DETROIT – Matt Prater and Sam Martin celebrated. The kick was good. The record was safe. The Detroit Lions won’t be 0-16.
They sure flirted heavily with 0-6, though.
But in the end, the rediscovery of the deep ball in the Detroit Lions offense – something that had been missing for the majority of the season, ended up winning it for them. Quarterback Matthew Stafford, benched last week, hit Calvin Johnson for a 57-yard pass with almost 12 minutes gone in overtime to set up the game-winning field goal to give the Lions a 37-34 win over the Bears.