The Detroit Lions won a playoff game on Sunday night for the first time since 1992 thanks in part to a controversial no-call that involved a former Tennessee Vols standout. Near the end of the Lions’ 24-23 win against the Los Angeles Rams, Detroit cornerback Cam Sutton got away with a defensive pass interference call
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We witnessed history on Sunday night. The Detroit Lions won a home playoff game in Ford Field for the very first time, and just the franchise’s second postseason victory in the Super Bowl era, by beating the Los Angeles Rams, 24-23, in the wild card round. It wasn’t an easy win, nor was it expected
QB Jared Goff got some redemption against the team that traded him with the Detroit Lions‘ victory against the Rams. Rich Gannon says that Goff’s toughness and determination were key factors in the Lions’ turnaround, including their first postseason win in 32 years.
It wasn’t the prettiest Detroit Lions game ever, but that doesn’t matter. All that does matter is that the Lions have ended their 30 year playoff drought with a 24-23 win over Matthew Stafford and the Rams. As always, I have thoughts on this game. These are those thoughts: It’s finally over I was six
Jared Goff did not have his time in Los Angeles end well. After three Pro Bowl seasons in four years, Goff and Rams head coach Sean McVay just weren’t working out anymore. The Rams shipped Goff to Detroit as part of a massive bounty to acquire Matthew Stafford. For a long time, the narrative was
The first three games of wild card weekend were uncompetitive blowouts. The Lions and Rams changed that with a very competitive Sunday night affair that left few fingernails for fans of either team. In the end, the Lions prevailed in Ford Field, 24-23, with Jared Goff kneeling in victory formation. The former Rams quarterback outdueled
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford spent the majority of his NFL career hearing cheers from Detroit Lions fans. Those cheers turned into jeers on Sunday night. Stafford ran out of the tunnel at Ford Field in Detroit to a chorus of boos from the Lions faithful. Stafford’s greeting could not have been more different
All eyes were on No. 87 in blue as the Detroit Lions warmed up in Ford Field for Sunday night’s wild card matchup with the Los Angeles Rams. The status of All-Pro rookie tight end Sam LaPorta and his wounded knee was the biggest pre-game question mark on the Lions’ health front. After going through
Sam La Porta has had a unique rookie season in Detroit. Amidst being named Second Team All-Pro this season after going in the 2nd round to the Lions in the 2023 NFL draft, it has been quite a 12 months for the Iowa standout. Now the question has finally be answered, per Underdog NFL. Sam
The Detroit Lions are hosting the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC wild card round on Sunday night. Despite the common links between the two franchises, they are relative strangers. Both teams have changed considerably since the last meeting in L.A. back in the 2021 season. To get more info on what the 2023 playoff
It’s been a long time since the morning coffee went down on a day with a Detroit Lions playoff game. Too long. The question for this snowy Sunday is, will there be another Lions playoff game next weekend? It’s not going to be easy, but these Lions have a strong chance to keep the postseason
Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta intends to play Sunday night against the Los Angeles Rams after suffering a knee injury last week. Somehow, some way, LaPorta is trending in the right direction, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. It looked like the star rookie tight end would miss the Wild Card game against the Rams
Just one more day Detroit Lions fans. Then it’s time to welcome the Rams into Ford Field for the first playoff game in Detroit in 30 years. If you’re watching at home, here’s everything you need to know about this game: How to watch Detroit Lions (12-5) vs Los Angeles Rams (10-7) Date: Sunday, January
For the first time since the 1993 season, the Detroit Lions are hosting a home playoff game. Reading that sentence out loud is just weird. Maybe that’s why this all feels so different. During most of this season for the Lions, I said it felt foreign to me. It was like I had just gotten
Eminem is trying everything he can ahead of his hometown team’s first playoff game in seven years. The “Lose Yourself” rapper went viral this weekend for his message to Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford. Veteran signal-caller Stafford, who was QB of the Detroit Lions for many years, will have a fitting matchup against the
Guess who’s back, back again in Detroit? Matthew Stafford , former Detroit Lions quarterback, who will be leading his squad into a hostile Ford Field on Sunday night in a wildcard matchup. And the former Lions gunslinger got some words of discouragement from a Motor City legend: Eminem. Wearing a Barry Sanders hoodie, the southeast
One more time for the people in the back, the Detroit Lions are the champions of the NFC North. With a win against the Minnesota Vikings, the Lions ended the regular season 12-5 and earned the No. 3 seed in the NFC Playoffs. The team’s reward…a familiar face. The Detroit Lions will host none other
LAFB has been speaking about the potential of a Rams vs Lions playoff game and a Jared Goff-Matthew Stafford showdown all season long and now it is just hours away. The Los Angeles Rams will head to Detroit to take on Jared Goff in what will be Matthew Stafford‘s return to the franchise he built
Just one more day until the Detroit Lions host the Rams in the Wild Card game and host their first playoff game ever at Ford Field. It’s going to be crazy in that stadium. They might literally blow the roof off the place. The Lions made some substantial moves ahead of the game and answered
Russ and Scott are back with another episode of Bish and Brown for the Detroit Lions Podcast! On this episode, they’ll talk about a variety of things from the scheme of the Lions offense to the Rams defense. Some of their main topics of discussion are: Lions close out regular season with win over Vikings