Lions' Jake Bates drills game-winning field goal to beat Texans on night Jared Goff throws 5 interceptions

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This game wasn’t pretty in the slightest for either team on offense, but it was the Detroit Lions that managed to battle through their turnovers to come away with the hard-fought win, 26-23.

The Lions improved to 8-1 on the year, while the Texans fell to 6-4. 

The turnover-riddled game turned into a fourth-quarter thriller, which was dominated by the Lions, who entered the second half down, 23-7. As fans know by now, a Dan Campbell-led squad never gives up. 

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Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff (16) attempts a pass during the first quarter against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium.  (Troy Taormina-Imagn Images)

With the game tied at 23 apiece, Texans kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn couldn’t hit a field goal from 58 yards away to retake the lead after Lions kicker Jake Bates hit his from the same distance to tie it. Bates’ kick was the third-longest make in Lions history. 

That gave Jared Goff and the Lions’ offense great field position with less than two minutes to charge down the field for the potential win. 

A crucial third-down catch by Amon-Ra St. Brown for 11 yards put the Lions in Houston territory to the point where Bates could try another kick as time expired for the win. 

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This one, from 52 yards out, started moving left, but it hung on for the win. 

While Goff struggled to keep the ball in the Lions’ hands, Detroit’s defense must get a ton of credit for keeping C.J. Stroud and the Texans’ offense from scoring in the second half. 

The third quarter was the sloppiest these two great quarterbacks have been