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Fans react to Detroit Lions comeback to give franchise best start in 61 years
The Detroit Lions tested fans’ blood pressure with a nail-biting 31-26 win over the Chicago Bears that featured a 12-point comeback in the final five minutes.
The Lions had to overcome numerous mistakes for the first 55 minutes of the game, but delivered on both sides of the ball in the clutch moments to secure the win. The comeback started with a 32-yard touchdown to Jameson Williams, who ran past both the cornerback and safety on a deep corner route and twisted to haul in the catch to cut the deficit to 26-21 with three minutes left.
The ensuing Bears’ drive only took 15 seconds off the clock as the Lions stuffed two straight runs up the middle and called timeouts. On third down, Justin Fields dropped back to pass, but narrowly missed an open Tyler Scott on a deep shot to force a punt.
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Detroit executed a perfect two-minute drive capped off with a David Montgomery 1-yard touchdown against his former team with 29 seconds left. The 11-play drive heavily featured both running backs as Jahmyr Gibbs and Montgomery combined for seven touches for 57 yards and the score on the final drive. Sam LaPorta and Amon-Ra St. Brown, who had another touchdown this week, also had crucial catches to move the chains and keep the drive alive.
The massive comeback was necessary because the Lions turned the ball over four times for the first time since 2022, three of them being Jared Goff interceptions. It was only the third time in his career Goff threw three interceptions and the first time he has done so as a Lion.
The first two interceptions led to zero points in the first half, but a Craig Reynolds fumble on a kickoff return and Goff’s third interception led to 10 Chicago points. Detroit’s defense had a much better performance than last week in Los Angeles, and executed the “bend don’t break” principle effectively. The Lions forced four Chicago field goals despite giving up 334 total yards, which kept them in the game long enough to complete the comeback.
The Lions are now off to their best start in 61 years. Fans praised the late game effort while also sharing some laughs about the Bears’ incompetence. The ultimate feeling, though, was the game was another example of the Lions shedding some of the demons of their long-haunted past.
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For First Time in Decades, Detroit's Population Grows
The latest estimate by the Census Bureau puts the population of Detroit at 633,218, just a smidge higher than the previous count of 631,366. But the uptick of fewer than 2,000 people from 2022 to 2023 is noteworthy nonetheless—it marks the first time since 1957 that the city’s population has increased, reports the New York Times. Back in the 1950s, the city had nearly 2 million people and was the fourth-biggest in the nation, notes the AP. But it had been on a steady decline since, at least until the latest figures came out.
“This is a great day,” said Mayor Mike Duggan. “Many big cities in the country have been losing population year after year,” he added, per the Detroit Free Press. “To have Detroit be growing is a pretty major change.” Duggan and the city have previously challenged the agency’s count, and the Detroit newspaper digs into the particulars. Among other things, the city says the agency has been too focused on demolition and not on subsequent rebuilding. Detroit now ranks as the 26th most populous city in the nation, up from 29th in 2022. (More Detroit stories.)
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Metro Detroit business owners frustrated with lack of traffic during Lathrup Village road construction
LATHRUP VILLAGE, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – A stretch of road work in Lathrup Village is causing massive headaches for local businesses along Southfield Road.
A resurfacing project of Southfield Road between 11 Mile and 12 Mile roads began on April 29. Jay Lee, who has owned Munson Cleaners for 25 years, said his business hasn’t been as busy as it usually is this time of year.
“It’s just a disaster right now,” Lee told CBS News Detroit.
He said although the project began just over two weeks ago, it hit him straight in the wallet.
“At least 30% of the gross. So it does impact my employees, myself and the supplies, you know, everything,” Lee said.
Just across the street from Munson Cleaners, the owner of 44 Burrito said the dinner rush has become nearly obsolete since the project began.
“Business has dwindled down. I would say 80%. We’re all looking at it as a disaster. What do we do?” said Tara Young, the owner of 44 Burrito.
Young said she recently moved her restaurant from Detroit to Lathrup Village in December. The construction put her in a position where she’s had to pause other projects she had planned to use those funds for marketing as she is looking for ways to get their name out there due to a lack of foot traffic.
“Now, we’re just doing our advertisement under social media, so our Instagram, Facebook, TikTok things, like that. But it’s still dealing with the traffic. It’s still an inconvenience for people,” Young said.
CBS News Detroit contacted the Oakland County Road Commission on Wednesday. At the time this article was published, we hadn’t heard back.
According to the commission, the project is expected to be completed by the early summer.
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