READ ALSO…

Cominsky only needed to fall on the ball after Vikings quarterback Nick Mullens fumbled it in front of him. Nevertheless, Cominsky attempted to pick up the ball but ultimately kicked it, allowing the Vikings to recover.

Mullens threw a 28-yard pass and another 26-yard pass on the following play, and it appeared as though the Vikings would march down the field and score the game-winning touchdown. Thankfully, Mullens made an interception, allowing the Lions to hold on in a game that Cominsky knows he could have won if he had maintained composure.

“You see the football on the ground and kind of get caught up in the moment, forget the situation you’re in and make mistakes,”

Cominsky said the Lions’ defensive players discuss the game situation and know when they just need to force a turnover to win, but he failed to remember it at the critical time.

“Yeah, it’s something you have to do pre-snap,” Cominsky said.

“A lot of guys, you go through a little checklist, just a reminder of what to do. We call it ‘Miller Time.’ That’s one of those situations, where there’s a ball on the ground, you just jump on it.

Miller Time is a conservative mindset, like if you get an interception, you go down to the ground right away.

You’ve got to kind of tell yourself, ‘It’s Miller Time, it’s Miller Time,’ before the snap. I didn’t do that, obviously.”

It worked out for the Lions this time. And they’ll hope that all their players remember the game situation next time.