DETROIT -- Andre Roberts saw the ball in the air and knew what the return call was: Middle. That meant one thing. If he chose to take the return, one of the first things he would do was try to cut up the field.
It didn't quite go like that for the Detroit Lions punt returner Sunday afternoon during his 55-yard touchdown against Jacksonville, but it was close. And at the start, Roberts made it happen all by himself.
Jacksonville punter Brad Nortman stood in the middle of his own end zone after another failed Jaguars drive and the Lions decided early on not to pressure the punt.