Houston Texans tie it at 31 with 1:55 remaining

The Lions defense just couldn’t get off the field.

They allowed a 15-play, 97-yard touchdown drive at the worst possible time.

The Texans tied it at 31-31 on a one-yard rushing touchdown by Arian Foster.

Houston picked up a fourth and 7 on the drive at the Detroit 41 on a 16-yard pass to Andre Johnson, who had four catches for 64 yards on the drive.

The Lions have 1:55 to take a lead.

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.