Lions rally from 20 down to top Vikings in OT, 26-23

Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes in the second half to rally Detroit from the big halftime deficit, and Jason Hanson kicked a 32-yard field goal in overtime for a 26-23 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.

Calvin Johnson had seven catches for 108 yards and two touchdowns for the Lions, who are 3-0 for the first time since 1980. They won in the Metrodome for the first time since 1997, snapping a 13-game skid.

Stafford hit Johnson for a 32-yard TD, and Hanson’s 27-yard field goal cut the lead in half at 20-10.

Jahvid Best’s 60-yard screen pass gave the Lions a first-and-goal at the 5 as the quarter came to an end, one that saw the Lions outgain the Vikings 190-6.

Stafford’s 5-yard TD to Johnson made it 20-17 early in the fourth quarter, and Frazier decided to go for it on fourth-and-1 from the Detroit 17 rather than kick a field goal. Toby Gerhart was stuffed by DeAndre Levy.

Stafford drove the Lions right back down the field, and Hanson’s 50-yard field goal tied the game with 5:20 to play.