NEVER COUNT OUT STAFFORD: Stafford led the Lions to a comeback win over the New Orleans Saints last week, and then he did it again against the Falcons.
The second half just wasn't the same,
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Detroit (6-2) trailed 21-0 at halftime in the earliest start in NFL history.
THE FALCONS COULD BE GOOD: With Ryan leading the way, the Falcons looked like a team on the rise. While the defense shut out the Lions in the first half, Ryan and the offense were putting up big numbers, including a pair of touchdown passes.
"Things went so easy in the first half," Falcons coach Mike Smith said. "And we did not play nearly the type of football in the second half as we did in the first half, and in turn we did not get the win."
"We had some very untimely penalties. We did some very uncharacteristic things on both sides of the ball," Smith said. "You can't give up the big play like we gave up, and you've got to keep the ball in your possession. We can't turn the ball over."
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"That's about as high, and as low, and as high again as I've been on a football field," Stafford said.
Stafford drove his team down field as time was running short, completing a 32-yard pass to Golden Tate, a 20-yarder to Theo Riddick and a 10-yarder to Ross.
"The first kick, I saw the flag go up and it was to the right there and I'm thinking, 'Well, you know, immediately something was called on us,'" Caldwell said. "Until I saw them back there signaling it was delay of game, so I knew we would get another shot at it."
Here are some things we learned Sunday:
Detroit gave Prater a second chance this month after Denver cut ties with the star kicker just as he was about to be eligible to return from a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. Prater has been in the NFL's substance-abuse program, which includes alcohol, since a DUI arrest in 2011.
"You go from where you think you have won the game to where they have another opportunity," Ryan said. "It probably makes it tougher that it wasn't a penalty on us, it was a penalty on them. From a frustration standpoint, that hurts."
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Besides Johnson, the Lions also played without running back Reggie Bush, tackle LaAdrian Waddle and a trio of tight ends. But they still keep winning.
LIONS CAN WIN WITHOUT CALVIN JOHNSON: Since Calvin Johnson aggravated his right ankle injury against Buffalo on Oct. 5 against New Orleans, the Lions are 3-0.
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