It did, with Goff throwing a short pass to St. Brown, who then shoveled the ball to Jahmhr Gibbs, who ran the final 20 yards for a touchdown. That gave the Lions a 20-7 lead, and they would need all of it to hold on for a hard-fought 20-13 win on Sunday against the Cardinals.

Hook and ladders are typically reserved for the last play of a game when teams are desperate. The Lions had other ideas Sunday. They decided to dig into their bag of tricks and make the call to go for a hook and ladder late in the first half.

Late in the second quarter of their Week 3 game against the Arizona Cardinals, the Detroit Lions faced third-and-12 near midfield. It was right then that disaster seemingly struck. Jared Goff dropped back to pass,