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owever, referee Brad Allen ruled that Decker did not report properly, thus overturning the conversion. The Lions took two more shots and failed, leaving them with a 20-19 loss.
It was strange ending for the Lions, who clearly thought they won the game.
“You feel like you won and didn’t,” Goff said. “I don’t know if I’ll get fined for this, I do know Decker reported and I do know Dan Skipper
ext was a pass to wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown for 14 yards, and another spike and an incompletion.
The Lions had run six plays, and they still had 43 seconds on the clock.
A 15-yard dart down the middle to LaPorta and another spike left the ball at the 11 with 27 seconds left.
Goff’s pass to St. Brown got the touchdown.
The Lions went for the two-point conversion and got it on a pass to left tackle Taylor Deck
When the Detroit Lions’ offense took the field for what would be the last time Saturday night against the Dallas Cowboys, there wasn’t much to suggest the Lions would pull out a victory.
The Cowboys had a 20-13 lead, and had pretty much bottled up the Lions’ high-powered offense.
The Lions’ only touchdown had come on a run by David Montgomery in the third quarter.
Quarterback Jared Goff had thrown two interceptions, with the second one coming with 2:05 left. The Cowboys converted that into a field goal to make their lead 20-13.
It was not an enviable situation for the Lions, but what we’ve learned about the Lions is that they go to work. They attack the problem in front of them.
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