![]() Detroit Lions September 24, 2017Īmazingly enough, as SB Nation's Matt Ufford noted, the controversial finish occurred exactly five years after Tate's "Fail Mary" catch for the Seattle Seahawks that gave them a walk-off win over the Packers on Monday Night Football during the "replacement ref" season. While some on Twitter believed that the clock would have run out either way on the Lions, the organization appears to disagree, with the Lions official Twitter account tweeting out rebukes to some that questioned their speed. The Vikings (5-7) took over at the Lions 19-yard line, and Kirk Cousins threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Justin Jefferson with 1:50 left that seemed to seal the Lions’ fate of another loss. Had there been just two seconds left, it would've been impossible for the Lions to get to the line in time to pull off their final snap, but with eight seconds it would have been close at the very least.Īfter the game, Lions coach Jim Caldwell was asked if he thought the Lions would have been able to get off one more play on fourth down had the play initially been called short of the goal line. ![]() RB James Robinson tore his Achilles almost exactly 9 months ago today. What made the ending especially controversial was the fact that the clock had eight seconds left when the play went to the booth. So far, Robinson has rushed for a touchdown in every game, while amassing 230. The Lions secured the victory on a 14-play, 75-yard drive in the final 1:50, capped by a Jared Goff touchdown to. The clock stopped with eight seconds remaining in the game. The 0-16 2008 Lions are one of five NFL teams to post winless records since 1960. The referees called the play a touchdown on the field and the crowd at Ford Field went wild. The ball was snapped with 12 seconds left on the clock and Stafford quickly completed a short pass to wide receiver Golden Tate who appeared to cross the plane of the goal line while falling to the ground. 189K views 1 year ago NFL Lions JaredGoff. 'You guys have all heard, ‘Oh, spread offense, fast, they go high-tempo, all that stuff,' Lions. The Lions were forced to throw in order to preserve as much time as possible, and passes on first and second down fell incomplete. On third down, the chaos began. In 24 games, he completed 68.8 of his passes with 58 touchdowns to just five interceptions. Stafford missed receiver Eric Ebron on first and second down, but Marvin Jones earned a pass interference in the end zone to give the Lions first-and-goal from the one-yard line with 19 seconds left. Starting from their own 11-yard line, the Lions marched down the field and made it to the red zone with just 34 seconds remaining in the game. It often indicates a user profile.Īfter trailing the entire game, the Lions spent all three of their timeouts as the defense forced a three-and-out late in the fourth quarter to give Matthew Stafford and company the chance to drive the field for the winning touchdown. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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