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Why Detroit Lions avoided 10-second runoff in wild win over Falcons

ATLANTA — Matthew Stafford had flashbacks of the last time the Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons played.

"I mean, same team, right?" Stafford said.

Marvin Jones did, too.

"I’m not going to lie. It did go through my head," Jones said. "I’m like, 'Nah, not again. Uh-uh.' But dude pushed Kerryon, so I was like, 'Nah, it has to be good. They can’t call this. We’re good.' "

The Lions beat the Atlanta Falcons, 23-22, Sunday in an improbable comeback with an ending nearly reminiscent of the Lions' 2017 loss to the Falcons, when Atlanta won after a 10-second runoff following replay review.