The Detroit Lions were just nine yards away from winning their third game of the season but quarterback Tim Boyle threw an awful interception that crushed their chances.
Following the game, Boyle spoke to the media and he gave a detailed explanation of what happened on that final offensive play for the Lions.
From Detroit Free Press:
“It’s a man-zone read, so if I have man I’m working one side, if I have zone, I’m working the other,” Boyle said. “When we broke the huddle, kind of unclear if it was man or a zone based off of the looks that they gave previously. Looking back, it was man coverage. I worked the zone coverage side. That was my mistake. Ultimately that falls on me and my decision-making. In the moment, a lot of things are flying around and it’s critical and every situation, especially that last play, is so critical.”
“Probably would have had a little bit better opportunity of scoring,” he said. “But that’s my first time being in a two-minute drive with an opportunity to win a game. It’s intense and people are tired and communication kind of, it just, it’s being able to kind of settle down in those moments. Not that I don’t think it was too big for me, but it’s just — it’s football. It’s football. It comes down to the last game, I made a critical error that I can’t make and ultimately that falls on me.”
Boyle was the Lions starter because Jared Goff was still on the Reserve/COVID-19 list.
