Miscues, bad luck and ladybugs: how the Lions blew their best chance at a Super Bowl

Detroit had a 24-7 lead at half-time of the NFC Championship Game, and still lost. But they should have no regrets about the aggression that took them that far

In the end, Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions lost the only way they know how: playing aggressively.

Detroit held a 24-7 lead over the San Francisco 49ers at half-time of the NFC Championship Game on Sunday. In less than a quarter, that lead had vanished. Even by the Lions' standards, this was a special kind of Lion-ing.