurt

[@RM-zo2nh]

Watching this I keep remembering the phrase of Hank Stram. "The little things make the big things happen".

[@earlybird9679]

"Keep matriculating the ball down the field fellas!"

[@randomkadrmas2630]

As a niners fan, I would say the Lions made a ton of small mistakes in the second half and let us take control of the game. Thank you

[@jegca]

Niners forced them into mistakes. On both 4th down plays, the pressure by the d line made Goff have to move and throw and he is far less accurate than when he has a perfect pocket.

[@ph00n0]

how are you feeling about going up against kansas city?

[@Seans-Garage]

Agreed Lions did. But great teams take those mistakes and turns them into TDs and field goals and win. Chiefs did all the time, including this play off run. Patriots did it in their historic run. They weren't dominating every SB, they had to fight and take advantage of their opportunities.

[@Seans-Garage]

​@@ph00n0Honestly I feel pretty good as a Niner fan. Both teams are dramatically different this time around. I hope the Chiefs play us like 2019 with Jimmy G.

[@guitaristmichaelstark]

THEY CHOKED.

[@user-nu9bn4vh3c]

ong

[@stillmattwest]

Turns out if all the plays are made with perfect precision the team will tend to win.

[@MNWILD43]

Kurt would be a fantastic coach. Who doesn't see that?

[@gordonhall9871]

just like Manning

[@michaelmcdermott209]

At least a QB coach.

[@dsizz76]

Dude is a coach

[@JkDibine]

True, let's see

[@postive-vibes]

Some of Goff's decision making is suspect to say the least. I've always seen him as a good but not great QB. A better QB finds those open routes and delivers the ball where it needs to be. Missed opportunities.

[@joseagueros7549]

professional insight KURT. Want to be our OC.? great break down

[@bcclutch3822]

Ill tell you what happened. It was a perfect strom of nonsense almost hard to pull off if you tried. They gave the game away and i will never as lions fan ever get over it. They could win it all next year and it would still bother me. Makes me want to puke actually.

[@bobsilentjay7611]

I feel the exact same way.

[@hh-jy1ld]

Thinking Mahomes will figure out the 49er D better than Goff.

[@Honestly__now]

not sure about .. 31 pts agains the 49ers at their house is not nothing. But Mahomes has the defense to stop the Niners. The Lions D is bad

[@milton480h]

Mahomes has the luxury of having a better defensive unit. Spags has that Chiefs d humming.

[@MegaLight18]

Of course. Mahomes is the better QB.

[@JonCollinsMedia]

Difference of two halves. Niners came out ready to play, and Lions had an energy dump from riding high in the first.

[@hhhguhhh2136]

Please don’t pay Goff😭😭🙏

[@andyd5038]

Nice work on sweeping the Vikings though.

[@matthewvega5699]

Niners didn't load the box like they should've in the first half. Once they started doing that in the 3rd quarter the lions had nothing they could do. So the Niners offense got amped up and came all the way back.

[@cameronzwicke5761]

Exactly, the 49ers halftime adjustments are the best in the league this season. Most 3rd quarter points in the league.

[@johnmedina5399]

After watching this video I can say the chiefs will win the Super Bowl. Maholmes won’t miss all those throws like Goff did.

[@michaelriver4038]

Steady does it. I've seen it many time same are Bills. 2-3 quarters 110% and then eventually tiredness and small pains get you .

[@timomalley1470]

The collapse was lion's Leaving the running game!!!!!

[@cameronzwicke5761]

Because the 49ers stacked the box in the second half. The Lions went from 7 yards a carry in the first half to 2.5 yards a carry in the second half.

[@MichaelSutton77]

not yet

[@muonwant]

Lions will come back stronger next year, just like the 49ers did this year.

[@haverelmink]

Easy answer. Kick the field goals.

[@billjones4986]

We know what happened,you can say the lions choked,few of the lion’s players thought it was over at halftime I noticed.but really the 49ers are more experienced,Purdy had a few good runs and the defense played well ,Lions sure did not respect them,oh and a bit of luck!Lions had a long flight home.

[@MisfitsFiendClub138]

What happened to the Lions in the second half? They dropped the ball 😂

[@fearmonster13]

I understand why Lions lost to the niners. Goff waited too long. Also O line didnt block long enough.

[@user-nt9bf6vf1p]

I’m a lions fan and our collapse in the second half look scripted 😂 😂we went from playing

[@infahred]

Noooooooooo😢😢😢

[@rcmoedas]

👍🏽🏈

[@firstname7330]

Niners got more pressure and that one wide receiver got butter fingers. He catches the ball on 4th down or catches the 3rd down to keep the drive(s) going and you likely have a Lions win.

[@I00kingin]

the nfl has parity at the top....Detroit is on par and I like their character win lose or draw.

[@sinaRambo]

Hi Kurt!

[@kylebarcomb6192]

They got 9erd

[@chew337]

People have to realize that the lions won't make it this far again for a few years .

