DeAndre Levy returned an interception for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter to lift the visiting Detroit Lions to a 34-27 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
The Lions (5-10) have won three straight and are finishing the season on a strong note under coach Jim Schwartz.
The Dolphins (7-8) are going the other way and have lost two in a row to tie the franchise-worst home record at 1-7, matching the 2007 Dolphins, who went 1-15.
Shaun Hill threw a pair of touchdown passes for the Lions, who forced three turnovers, including a pair of interceptions of Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne.
Henne’s second interception was the difference as Levy returned it 30 yards for a touchdown with 2:11 to play.
The Dolphins got the ball back with just over two minutes to play and drove to the Lions’ 28 but Miami could not manage a game-tying touchdown.
Detroit is on a three-game winning streak for the first time since 2007.
Detroit | Miami | |
Jahvid Best | Player | Ricky Williams |
6 | Attempts | 14 |
24 | Yards | 71 |
4.0 | Avg Yards | 5.1 |
0 | Touchdowns | 0 |
12 | Long | 28 |
Detroit | Miami | |
Brandon Pettigrew | Player | Brandon Marshall |
4 | Receptions | 10 |
74 | Yards | 102 |
18.5 | Avg Yards | 10.2 |
1 | Touchdowns | 0 |
33 | Long | 14 |
Yards | Scoring | Defense | ||||||
Team | Tot | Rus | Pas | TD | FG | INT | Sck | FF |
Detroit | 275 | 67 | 208 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 3 |
Miami | 425 | 154 | 271 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 |