Detroit 34, Dallas 30
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 2, 2011
Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
John Parry
Attendance:
78122
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Dallas native Matt Stafford threw a go-ahead, 2-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Johnson with 1:44 to play and the visiting Detroit Lions pulled off another stunning comeback with a 34-30 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
The Lions are 4-0 for the first time since 1980, and Johnson became the first player in NFL history to have at least two touchdowns in each of the first four games of a season.
One week after rallying from 20 points down against Minnesota, the Lions overcame a 24-point deficit by taking advantage of three second-half interceptions by Tony Romo – two of which were returned for touchdowns.
After Stephen Tulloch intercepted Romo at the Dallas 40-yard line, the Lions quickly marched in for the go-ahead score to extend their winning streak to eight games and give them a franchise-record fifth consecutive road win.
Stafford, who won a state championship for nearby Highland Park as a high school senior, lobbed a fade to Johnson after a holding penalty gave the Lions a first-and-goal.
Detroit trailed 27-3 after Romo’s third touchdown pass – a 1-yard toss to Jason Witten – but the Lions returned interceptions for touchdowns on consecutive third-quarter series.
Former Cowboy linebacker Bobby Carpenter ran back a pick 35 yards and Chris Houston’s 56-yard return for a score gave the Lions new life.
For the Cowboys (2-2), it was a meltdown eerily similar to the Week 1 loss to the New York Jets in which they blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead for the first time in team history.
Romo threw two touchdowns to Dez Bryant in the first half as Dallas took a 20-3 lead at intermission.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Detroit |
|
Dallas |
Jahvid Best |
Player |
Felix Jones |
11 |
Attempts |
16 |
47 |
Yards |
57 |
4.3 |
Avg Yards |
3.6 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
19 |
Long |
19 |
Receiving
Detroit |
|
Dallas |
Calvin Johnson |
Player |
Laurent Robinson |
8 |
Receptions |
7 |
96 |
Yards |
116 |
12.0 |
Avg Yards |
16.6 |
2 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
23 |
Long |
44 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Detroit
|
303 |
63 |
240 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1.0 |
0 |
Dallas
|
434 |
113 |
321 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Dallas will play their next game on the road against New England. The Cowboys have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Lions have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.