Dan Campbell threw his arms in the air, fists clenched in jubilation.
Jared Goff sprinted to his coach and the sideline, and the two embraced …
Dan Campbell threw his arms in the air, fists clenched in jubilation. Jared Goff sprinted to his coach and the sideline, and the two embraced in a big bear hug. After 11 games of shock, frustration and sometimes pitiful play, the Detroit Lions finally got a late-game break to go their way. Goff rebounded from two fourth-quarter turnovers and the Lions overcame a questionable late-game coaching decision by Campbell that backfired to win their first game of the season,29-27, on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Goff to Amon-Ra St. Brown as time expired. The Lions,1-10-1, had been the only winless team in the NFL, and had lost three times on field goals as time expired, including to the Vikings earlier this season in Minnesota,19-17. The Lions played their best offensive football of the season in the first half, then nearly wilted under pressure in the final nine minutes.
