It was a rough start for the Lions Sunday as they quickly fell behind the Steelers 14-0. Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdowns to Antonio Brown in the first quarter. Brown did most of his damage in the first quarter and ended the game with 7 catches for 147 yards. Roethlisberger ended his day with four touchdowns and 367 yards passing.
The Lions responded to the 14-0 first quarter with 27 points in the second quarter. This was good enough for a 27-20 halftime lead. Calvin Johnson had 6 catches for 179 yards going into halftime. The Lions looked like they could do anything they wanted in the pass game. Joique Bell was also very effective in the quarter.