Stephen Tulloch recovered a fumble in the end zone two minutes into the game, Alphonso Smith returned an interception for a score in the second quarter, and a defensive stop in the final moments kept the Lions in the thick of the playoff race. With the Vikings at the one-yard line with nine seconds to play, defensive end Cliff Avril pressured quarterback Joe Webb and forced a fumble that secured the Lions' 34-28 victory. Avril had committed an offside penalty on the previous play, but his sack ensured that Detroit improved to 8-5 and snapped a two-game slide. The Lions entered the week tied with Chicago and Atlanta for the NFC's two wild card spots. The Falcons beat Carolina to move to 8-5, while the Bears play in Denver later Sunday. Source: Sports Network
It's so sad that we were up by so much, and then just decided to mail it in. Then The Vikes play like true professionals and keep chipping away, and chipping away at that lead. Lions didn't deserve to win that game, they facemasked Webb at the end too, lucky break. Glad we won, but it's BS you let a team come back that far down.
i was rooting hard for the vikes. i would have laughed my butt off if the lions had lost to a 2-10 team (regardless of how talented they are)
