Matthew Stafford threw three interceptions, but marched the Detroit Lions down the field to eventually find Kevin Smith on a five-yard touchdown pass with 10 seconds remaining in the game to defeat the St. Louis Rams by a final score of 27-23.

The Lions had a +6.3 advantage in the Trench Counter, recording twice as many first downs and averaging 6.4 yards per play compared to just 4.6 for the Rams. St. Louis had a +3 advantage in turnovers, including one that Cortland Finnegan returned for a touchdown, which gave Jeff Fisher a chance to win his debut.

Stafford threw for 355 yards on 32-48, with six of the completions going to Calvin Johnson for 111 yards.

Sam Bradford completed 17 of his 25 passing attempts for 198 yards and one touchdown.