Falcons blow 21-0 halftime lead, fall to Lions in London on last-second FG

Delay of game penalty gives Detroit second chance for game-winning kick

Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman (24), left, races into the end zone to score the opening touchdown during the NFL football game on Sunday at Wembley Stadium in London. - photo by Tim Ireland

Falcons1 — Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman (24), left, races into the end zone to score the opening touchdown during the NFL football game on Sunday at Wembley Stadium in London. - photo by Tim Ireland

LONDON — Matthew Stafford engineered the drive and Matt Prater finished it off. Prater kicked a 48-yard field goal on the final play to give the Detroit Lions a 22-21 comeback victory over the Atlanta Falcons (2-6) on Sunday at Wembley Stadium in the earliest start in NFL history. Stafford was quiet in the first half as the Falcons (2-6) controlled the game and jumped to a 21-0 lead at the break.

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