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The Latest: Wacky Fumble by Thomas Leads to Detroit TD

The Latest from NFL stadiums around the country on the third Sunday of the season (all times EDT):

10:30 p.m.

When reaching for a first down goes horribly wrong.

Denver's Demaryius Thomas tried to stretch the ball forward while being dragged to the ground by Detroit's Rashean Mathis in the third quarter Sunday night. But as Thomas was rolling over on top of Mathis, the ball came loose and sailed about 10 yards back toward Denver's own end zone.

Quandre Diggs picked it up for the Lions and took off toward the end zone, but Thomas was ruled down by contact.