The Detroit Lions' playoff hopes are still alive. After their thrilling win against the Jets on Sunday, they have now won six of their last seven games.
Don't look now, but theAfter starting the season 1-6, Detroit has now won six of their last seven games to climb all the way back to .500 – they defeated theDown 17-13, the Lions faced a 4th and 1 from their own 49-yard line, but Jared Goff dumped it off to Brock Wright in the open field, and he did the rest by taking it 51 yards to the house, giving Detroit a three-point lead with 1:49 to go.
However, the Jets made the questionable decision to not call one of their three timeouts until there were 19 seconds left and they were about to face a 3rd and 18. After an incomplete pass, Wilson scrambled and found Elijah Moore for the first down, and the Jets called a timeout with a second left. But Greg Zuerlein's 58-yard field goal was wide left, and the Lions won the game.went 23-for-38 for 252 yards and a touchdown, as Amon-Ra St.
The Lions are right in the thick of the playoff hunt after being written off by just about everybody – they are tied with thefor the final eighth seed, while two 7-5-1 teams will face off. At this point, that tie benefits both teams, as Detroit will have to finish with a better record, thus throwing out all tiebreakers.
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