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Detroit Lions' Darrell Bevell explains fourth-quarter fake punt, decision not to challenge

When officials spotted C.J. Moore just short of the first-down marker after a fake punt early in the fourth quarter, Detroit Lions interim coach Darrell Bevell's first instinct was to challenge the spot on the field.

Ultimately, though, Bevell thought it was a challenge he would not win.

"There was three (TV) shots that we ended up having," Bevell said. "Two of the shots clearly looked short and the other one looked close, and normally those yards, the line-to-gain plays are hard challenges to win."

The Lions tried their first fake punt of the season early in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 46-25 loss to the Tennessee Titans.