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When two bad teams get together, sometimes they can produce some great theater. Such was the case Sunday in Detroit, where a pair of 1-8 teams gave fans one of the day's best games.At the end, a penalty that was called on the game's last play gave the homestanding Lions one untimed down from the Cleveland 1. They made it count, as rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford hit tight end Brandon Pettigrew for six, and a Jason Hanson extra point gave Detroit a 38-37 win.
With Detroit on the Cleveland 32 and eight seconds left, Stafford scrambled and bought plenty of time before heaving a pass to the end zone. Receiver Calvin Johnson was undercut in the end zone, drawing the pass interference call with no time on the clock and giving Detroit one more play.
After the throw, Stafford was hit by Browns tackle C.J. Mosley, who drove Stafford hard into the turf. Stafford landed on his left shoulder and didn't appear able to lift his arm up.
Backup Daunte Culpepper lined up under center in relief, but when the Browns called a timeout, Stafford was able to return to the game. He then threw a touchdown pass to Pettigrew on the untimed down that followed Cleveland's penalty.
"He just said, I'm ready,''' Detroit coach Jim Schwartz said. "He could walk.
"There was no one who was going to stop him from going back on the field. He had come way too far in that game to not finish it.''
After the pass, Stafford appeared to be in a high degree of pain -- reports said that X-rays on Stafford's shoulder were negative, but he would likely go for an MRI on Monday.
A successful extra point gave Detroit the win, and the crowd at Ford Field went crazy.
In helping Detroit improve to 2-8, Stafford set an NFL rookie record with five touchdown passes. He out-dueled Cleveland's Brady Quinn, who led the Browns to an early 24-3 lead before the Lions began their comeback.
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