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LIVE BLOG: Follow Lions' Third Preseason Game Against Steelers

Live updates, highlights from Lions' preseason finale against Steelers.

Christian Booher

Detroit Lions quarterback Hendon Hooker (2)
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The Detroit Lions front office and coaching staff have one final opportunity to evaluate players that have an opportunity to make the initial 53-man roster.

Dan Campbell noted there are not many spots realistically available (5-6), but against the Steelers, players lower on the depth chart can certainly make a case to be included on the team's practice squad or land a spot on another team's roster.

Hendon Hooker is seeking to build off his performance against the Chiefs, as the Lions still value the experience Nate Sudfeld can bring the roster.

The Steelers are still evaluating who is going to end up being their starting quarterback.

Russell Wilson and Justin Fields are both expected to play to showcase why they should start the season as the starting signal-caller.

“I think the most important thing for us to accomplish is to just play efficient football,” Wilson explained this week. “Move the ball up and down the field. Obviously, we want to celebrate in the end zone. That would be fun. We need to make sure that happens. That’s the standard of football we want to be able to play.”

Both quarterbacks are attempting to learn Arthur Smith's offensive scheme, as the Steelers offense was revamped this offseason.

“I think there are always highs; there’s some things that we’ve done really well. There are some things we need to be better at," said Wilson. "That’s a part of the preseason. You learn things, and you translate that to the practice field as well."

Follow along for updates all throughout Saturday's game between the Lions and Steelers.

4:06 p.m. -- FINAL: Lions 24, Steelers 17.

3:58 p.m. -- Jake Fromm hits Maurice Alexander and Sean McKeon for a pair of first downs. The Steelers are forced to use their final timeout with 1:39 remaining.

3:53 p.m. -- After consecutive fourth-down false starts, the Steelers are forced to punt. The Lions get the ball back with 2:19 to play. Pittsburgh has two timeouts left.

3:43 p.m. -- Jake Bates hits a 46-yard field goal to increase the Lions' lead to 24-17 with 5:22 remaining in the game.

3:34 p.m. -- The Lions get the ball back after forcing a punt, and Jake Fromm has entered the game at quarterback replacing Hendon Hooker. If Hooker does not re-enter, his day finishes with 12-of-20 passing for 114 yards, a touchdown and an interception along with 10 scrambles for 93 yards.

3:25 p.m. -- The Lions take their first lead of the game on a 7-yard touchdown run by Jermar Jefferson. Jake Bates hits the extra point, giving the Lions a 21-17 lead with 12:39 remaining in the game. Hendon Hooker led the offense on a 7-play, 88-yard drive.

3:19 p.m. -- END Q3: Steelers 17, Lions 14.

3:17 p.m. -- The Lions get the ball back after forcing a punt.

3:14 p.m. -- Brodric Martin is being tended to by the training staff.

3:06 p.m. -- Hendon Hooker is intercepted by Cam Sutton, who returns the ball to Detroit's 27-yard line. A penalty on the Steelers negates the return, but Pittsburgh has the ball at Detroit's 45-yard line with 2:28 remaining in the third quarter.

3:02 p.m. -- The Steelers take the lead on a 26-yard field goal from Matthew Wright. Pittsburgh leads 17-14 with 3:20 remaining in the third quarter.

2:57 p.m. -- Kyle Allen connects with Dez Fitzpatrick for a 59-yard gain against Steven Gilmore, who was also flagged for defensive pass interference on the play. Pittsburgh has the ball at Detroit's 19-yard line.

2:53 p.m. -- Jake Bates misses a 30-yard field goal as the Lions' drive comes up empty. Hooker led the offense on a 14-play drive that took over seven minutes off the clock, but the game remains tied at 14.

2:50 p.m. -- The Lions have entered the red zone on their first drive of the second half, now facing a second-and-8 from the Pittsburgh 15-yard line. Hendon Hooker is still in the game.

2:29 p.m. -- HALFTIME: Lions 14, Steelers 14.

2:26 p.m. -- Jermar Jefferson runs 1-yard for a touchdown. Jake Bates hits the extra point to tie the game, 14-14, with :25 remaining in the first half.

2:22 p.m. -- Hendon Hooker hits Kaden Davis for 18 yards to the Steelers' 15-yard line.

2:21 p.m. -- Isaac Ukwu jars the ball loose from Pittsburgh quarterback Kyle Allen, and Chris Smith recovered it at the Pittsburgh 33-yard line.

2:13 p.m. -- Hendon Hooker hits Jake Funk for a 2-yard touchdown. The Lions cut Pittsburgh's lead to 14-7 with 2:33 remaining in the second quarter.

2:12 p.m. -- After a big run from Jake Funk, Hendon Hooker scrambles 19 yards to give the Lions a first-and-goal from Pittsburgh's 2-yard line.

2:11 p.m. -- Hendon Hooker connects with Isaiah Williams for a 17-yard gain to put the Lions at Pittsburgh's 36-yard line.

2:04 p.m. -- The Lions force a punt and will take over at their own 28-yard line. The Steelers still lead, 14-0, with 7:35 remaining in the first half.

2:03 p.m. -- James Houston records a sack for the Lions' defense.

1:59 p.m. -- The Lions are forced to punt after Hendon Hooker is sacked once again. The Steelers take over at their own 30 yard-line.

1:52 p.m. -- Joel Iyiegbuniwe and Ty Summers team up for a sack to force a Steelers punt. The Lions get the ball on their own 36 with 11:04 remaining in the second quarter.

1:46 p.m. -- END Q1: Steelers 14, Lions 0

1:43 p.m. -- Hendon Hooker scrambles for a first down to put the Lions at their own 34-yard line.

1:40 p.m. -- The Lions force a punt and Isaiah Williams logs a big punt return. However, the return is largely negated by a penalty on Brandon Joseph

1:34 p.m. -- The Lions go three-and-out on their second possession, with Hendon Hooker throwing behind Donovan Peoples-Jones on third-down. The Steelers take over at their own 18-yard line.

1:28 p.m. -- La'Mical Perine runs 1-yard for a Pittsburgh touchdown. The Steelers lead the Lions, 14-0, with 6:05 remaining in the first quarter.

1:21 p.m. -- After a third-down conversion, Hendon Hooker is sacked on three straight players. The third sack was a strip-sack, recovered by the Steelers at Detroit's 35-yard line.

1:13 p.m. -- Cordarrelle Patterson runs 31 yards for a Steelers touchdown. Pittsburgh leads Detroit 7-0 with 12:47 remaining in the first quarter.

1:12 p.m. -- Russell Wilson connects with George Pickens for 32 yards to put the Steelers at the Lions' 29-yard line.

1:06 p.m. -- The Steelers won the coin toss and elected to receive.

12:50 p.m. -- Hendon Hooker will reportedly start at quarterback for the Lions.

12:25 p.m. -- Lions quarterback Jared Goff and wide receiver Kalif Raymond are dressed for warm ups.

11:45 a.m. -- While the Lions aren't expected to play many of their starters, several still went through pregame work. Jared Goff threw passes to Jameson Williams, and injured players Sam LaPorta and Jahmyr Gibbs ran routes. Several offensive and defensive line starters, such as Taylor Decker and Kevin Zeitler, also went through early work on the field.

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