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Niyo: Behind Matthew Stafford's lead, Lions show they won't back down

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Justin Rogers, The Detroit News

Detroit — Matthew Stafford saw the pocket collapsing, so he tucked the football under his left arm and did what came naturally: He ran.

But he did more than that. He ran with a purpose.

With barely 4 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of a wild game Sunday against the NFL’s most potent offense, the Lions were trailing Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs by a 27-23 score.