MAGIC MATTS

With the clock running down in a tie game, the Detroit Lions didn’t have any qualms about the ball being in Matthew Stafford’s injured throwing hand.

They’ve come to expect their quarterback to find a way to lead them to victory in those situations, and Stafford didn’t disappoint Sunday, when he threw for 381 yards and set up Matt Prater for a 46-yard field goal in the closing seconds to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-21.

The victory stopped a twogame skid and kept the Lions (7-6) in playoff contention with three games remaining.

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