Bears Win, Deny Lions Late TD; Stafford Hurts Shoulder
Calvin Johnson was celebrating what he thought was the go-ahead touchdown catch, a leaping grab in the end zone that would give the Detroit Lions their first road win in three years.
Instead, they lost the game. They also lost their starting quarterback.
Jay Cutler threw for 372 yards and hit Matt Forte with a late 28-yard touchdown pass, and the Bears beat the Detroit Lions 19-14 in the season opener after Johnson's apparent touchdown catch was ruled an incompletion.
The Lions lost quarterback Matthew Stafford to a shoulder injury at the end of the first half, but were still in position to pull this one out even after they fell behind late in the game. For a few moments, it looked like they had done just that.
