Which sounds stupid, but it's true. They scored too early which gave the Lions time to catch up and score an extra point. And while the Lions are generally terrible, one thing they're good at is coming back for the victory at the last minute in the fourth quarter...
On this date (July 28, 1999), Barry Sanders retired. Aside from Walter Payton, he was the best running back that I ever saw.
Your Indianapolis Colts were coming off of a 3-13 season with some rookie QB named Manning.