Detroit — The Detroit Lions didn't win their season opener, but showed plenty of fight trying to execute an improbable rally in the closing minutes.
Down 24 points with under two minutes remaining, the Lions scored a pair of touchdowns, converting two-point conversions after each, before forcing a turnover to give them a shot to tie Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers at Ford Field.
Ultimately, quarterback Jared Goff's final pass to no one in particular hit the turf, allowing the 49ers to escape with a 41-33 victory.
Things started reasonably well for the Lions, to the point where you could convince yourself they had a puncher's chance against the heavily favored 49ers.