1. Everything was right in the second half for Detroit last night as the Lions erased a 23-7 halftime deficit and defeated the Texans 26-23. Everything went well for NBC too.

You couldn’t have thought of a better start to the second half for the Lions and NBC. While Detroit coach Dan Campbell told sideline reporter Melissa Stark that the Lions needed to generate takeaways in the second half, Detroit’s Carlton Davis singled out CJ Stroud.

“We have to have takeaways,” Campbell said. “Our defense needs to get some points. We’re not going to get it all at once here. So only one at a time. We will do that.”

And they did.

As Detroit prepared for a 58-yard draw from kicker Jake Bates, Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth had a great exchange, with Tirico sharing the details of Bates’ story.

“Jake Bates is from this area,” Tirico said. “A year ago he was selling bricks in Houston, Texas. A month later he got an opportunity with the UFL. Made it there. Kicked there. Earned the job with the Lions. From 58 to tie, Bates, JUST IN THE RIGHT, TIES IT AT 23. WOW!”

“He doesn’t work with stones anymore,” Collinsworth added.

Perfect.

As a bonus, Tirico and Collinsworth also paid tribute to the legendary Bill Raftery after Bates’ kick reminded them of one of Raftery’s standard calls.

And on Bates’ game-winning 52-yard field goal at the buzzer, Tirico nailed every aspect of his call.

“And now back in his hometown. He has a 52-yarder for a come-from-behind victory for the ages. From 52 for the win. IT’S JUUUUUUST GOOD. Just inside the upright. Jake Bates hometown hero! And the Lions have come all the way back.”

Tirico also deserves credit for doing something broadcasters rarely do: He admitted he had trouble identifying Texans players because of the uniforms they wore last night. Viewers always appreciate the honesty of people calling the games, so props to Tirico for telling us the truth after misnaming players a few times.

You can’t have a much better night than the Lions and NBC on Sunday.

2. Speaking of great calls, there’s really nothing to say here except: Kevin Harlan.

3. I regret everything nice I ever wrote about Fox’s Greg Olsen.

4. NFL Network has moved Good morning football from New York City and renewed the show because they no longer wanted to pay rent for the New York City studio.

But since the season started, NFL Network has added Pat McAfee and now Lil Tunechi to the pregame show on Sundays.

One thing I’ve learned about the sports media industry is that when executives say there’s no more money, there’s always more money.

5. LeBron James needed one more rebound to complete a triple-double last night. Apparently a fan yelled at James to give him that information, so when James grabbed his 10th rebound, he acknowledged the fan and gave him a point.

I’d like to know if the fan was so invested in LeBron getting the triple-double because he made a bet. Because Than it would be even cooler if James acknowledged him.

Meanwhile, James, who finished with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists, is still putting up stats like that at age 39, and it’s just ho-hum. Wild.

6. RJ Barrett of the Raptors had a great reaction to the sight Game of Thrones actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in the stands during the Toronto match in Los Angeles last night.

7. The newest SI Media with Jimmy Traina podcast features a conversation with SiriusXM’s Chris “Mad Dog” Russo.

The radio Hall of Famer gives us the full story behind MLB Network canceling its daily show, High heatand spoke about his future with the network.

Russo also shares his thoughts on McAfee turning down interviews with Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, the Yankees hurting Fox and MLB by losing in five games, the current health of Major League Baseball as a sport, the NFL’s primetime schedule, whether he really a gummy before you do a recent episode of First recordingand his thoughts on becoming known as the man who loves gummies.

WFAN’s Sal Licata, who normally joins me every week for our Traina Thoughts segment on the podcast, co-hosted this episode, which led to the show opening with Russo calling Sal out for owing money on gambling losses.

You can listen to the SI Media with Jimmy Traina podcast below or on Apple and Spotify.

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8. RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY: Comedian Bill Burr gave us his take on Patriots fans this week Saturday evening live.

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