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Barry Werner

Lions overcome 16-point deficit, five Jared Goff interceptions to trip Texans

Everything that could go wrong for Jared Goff was going wrong. The Detroit Lions quarterback who couldn’t miss a receiver for weeks kept finding Houston Texans defenders

Fine times. Goff threw five interceptions yet  his Lions teammates rallied around their quarterback for a weird 26-23 victory over the Houston Texans on “Sunday Night Football.”

The difference was a 52-yard field goal by Jake Bates as time expired. Detroit improved to 8-1 with the unlikely victory. The Texans are 6-4.

The Lions trailed 23-7 at the half but held Houston scoreless over the final two quarter.

The comeback began with a David Montgomery touchdown run that was followed by an Amon-Ra St. Brown touchdown reception on one of the 15 completions Goff had to his team.

Detroit scored 13 points in the final quarter as Bates hit a 58-yard field goal in addition to his game-winner.

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