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Detroit Lions: Remember that time Ndamukong Suh kicked an extra point?

By Payne Schanski

GREEN BAY, WI - OCTOBER 06: Ndamukong Suh #90 of the Detroit Lions on the sidelines during the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on October 6, 2013 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WI - OCTOBER 06: Ndamukong Suh #90 of the Detroit Lions on the sidelines during the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on October 6, 2013 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TX – JANUARY 04: Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh #90 of the Detroit Lions looks on before taking on the Dallas Cowboys during the NFC Wildcard Playoff Game at AT&T Stadium on January 4, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – JANUARY 04: Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh #90 of the Detroit Lions looks on before taking on the Dallas Cowboys during the NFC Wildcard Playoff Game at AT&T Stadium on January 4, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

In my “Remember that time…” series of posts, I’ll be reliving some of the more unusual and bizarre moments in the recent history of the Detroit Lions.

For the next six weeks, I’ll be taking a look back to some of the stranger things that have occurred in my lifetime as a Lions fan. Kicking things off will be Ndamukong Suh, making an unlikely position change during his rookie year in 2010.

The Lead Up

The Lions were only 2-5 going into their November 7th game at Ford Field, but with reason for optimism. After missing numerous games early in his second year, Matthew Stafford was healthy again and playing well. The team was coming off of an exciting comeback win over Washington the week before, and they looked fully recovered from the week 1 sucker punch at Chicago (AKA “the Calvin Johnson Rule“).

The Jets were 5-2 and competing for the AFC East crown, but the Lions were building momentum. Early in the second half, they were matching the Jets’ defensive intensity and appeared primed to pull off an upset.

Trailing 10-7 midway through the third quarter, Detroit drove inside the red zone before eventually stalling out. 19 year veteran Jason Hanson trotted out for a chip shot field goal to tie the game. His kick easily sailed through the uprights, but Trevor Pryce of the Jets bowled through the line and rolled up on Hanson’s kicking leg.

The good news was that it was a blatant roughing the kicker penalty. The Lions declined their three points and took a fresh set of downs inside the five. The bad news was that Hanson came up limping and was pretty clearly injured.

On the next play, Stafford faked a hand-off to Jahvid Best and rolled right, beating several Jets to the nearest pylon for a go-ahead touchdown.

Hanson tried to kick one into the practice net but was too injured to continue. So naturally, rather than trying a two-point conversion, Jim Schwartz sent out his 300 pound rookie defensive tackle to handle the place-kicking duties.

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