The Lions' nifty flea-flicker leads to a 52-yard touchdown pass from Jared Goff to Sam LaPorta

The Detroit Lions pulled off a clever trick play against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

In the second quarter, about 11:49 into the first half, Jared Goff threw the ball to David Montgomery, who then passed it to Amon-Ra St. Brown. The wide receiver passed but gave the ball back to Goff, who found tight end Sam LaPorta down the sideline.

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Sam LaPorta (87) and Tim Patrick of the Detroit Lions celebrate a first-half touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys on October 13, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jerome Miron)

LaPorta caught the Goff pass and rumbled into the end zone for a 52-yard score. Detroit took a 17-3 lead at that point. Later in the first half, Montgomery ran the ball into the end zone for his second touchdown of the first half.

At halftime, Detroit led Dallas 27-6.

Goff went into the locker room with 178 yards on 11 of 16 throws. Montgomery had 58 rushing yards on nine carries with the two scores. LaPorta was only targeted once in the game, on a touchdown pass.

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Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass to tight end Sam LaPorta on Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

Tim Patrick, whose completion before halftime led to Montgomery’s score, led the Lions with three catches for 68 yards. St. Brown also had three catches and 33 receiving yards.

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was 11 of 20 with 115 passing yards and one interception. CeeDee Lamb had four catches for 46 yards, leading the game.

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