[@edw4956]

More videos like this

[@kevincabral9363]

Lions passing up two field goals showed they shouldn't "go for it" rather than take the points in the NFL. Especially in the playoffs & even more so in the Championship game!! I still think Lions fans should be proud & happy for their team! Next yr, after the draft & free agency, I'm sure they'll fill in "needs". This postseason experience is great too for the young guys!! Looking forward to the SB!! 💯 #PatsNation. #BostonStrong

[@v0LkEN88]

What happened? The curse of course. From missed tackle, dropped passes, fumble and missed easy interception catch that lead to Aiyuk catch and touchdown. If Vildor made the catch, most probable Lions will win with 49er momentum lost. Heck even the last play of the onside kick, Lions were really closed to recover the ball literally catchable but still not able to. You can say Lions already beat the Niners in that game.

[@mazsenior]

It all sounds real easy when a HOF quarterback explains why things fell apart. But Kurt can’t lend his knowledge to Jarred via a crainail upload😂

[@daveb8449]

What happened? They imploded.

[@ThePrinceOfTheTalkbox]

49ers Wanted it more........................... NEVER GIVE UP ... in life

[@WilliamGC95]

Vamoooos niners❤❤❤

[@TexasNewsOwL]

Well they were a 7.5 point under dog. Were never suppose to have the lead at all.. A big dog like that should take ooints any chance they get. Especially with a nice lead. Make the other team chase.

[@withgodfearnothing375]

What happened, uh when u get the opportunity for FG u go for em get those points.

[@IIIIILukA]

They just gave the game away ... not ready to play in the Superbowl yet...

[@gregoryharris5477]

LMAO 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I LOVED THE SECOND HALF

[@CinciHawks]

🔔

[@musseda999]

Goff hears footsteps! Purdy doesn’t! That’s the difference in this game!

[@danielradilla856]

🐎

[@meangreenbean]

NOOOOO

[@Bootsy64]

The 49ers showed up. That's what happened.

[@nelsoning5803]

Poison water break...

[@user-vy8nw1bq4q]

Bro this gonna be the best Super Bowl of the year Les gooo

[@TzNuts]

There's only one superbowl a year dude. 😕😕

[@joem1382]

Save yourself and say you're a bot or delete comment

[@birdmanjryee550]

@@TzNuts😂😂

[@chrisyongchu]

@@TzNutsbest comment ever 😂

[@doodlepops707]

Put down the pipe!

[@LavaDesert]

As i said, we lost it on Offense

[@TonyG787]

Please kurt Warner join the Patriots coaching staff I would love it the whole patriots nation would love it it would be a great honor you know the ins and outs of quarter back knowledge

[@briandegroff3819]

The script changed

[@wb6162]

So disappointed. I'm a Vikings fan but wanted the Lions to win it all. There is no magic in the SuperBowl this year. Seriously, who cares who wins now?

[@bluex610]

Naw Purdy got a good story I'd he does it. Was the last pick and winning a superbowl sounds pretty magical to me 😅

[@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide]

Anybody can play slot receiver

[@TheEndIsNear333]

Should the #NFL have a #CTE awareness week?

[@SamtheBravesFan]

Why? The media did enough to slime them over it. And they're aware of it with them making the players wear those gigantic helmets in practice and constantly changing designs in real games.

[@TheEndIsNear333]

@@SamtheBravesFan I’m sure their families will completely agree in about 5-20 years

[@jaqoxkowsjsuso2643]

hi

[@lilpandaftw]

Why's this a 24 minute video? All you need to show is a picture of a ladybug.

[@DD-fj2ut]

Goff felt the nerves in the second half and suddenly made poor decisions on who to throw to. Sad, my 89 year old Uncle had his Lions gear on and all his family in Michigan was glued to the screen - I have not heard from them since.

[@paulbrackett60]

What happened to the Lions in the second half? News flash. They got out played by the 49ers.

[@hhhguhhh2136]

This is the furthest thing from the truth, the 49ers don’t believe that, YOU don’t believe that😭😂

[@GretzkySanders]

Blind Faith in your Niners. That was A Pathetic victory due to a total hysterical collapse.

[@markalman649]

When Ben Johnson is your offensive play caller and designer you ALWAYS go for it.

[@ulyssessquitieri9931]

I’ll tell you what happened: Dan Campbell sold like crazy. He was way too aggressive. Kick the field goals and keep building on your point total. He was acting like it was a meaningless preseason game.

[@v0LkEN88]

You obviously did not watch the game or any of this season to come up with that statement.

[@Scott_Dunbar_II]

As a fellow Pats fan, I genuinely believe Campbell deserves blame for only 2 things, the second 4th down attempt and the goal line rush that got stuffed that forced them to burn a timeout. Nothing else was his fault, as everything else was either on the players' lack of proper execution or their terrible ineptitude.

[@JkDibine]

Goff ran outta gas. Simple.

[@neor4497]

Yikes.. 49ers defense might have a long day because Mahomes is a better QB than Goff.

[@rwrae72]

Jared Goff at 10:31 ... 🤢

[@hhhguhhh2136]

Please don’t pay goff

[@silent1759]

​@@hhhguhhh2136get over it. It's gonna happen

[@ellisonlowrimore7751]

The fix was in! It’s pretty obvious that the betting line changed after halftime

[@Jammn126]

Their trick plays didn’t work.

