Detroit — Cornerback Arthur Maulet, who’s been with the Detroit Lions less than two weeks, ran onto the field after quarterback Jared Goff threw an interception with 28 seconds left in the first half.

With Goff’s head drooping, Maulet stuck out his hand, as if to say, “We got you.”

If that was the message, he wasn’t lying — even if it was amusing to see a newbie reassure the Lions ' franchise player.

While the Lions would ultimately give up a field goal before halftime on the drive after Goff’s interception, Detroit’s taped-together secondary — playing without its top two cornerbacks and two starting safeties — was the catalyst for a lights-out defensive showing in a 24-9 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Ford Field on “Monday Night Football.”

After the Lions’ defense was pu

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