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Live updates: Lions take 9-3 lead early in second half

Big return sets up touchdown

Detroit Lions running back Ameer Abdullah came up just short of a touchdown -- half a yard short -- with a 104-yard kick return to open the second half. Three plays later, quarterback Matthew Stafford found tight end Brandon Pettigrew for the 3-yard score. Matt Prater missed the PAT, and with 13:33 to go in the third quarter, the Lions lead 9-3.

The 104-yard return for Abdullah is tied for the team's third-longest return, and ties Percy Harvin's 104-yarder in 2011 as the longest non-scoring play in NFL history.

Halftime stats

Passing

Matthew Stafford (DET): 10-of-18, 83 yards

Aaron Rodgers (GB): 15-of-23, 114 yards

Rushing

Joique Bell (DET): 5 carries, 13 yards

Ameer Abdullah (DET): 3 carries, 5 yards

James Starks (GB): 9 carries, 27 yards

Receiving

Calvin Johnson (DET): 2 catches, 32 yards

Lance Moore (DET): 1 catch, 10 yards

Davante Adams (GB): 7 catches, 55 yards

Randall Cobb (GB): 3 catches, 20 yards

Starks (GB): 2 catches, 18 yards

Special teams

Matt Prater (DET): 1 field goal (49)

Mason Crosby (GB): 1 field goal (44)

Lions tie late in first half

Lions kicker Matt Prater made a 49-yard field goal to tie the game at 3-3 late in the first half.