NFL
Week 10: Lions Defeat Dolphins in Thriller
This Week 10 game took place at Ford Field in Detroit. The Dolphins entered the game at 5-3 fresh off of a 37-0 drubbing of San Diego. Detroit entered at 6-2 after a bye.
The Lions scored 1st on a 26 yard Matt Prater field goal to go up 3-0 at 6:19 in the 1st quarter. Later that quarter, Matthew Stafford hooked up with Calvin Johnson for a 49 yard touchdown pass to put Detroit up 10-0 after 1 quarter.
The 2nd quarter lacked scoring, but Caleb Sturgis of Miami kicked a field goal with only 13 second remaining before the half to make the score 10-3 Lions at halftime.
Halfway through the 3rd quarter, Sturgis connected from 50 out, and Miami would take the lead later that quarter when Mike Wallace caught a 3 yard TD pass from Ryan Tannehill. The score was 13-10 Dolphins after 3.
3 minutes into the final quarter, Prater kicked a 50 yard field goal to tie the score at 13. But with only 4:19 left, Sturgis answered back on a 20 yarder to give the Dolphins a 16-13 lead
HOWEVER, WITH ONLY 29 SECONDS REMAINING, STAFFORD FOUND THEO RIDDICK FROM 11 YARDS OUT TO PUT DETROIT UP 20-16. The Lions would hold on to win by that score. Detroit improves to 7-2 while the Dolphins fall to 5-4.
Current NFC North standings:
1.Lions 7-2
2.Packers 6-3
3.Vikings 4-5
4.Bears 3-6
Current AFC East standing:
1.Patriots 7-2
2.Dolphins 5-4
3.Bills 5-4
4.Jets 2-8
Current AFC Wild card standings:
1.Chiefs 6-3
2.Bengals 5-3-1
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3.Steelers 6-4
4.Ravens 6-4
5.Dolphins 5-4
6.Chargers 5-4
7.Bills 5-4
8.Texans 4-5
9.Titans 2-7
10.Jets 2-8
11.Jaguars 1-9
12.Raiders 0-9