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SPORTSWednesday 23 December
Stafford leads Lions past Saints, 35-27 Giants
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) passes in the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Continued from Page 17
Orleans, Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. The Lions held on to beat the Saints 35-27.
This ‘’blindside block’’ was
(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) particularly flagrant be-
cause Beckham, with a
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — De- Orleans (5-9) get to 28-20 secutive seasons of more the ball over. 10-yard running start, had
troit quarterback Matthew with about 10 minutes left. losses than wins, for the first The Lions led 28-3 when an unobstructed path to
Stafford used accuracy Brees passed for 341 yards time since Sean Payton be- Ameer Abdullah scored his opponent, the position
and poise to pass for 254 and three touchdowns, came coach in 2006. on a 15-yard run around of the opponent was not
yards and three touch- becoming only the fourth Golden Tate caught two the left end early in the impacted by any other
downs, leading the Lions quarterback to surpass touchdown passes for De- third quarter. New Orleans player, and the contact
to a 35-27 victory at fast- 60,000 yards in a career troit. The Lions’ last-ranked responded with Brees’ 27- with the head/neck was
finishing New Orleans on while also eclipsing the running game accounted yard touchdown pass to avoidable, the NFL’s state-
Monday. 4,000-yard mark for the for 150 yards and two TDs Cooks and closed the gap ment said.
The Lions (5-9) raced to a 10th straight season. against New Orleans’ last- a little more with Kai For- The conduct of other play-
28-3 lead, but Drew Brees Brandin Cooks caught 10 ranked run defense. bath’s short field goal after ers in the game is being re-
threw a pair of touchdown passes for 124 yards and a Stafford played nearly mis- the Lions made a clutch viewed by the NFL for po-
passes — one shortly after a touchdown for the Saints, take-free, completing 22 of stop on a third-and-goal tential fines.
Lions fumble — to help New who will finish with con- 25 passes without turning from the 4-yard line. If the suspension is upheld,
Beckham would not be
permitted this week to be
at the Giants’ practice fa-
cility. He would be barred
from team meetings, at-
tending or watching prac-
tices; attending Sunday’s
game; or having contact
with any club personnel
except to arrange off-site
medical treatment or re-
habilitation.
He would be reinstated
next Monday.
After Sunday’s game,
Beckham refused to dis-
cuss his run-ins with Nor-
man. There was no media
availability with Beckham
on Monday.
Asked about the person-
al fouls, he said Sunday,
‘’You never want to hurt
your team like that. I have
learned it all throughout
my life you know, always
second man gets called,
always that it is just unfor-
tunate. You go back and
watch the film tomorrow
and you learn from it.’’q
