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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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DETROIT, MI – DECEMBER 07: Ndamukong Suh #90 and Ezekiel Ansah #94 of the Detroit Lions celebrates a fourth quarter sack while playing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Ford Field on December 07, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit won the game 34-17. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

What happened next…

Of course that missed extra point ended up being critical. In the Lions’ world, how could it not?

After Suh’s extra point, punter Nick Harris came out to handle the kickoff. It would seem logical that Harris should have just done the extra point. Seeing him completely shank the kickoff though, I understood why he didn’t.

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Early in the 4th quarter, Stafford led a 90 yard touchdown drive.

Instead of Suh, the Lions sent the injured Jason Hanson back out there for his final kick of the season. Somehow, he snuck the extra point through.

The defense forced two more New York punts,  leaving the Lions with a commanding 20-10 lead and possession midway through the 4th quarter.

Two plays later, Stafford re-injured his shoulder while getting tackled, ending his season as well.

The Jets drove for a touchdown, got the ball back, and hey…now only needed a field goal to tie the game. And their kicker wasn’t out of commission due to a cheap shot either!

Nick Folk hit a field goal at the end of regulation and another in overtime to deliver yet another crushing blow to the Lions’ snakebitten 2010 campaign.

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