EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Detroit Lions looked set up to suffer an eerie repeat of an early season loss at the worst time.
But they rewrote the ending Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium.
Brock Wright scored on a 51-yard catch-and-run on fourth down late in the fourth quarter, and the Lions continued their drive toward the NFL playoffs with a rousing 20-17 comeback win over the New York Jets. They are now 7-7 and have won six of their past seven games.
But in typical Lions fashion, it was not easy and they nearly blew the victory.