Just when it looked like the Lions’ offense was going to hit a second-half lull, it rattles off a 13-play, 84-yard touchdown drive to tie the game at 28 with 6:02 left.
After the drive started with back-to-back incompletions by Matthew Stafford and a Rams offside penalty set up third-and-5 at their 21. Stafford threw 11-yard pass to Andre Roberts to pick up the first down.
Stafford extended the drive again with his arm, hitting Tate for a 13-yard catch on third-and-1.
A pass interference on Rams’ safety Maurice Alexander helped keep the drive alive and gave Lions a first down at Rams’ 31 after they were facing a third-and-13.