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Lions-Texans: Detroit overcomes Jared Goff’s 5 INTs to beat Houston 26-23

by November 11, 2024

The Detroit Lions’ statement to the rest of the NFL on Sunday night was unusual and unexpected. Still, it was a powerful statement.

Jared Goff and the Lions played as poorly as they could on the road against the first-place Houston Texans, falling behind 23-7 at halftime and still winning. If the Lions didn’t lose badly to a good Texas team on Sunday night, it won’t be hard for anyone to beat them.

Goff threw five interceptions, more than doubling his season total, and the Lions managed to pull out a wild 26-23 win over the Texans. Houston missed a long field goal within the two-minute warning, and the Lions pulled off a stunning, crazy comeback on Jake Bates’ 52 field goal as time expired.

It was an ugly performance in many ways, but it should make the Lions even more confident. This will probably be the worst game of the season for the Lions, and they still got a good win. They are 8-1 at the start of the season.

The Lions continue to show that they can win games in different ways. Against the Texans they showed that even a five-interception game from their quarterback couldn’t slow them down.

The Lions looked the other way right from the start of the game. They couldn’t get the running game going and the Texans put a lot of pressure on Goff. That was surprising considering the Lions have one of the best offensive lines in the NFL and the Texans were without top pass rusher Will Anderson Jr.

Goff was one of the hottest quarterbacks in the NFL, but he had three interceptions in the first half, the last coming on a Hail Mary. The Texans wanted too many field goals, but scored a huge touchdown just before halftime. John Metchie III, who missed his entire rookie season in 2022 due to leukemia, scored his first career touchdown on a 15-yard catch with 12 seconds left in the half. That gave Houston a 23-7 lead.

The second half started well for the Lions. Carlton Davis III tackled CJ Stroud on the first play of the half, which head coach Dan Campbell appeared to highlight in a sideline interview during the game. But right after that, Goff threw his fourth interception to Kamari Lassiter at the Houston 1-yard line. It was such a night for Goff.

Goff wasn’t finished yet. Later in the third quarter, he threw his fifth interception of the game on a deep pass. Goff had four interceptions in Detroit’s first eight games and then five in less than three quarters against Houston.

Despite the fact that Goff had eight completions against Lions players and five against Texans players late in the third quarter, the Lions still weren’t completely out of the game as they trailed 23-13.

The Texans couldn’t beat the Lions. Detroit continued to fight, and an Amon-Ra St. Brown touchdown cut Houston’s lead to 23-20 with more than 11 minutes left. It was hard to believe that a team whose quarterback threw five interceptions in the first 37 minutes of the game could come within three touchdowns, let alone three points.

A little later it was a draw. Bates hit a 58-yard field goal and the score was 23-23 with just over five minutes left. It looked like the Texans were headed for a field goal, but the drive stalled and Ka’imi Fairbairn missed a 58-yard field goal. That gave the Lions excellent field position with 1:51 left.

When Goff completed a big third-down pass to St. Brown, the Lions were within field goal range and the Texans were out of timeouts. Bates made another game-winning field goal and the Texans suffered a defeat that will be difficult to explain.

The Lions should have been eliminated on Sunday night. But their defense kept them in the game, the offensive line settled down and Goff put his many mistakes behind him and made game-winning plays. A loss wouldn’t have been the end of the world for the Lions. A win under these circumstances further cements their status as Super Bowl favorites.

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  • The unlikely NFL kicker hails from the Houston area, where he was a high school football player

    That journey took him to the UFL, where he now becomes a game-winner on arguably the best team in the NFL as the Lions improve to 8-1 while Houston falls to 6-4 but maintains a two-game lead in the standings. but effectively maintains a three-game lead over the Colts, having already won the season series.

  • BATES sneaks it into the post and ensures a win for the Lions

    It couldn’t have been closer to a doink, and the Lions bounced back with 19 straight points in the second half, and the Lions survived Jared Goff’s five interceptions to win 26-23 in Houston.

  • Timeout Lions

    With four seconds remaining, Jake Bates’ game-winning attempt comes from 52 yards.

  • This was a gut feeling comeback by the Lions

    Win or lose, it was a kneecap biter special for the Lions to even be in this game with Jared Goff’s five interceptions.

  • Amon-Ra St. Brown with the huge 3rd down grab for 16 yards and a first down

    Perhaps more importantly, Detroit is within field goal range for Jake Bates. Houston now has no time off.

  • Detroit now faces a third down after a few running plays

    The Texans used timeouts after both plays, and now with 1:40 left in regulation, the Lions find themselves out of field goal range near midfield.

  • Ka’imi Fairbairn MISSES at 58!

    A dead pull from Fairbairn and the Lions take over at the 48 yard line.

  • Lions’ Terrion Arnold breaks up the third down pass

    The Texans now face a fourth down from the Lions’ 40-yard line. Arnold was shaken by the play, which cost the Lions a timeout and the Texans will try for the 58-yard field goal.

  • Two-minute warning: The Texans face a third down on the edge of field goal range with the score at 23:23

    Both teams have all three timeouts, so a Houston first down or a Detroit stop doesn’t end the game. Texas kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn has already set an NFL single-season record with 11 field goals from 50 or more yards with about half the season remaining.

  • Stroud to Metchie for a big 3rd down conversion

    It was a 3rd-and-6 and it could be one of the biggest plays of the game with almost three minutes left on the clock.

  • The Lions tied the game with a 58-yard field goal from Jake Bates

    The former UFL kicker ONLY smuggled the ball into the post and with five minutes left in regulation time the game was tied at 23.

  • The Lions are on the move with a few chunk plays

    Gains of 15, nine and 20 yards opened the drive for the Lions, who had the ball deep in Houston territory

  • CJ Stroud almost made it on 3rd down

    James Houston makes another big play to chase Stroud around the pocket and get the strip sack. Detroit recovers from a three-minute deficit after a punt with 8:21 left in regulation.

  • The Lions fought their way back into the game and are now only one point behind

    Amon-Ra St. Brown scores the touchdown for the Lions, who are now behind 23:20.

  • David Montgomery put Detroit in scoring position with a great play.

  • Detroit gets its first big 3rd down in the 4th quarter

    It was a tough 1-yard run by David Montgomery that kept the drive alive, with his run ending with more than 13 minutes left and Detroit still trailing by 10.

  • Late in the third quarter, the interceptions weren’t the only big defensive play of the night

    Neither team can run the ball. Through three quarters, Detroit has run 22 times for 59 yards (2.7 yards per attempt), and Houston also has 22 attempts but only 39 yards (1.8 yards per run). The two front sevens had brick walls on both sides.

  • Jahmyr Gibbs brings Detroit out of the shadows of their own end zone with a big catch and run

    This game had pretty much everything and Gibbs just put his stamp on it.

  • Alim McNeill forces a third down for the Texans with a big sack

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