Stafford Outguns Quinn; Lions Win With :00 Left
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Posted: 5:19 PM Nov 22, 2009
Stafford Outguns Quinn; Lions Win With :00 Left
Jason Hanson's extra point with no time on the clock gave the Detroit Lions a stunning 38-37 win over the Cleveland Browns.
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DETROIT (AP) - Matthew Stafford threw his fifth touchdown pass from 1 yard to Brandon Pettigrew, and Jason Hanson's extra point with no time on the clock gave the Detroit Lions a stunning 38-37 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

Detroit was given the untimed play because safety Hank Poteat was called for pass interference in the end zone when Stafford heaved a desperation attempt.

The Lions (2-8) started the winning drive with 1:46 remaining and no timeouts. Stafford, the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, did just enough to rally them for the win - helped hugely by the call that went against the Browns (1-9).

Brady Quinn threw four TDs, surpassing his previous career total, and connected with Michael Gaines with 5:44 left to put the Browns ahead after helping them score a franchise-record 24 points in the first quarter.

Unofficial Final Statistics

Cleveland 24 3 2 8 -- 37
Detroit 10 14 7 7 -- 38

First Quarter
CLE - FG, Phil Dawson, 44 yards, 11:28
DET - FG, Jason Hanson, 31 yards, 9:13
CLE - TD, Brady Quinn, 59-yard pass to Mohamed Massaquoi (Phil Dawson kick), 8:56
CLE - TD, Brady Quinn, 40-yard pass to Chansi Stuckey (Phil Dawson kick), 4:03
CLE - TD, Brady Quinn, 4-yard pass to Joshua Cribbs (Phil Dawson kick), 2:52
DET - TD, Matthew Stafford, 26-yard pass to Aaron Brown (Jason Hanson kick), 0:30

Second Quarter
DET - TD, Matthew Stafford, 25-yard pass to Kevin Smith (Jason Hanson kick), 11:44
DET - TD, Matthew Stafford, 75-yard pass to Calvin Johnson (Jason Hanson kick), 5:01
CLE - FG, Phil Dawson, 29 yards, 0:02

Third Quarter
DET - TD, Matthew Stafford, 1-yard pass to Will Heller (Jason Hanson kick), 2:47
CLE - Safety, Detroit penalized 5 yards. Tackled in end zone, 0:41

Fourth Quarter
CLE - TD, Brady Quinn, 2-yard pass to Michael Gaines (Jamal Lewis 2PT Run), 5:44
DET - TD, Matthew Stafford, 1-yard pass to Brandon Pettigrew (Jason Hanson kick), 0:00

TEAM STATISTICS
CLE DET
First Downs 23 25
Rushes-Yards 40-131 17-57
Passing Yards 308 416
Comp-Att-Int 22-34-0 26-43-2
Return Yards 126 154
Punts-Avg. 6-41.2 3-43.0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 8-69 8-41

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING (Team: player, attempts-yards)
CLE: Jamal Lewis 24-75, Chris Jennings 10-36, Joshua Cribbs 4-16, Brady Quinn 2-4.
DET: Kevin Smith 12-45, Matthew Stafford 3-7, Maurice Morris 2-5.

PASSING (Team: player, completions-attempts-interceptions-yards)
CLE: Brady Quinn 21-33-0-304, Phil Dawson 1-1-0-10.
DET: Matthew Stafford 26-43-2-422.

RECEIVING (Team: player, receptions-yards)
CLE: Chris Jennings 5-38, Mohamed Massaquoi 5-115, Chansi Stuckey 5-76, Joshua Cribbs 2-39, Michael Gaines 2-5, Greg Estandia 1-18, Mike Furrey 1-10, Jamal Lewis 1-13.
DET: Calvin Johnson 7-161, Brandon Pettigrew 6-72, Kevin Smith 4-104, Dennis Northcutt 3-17, Will Heller 2-12, Bryant Johnson 2-23, Aaron Brown 1-26, Jerome Felton 1-7.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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