Detroit Lions vs. Houston Texans, Sunday, November 10

Detroit cut the Texans’ lead to 23-20 late on a 9-yard touchdown catch by Amon-Ra St. Brown from Goff. With five minutes left, Detroit made it 23-23 with a 58-yard field goal from Bates, the longest of his career.

Houston had a chance to take the lead with a 58-yard field goal of their own with less than two minutes left, but Ka’imi Fairbairn missed it.

That set up Bates to clinch the win with a 52-yarder as time expired, staying perfect on the season and kicking field goals.

This was definitely a story of two halves:

The Texans got on the field first after Goff’s interception on Detroit’s opening drive of the game for the first time since Week 3 at Arizona. Goff’s short pass intended for Jahmyr Gibbs was tipped at the line of scrimmage and intercepted by safety Jimmie Ward at the Lions’ 35-yard line. Running back Joe Mixon hit an 8-yard run into the end zone eight plays later to give the Texans a 7-0 lead.

After a 34-yard field goal by Fairbairn gave the Texans a 10-0 lead, Detroit found the end zone early in the second quarter with a 20-yard pass from Goff to tight end Sam LaPorta. It was Goff’s 200th career touchdown pass and cut Houston’s lead to 10-7.

Fairbairn scored a 56-yard field goal midway through the second quarter to make it 13-7.

On the Lions’ next possession, right tackle Penei Sewell was beaten by edge rusher Denico Autry and hit Goff to the right as he threw the football. The ball bounced up, was tipped a few times, and landed right in the hands of linebacker Henry To’oTo’o at the Lions’ 36-yard line. This led to another Fairbairn field goal and a 16-7 Texans lead late in the second quarter.

Houston played the end of the first half brilliantly and forced a Lions punt with just under a minute left in the second quarter. Houston took the lead at its own 34-yard line with 54 seconds left and marched 66 yards in just six plays to extend its lead to 23-7 just before halftime on a 15-yard touchdown from Stroud’s John Metchie III . A Goff Hail Mary attempt was intercepted to end the first half.