ATLANTA — Play halted abruptly for a serious situation that unfolded at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with 14 minutes and 50 seconds left in the Atlanta Falcons' first preseason game against the Detroit Lions.

Lions safety Morice Norris sustained a serious injury at the tale end of a run by Nathan Carter. Laying on his right side, Norris failed to get up following the play, with trainers from both teams rushing to his aid. What transpired over the course of the next 15 minutes involved intense on-field evaluations by medical professionals. An ambulance drove straight to Norris' location on the field. After Norris was transferred onto a backboard and stretcher, he was loaded into the ambulance and immediately taken to Grady Memorial Hospital via police escort.

The Detroit Lions gave the following

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