The Detroit Lions have five players who earned Pro Bowl honors, as announced by the NFL Tuesday. Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, offensive tackle Penei Sewell, running back Jahmyr Gibbs, defensive end Aidan Hutchinson and linebacker Jack Campbell are the five players selected to represent the Lions in the Pro Bowl games this season.

The Detroit Lions were not expected to match the success they had last year when they won a franchise-record 15 games to earn the NFC's No. 1 seed in the playoffs and claimed consecutive division championships for the first time since they were an NFL powerhouse in the early 1950s.

Detroit battled back and had a chance to win the game on the final play, but wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown was flagged for offensive pass interference. The penalty wiped out what would have been a wild touchdown after St. Brown caught a pass and lateraled it to quarterback Jared Goff.

ESPN's Rex Ryan had sharp criticism for the referees who called two controversial penalties during the final seconds of Lions-Steelers Week 16 game.

After scoring what would have been the game-winning touchdown Sunday, the Detroit Lions walked off the field heartbroken following a bizarre sequence of events.

The Detroit Lions’ comeback efforts came up short as the Pittsburgh Steelers secured a 29-24 win, capped off by an offensive pass interference call on wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown.

The Detroit Lions (8-7) are nearing their Christmas Day showdown at the Minnesota Vikings (7-8) where all of their playoff hopes are on the line. In order to make the playoffs, Detroit needs to win its final two games at Minnesota and at the Chicago Bears and see the Green Bay Packers lose their final two games versus Baltimore and at Minnesota.