That’s how you begin the second half.
Lions running back Ameer Abdullah took the opening kickoff almost all the way, just missing starting the third quarter with a touchdown when he was tripped up by Packers DB Micah Hyde and stopped at the 1.
AM⚡⚡R ABDULLAH: 104 yard return and oh-so-close to the house. #DETvsGB https://t.co/7r63NS42di
It was the longest kick return in Lions history without scoring a TD.
Three plays later, the Lions scored on their first third down conversion of the afternoon when Matthew Stafford hit Brandon Pettigrew to take a 9-3 lead over the Packers thanks to a missed PAT.
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