Posted by John Niyo (The Detroit News) on Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 1:38 PM
Bad football rules the day: Rams 3, Lions 2
On third-and-10 from the St. Louis 12 early in the second quarter, Matthew Stafford's pass went right through the hands of Aaron Brown. Quincy Butler, making only his second NFL start at cornerback, intercepted the tipped pass in the end zone, then crossed the goal line making an ill-advised attempt to return it. He ran back into the end zone to avoid a tackle -- unsuccessfully, as Kevin Smith's ankle tackle tripped him up for a safety.
If that doesn't sum up a game between two teams that are a combined 3-42 since the start of last season, I don't know what does.
