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Lions' Darius Slay comes up big again; Giants' Odell Beckham Jr. next

Detroit Lions cornerback Darius Slay's biggest plays this year have come in the fourth quarter of tight games.

Slay forced a Ryan Mathews fumble with less than 3 minutes to play to set up Matt Prater's game-winning field goal in an October win over the Philadelphia Eagles, and last month he picked off a Sam Bradford pass to set up another game-winning Prater kick in a victory over the Minnesota Vikings.

After uncharacteristically giving up a touchdown in the third quarter of Sunday's win over the Chicago Bears -- the only completion he allowed in man coverage all game -- Slay deflected Matt Barkley's final pass on fourth-and-11 with 13 seconds left to seal the Lions' eighth come-from-behind victory of the year.