[@hungrypandastudios6213]

Anyone who actually watched the Lions this year, knows Goff is the worst 3rd quarter QB in the entire NFL

[@tnekeroom9897]

He was hitting guys in the hands and they were just dropping balls. I have no clue how you can make the argument that was even his fault

[@tnekeroom9897]

He was hitting guys in the hands and they were just dropping balls. I have no clue how you can make the argument that was even his fault

[@hungrypandastudios6213]

@@tnekeroom9897 Imagine catching 200, fast, perfectly spiral passes, every single day. And then after doing that for 364 days, have a slow, late, behind, wobbly pass thrown at you in the most important game in this cities history

[@kylegabriel5794]

thats cap, ima lions fan and have watched every game in all 22 film. He's nowhere near as good as casuals wanna say but he's not that bad either. he's like the 16th best QB in football but crumbles too easily @@hungrypandastudios6213

[@milton480h]

And what do you know about 'the entire NFL'?

[@tricky5222]

Luck happened, thats all😂

[@victordavid1165]

Lions defense collapsed in the second half, they gave up 27 points.

[@Whoyouwishyouwere]

They better be trying to find a way to either make the coverage better or the pass rush better. Awful collapse. Might even need to look for another HC who can call clever plays or at least take points when you can. Detroit is not winning with Campbell, they need a brainiac to push them the rest of the way.

[@kylegabriel5794]

ur genuinely slow af lmao campbell called a great game@@Whoyouwishyouwere

[@MegaLight18]

Offense also didn’t score again until niners went soft zone and gave the ball away on the wrong side of the field. Total collapse on both sides.

[@milesallen5590]

Comedy of Errors

[@kenrickeason]

They choked.. And bad..

[@operavin]

I think the Niners’ defense wore down Tuesday Lions. It was torque versus horsepower.

[@chrisyongchu]

A little Lady Luck had to do with it too. Purdy was big on crucial long downs by scrambling for first downs. But it is what it is. Should be a good matchup on Super Bowl Sunday.

[@jaybingham3711]

Another relevant factor that Kurt mentioned was the Lions were "running the same plays." Those plays worked extremely well in the first half. So do you keep going to what's not broken? The answer was yes. It's like in baseball when hitters are up for the 3rd time. Don't care how great your starter has been two times through the lineup, pro hitters are likely to have figured things out by then. Sometimes coaches just don't react in the best way. It's a fine line. But it's hard to fault someone who leaned on what was working. In fairness, it still was working pretty well in the second half. I think Lions had three drops in second half.

[@montbob100]

they were reminded of the scripy at halftime.

[@lrichardson8116]

To bad they didnt show this stuff when Kurt was QB. Its a hell of a lot easier on screen from above seeing field. Kurt you have really changed since days with Rams.

[@rosbindadolmo]

Hi 7:47 NFL

[@Yup5757]

What’s the rumpus? Just the Lions being the Lions. Sixty-seven years. And counting.

[@prenticefaber9626]

Told to take a dive u just don't fall apart that easy !

[@nathanielsmith2341]

So the Falcons took a dive against Brady up 23 points??? {{{headshake}}}

[@Teskatlipoca]

...I just farted 😮

[@Christopher-xn6rb]

… just like the Lions did in the 2nd half

[@Dogasaurus]

Meh....that's a lot of hindsight-based micro-criticism of the offense, imo. The drops by J-Rey & the fumble were the legit difference-making mistakes on offense, but the rest is just football. These so-called missed chances are in every game. Given the respective rankings of both defenses, SF were more lucky than good - the toss up to Jennings & the Immaculate Face-Doink to Aiyuk are the most INT-worthy big plays you'll ever see, imo - & nobody would have questioned the DET offense's key role if they had won.

[@coolblew3094]

But the point is that they missed those opportunities that could have lead to more points and potentially stopped the bleeding.

[@doodlepops707]

That's only your opinion and opinions aren't facts.

[@coolblew3094]

@@doodlepops707 Which is why I said "Could Have". This is based on what Kurt just went over in the video plus more missed opportunities to make a play on Special Teams and Defense in the 2nd half.

[@Dogasaurus]

@@doodlepops707 And in other breaking news; water is wet.....

[@doodlepops707]

@@coolblew3094 I wasn't responding to your comment. Are you new to KZbin and commenting protocol?

[@IsaacArbec]

They lost

[@VTS128]

Nothing good. 🤔 That’s what happened. 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@mikealchin525]

The fixed NFL GAMBLING BABY

[@coolshariq]

Someone tells lions team they have to play all 4 quarters NOT just 1 or 2 I would have taught they learn from Atlanta vs Patriots Superbowl can't have this kind of collapse in this NFC championship game.

[@davidlandrum]

What happened? The Niners started to play.

[@markadair6097]

Lack of execution by the Lions is what happened. Dropped passes and the fumble. I'm pretty sure the niners didn't say "hey let's let them go up by 17 points and then we will start playing."