Calvin Johnson catch sets up FG for Detroit Lions

Calvin Johnson quickly made up for a drop on the Lions’ third drive.

Two plays after missing on a first-down pass, Johnson caught a 53-yard bomb from Matthew Stafford to put the Lions inside the red zone for the first time today.

An illegal hands to the face penalty on the Packers gave the Lions goal-to-go, but they couldn’t punch in the touchdown and settled for a 30-yard field goal by Jason Hanson after Stafford was sacked on third and goal.

With 4:24 left in the first quarter, the Lions lead 3-0.

Josh Katzenstein
Josh Katzenstein joined The Detroit News as an intern on the metro desk in June 2011 before becoming a full-time metro reporter in September 2011. This August he moved to the sports desk and will assist in covering the Detroit Lions. He previously covered the University of Minnesota football and men's basketball teams for the student newspaper, Minnesota Daily, and freelanced for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He can be reached at jkatzenstein@detnews.com.