The Cardiac Cats were at it again!

For the second straight week of being 20 or more points down the Lions rally to beat the Dallas Cowboys 34-30 from Death Star in Arlington.

The Lions defense which once again looked terrible in the first half came through in the second with three interceptions of Cowboy QB Tony Romo. These interceptions included two that were returned for a touchdown by linebacker Bobby Carpenter and cornerback Chris Houston.

Calvin Johnson has continued to prove that he may be the best wide-out in the National Football League. Megatron finished the game with 8 receptions for 96 yards and 2 touchdowns, including the game winner late in the 4th quarter. Johnson has also matched an NFL record with 2 TD receptions in 4 straight games. The was last done by Cris Carter 1995 with the Minnesota Vikings.

Needless to say it’s going to be interesting what Carter has to say about Johnson this week after being pretty critical of him in weeks leading up to this.

Matthew Stafford was 21-of-43 for 240 yards, two touchdowns and an interception on the Lions’ first drive of the game.

The running game however continues to be a concern as it had only 63 total yards for the day.

Detroit has now outscored their opponents 92-20 in their first four games of the season.

The Lions are now 4-0 to start the season with their last loss coming at the hand of the Chicago Bears back on December 5th of 2010. Ironically enough the Lions meet those same Bears next Monday night from Ford Field.

The Majors Detroit’s Player of the Game: Calvin Johnson (8 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TDs)

Team Stat Comparison

Detroit
Dallas
1st Downs 18 25
Passing 1st downs
13 19
Rushing 1st downs
3 4
1st downs from penalties
2 2
3rd down efficiency
4-13 5-13
4th down efficiency
0-0 0-2
Total Plays 60 75
Total Yards 303 434
Passing 240 321
Comp-Att
21-43 34-47
Yards per pass
5.6 6.8
Rushing 63 113
Rushing Attempts
17 27
Yards per rush
3.7 4.2
Red Zone (Made-Att) 1-2 2-5
Penalties 10-75 7-33
Turnovers 1 3
Fumbles lost
0 0
Interceptions thrown
1 3
Possession 23:21 36:39

Ref: Associated Press, ESPN