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Megatron Finally Breaks Out In Lions 4th Win In A Row[/size]
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26
Round 3 of the Madden 10 Kickoff Tourney would put krul's Detroit Lions against Dan The Man's...New York Giants? Thought he was a Phins fan by his name...in any case, Detroit would kickoff to start the game.
After converting one 3rd down, Eli would be forced into another 3rd and long, in which he would scramble for 11 yards to the Lions 42, but that wouldn't be enough to attempt a field goal as they'd punt it.
Starting from their 20 yard line after a touchback, Matthew Stafford would lead his offense out onto the field for the first time in the game. 10 plays and 76 yards later, Stafford would dump off a WR Screen to Calvin Johnson for a 23 yard touchdown. 7-0 Lions.
The following drive, Eli would look to tie the game up before halftime as him and his G-Men moved down the field rather quickly using his arm and feet. Until they got to Detroit's 30, when the Lion's defense would step up holding the Giants to a 47 yard field goal with 1:20 left to play before the half. 7-3 Detroit.
Starting from their 31, Stafford would drop back on the very first play and throw a strike to a wide open Maurice Morris who burned his LB for a 69 yard touchdown! 14-3 Lions with a little over a minute still left in the half.
Great field position would lead to a quick 42 yard touchdown pass from Eli to Hixon in double coverage with 40 seconds as it's turned into an AFL game all of a sudden. 14-10 Lions. Guess what.....2 plays on Detroit's next drive...another 66 yard WR screen to Calvin Johnson for a touchdown! 21-10 Detroit heading into halftime!
The Lions would receive the ball at halftime as well having a chance to go up by 3 scores. Looking like a natural, Stafford would move his team down the field into Giants territory before being faced to kick a field goal as Jason Hanson would drill a 40 yard field goal to give the Lions a 14 point lead late in the 3rd. 24-10 Detroit.
Eli and his Giants would face a 4th and 14 at midfield as the punt team would come out and pin Detroit on their own 12 yard line. Detroit would try and milk the clock a little on this drive, but Megatron couldn't help himself as he put Detroit right into New York's territory, but not enough for a field goal...but a picture perfect punt as Nick Harris pinned Eli on his own 2 yard line with 2:05 left in the game down by 2 touchdowns.
The Giants wouldn't gain 1 yard on 3 downs, then on 4th and 10, Detroit would take a chance and send a 3 man blitz and it would pay off as Eli would get sacked for a safety putting the dagger in the heart. The Lions offense would just run the rest of the game out with the final score being 26-10 Detroit.
Good Game Dan The Man.
Game Stats
Detroit Lions
Total Offense: 329
Rushing Yards: 46
Passing Yards: 283
First Downs: 8
Turnovers: 0
Possession Time: 12:21
New York Giants
Total Offense: 124
Rushing Yards: 37
Passing Yards: 87
First Downs: 4
Turnovers: 0
Possession Time: 7:39
Individual Stats
Detroit Lions
Matthew Stafford - 153.3 QB Rating, 10/14, 283 Yds, 3 TD
Kevin Smith - 10 ATT, 27 Yds, 2.7 AVG
Maurice Morris - 4 ATT, 8 Yds, 2.0 AVG, 2 REC 84 Yds, 1 TD, 58 YAC
Calvin Johnson - 3 REC, 132 Yds, 2 TD, 44.0 AVG, 132 YAC
Eric King - 3 TAK, 1 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF, 1 DEF
Ernie Sims - 2 TAK, 1 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 Safety, 1 DEF
Grady Jackson - 1 TAK, 1 TFL, 1 Sack
Jason Hanson - 1/1 FG, 3/3 XP, 41 Long
New York Giants
Eli Manning - 87.0 QB Rating, 4/13, 105 Yds, 1 TD, 1 FUM
Brandon Jacobs - 7 ATT, 12 Yds, 1.7 AVG
Domenik Hixon - 3 REC, 84 Yds, 1 TD, 28.0 AVG, 7 YAC
Lawrence Tynes - 1/1 FG, 1/1 XP, 47 Long
