The Los Angeles Rams (10-7) head into this postseason matchup having won four straight games and seven of their last eight. Quarterback Matthew Stafford leads the Rams against the team that drafted him with the first overall selection in 2009, the Detroit Lions. Stafford passed for 3,965 yards and 24 touchdowns in 15 starts this season.
His leading receiver was Puka Nacua, who set rookie records with 105 receptions for 1,486 yards. Another young player, second-year running back Kyren Williams, emerged as a weapon for the Rams this season. Williams totaled 1,350 yards and 15 touchdowns from scrimmage — both rank third in the NFL. He heads into this matchup on a seven-game streak of tallying at least 100 yards from scrimmage.
Standout receiver Cooper Kupp tallied 59 receptions, 737 yards and five touchdowns in 12 games this season.
Los Angeles faces a Lions team that set a franchise record with 12 wins as it secured its first division title since 1993. Detroit became just the second team in NFL history to have four players each score at least 10 scrimmage touchdowns in the same season.
Leading that potent offense is quarterback Jared Goff, who was selected with the No. 1 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft by the Rams. Goff passed finished the regular season with the second-most passing yards (4,575) and fourth-most touchdown passes (30).
His top target was receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, who finished the regular season tied for second in the NFL with 119 receptions and set career highs with 1,515 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns.
Detroit’s duo of running backs, David Montgomery and rookie Jahmyr Gibbs, combined to rush for 1,960 yards and 23 touchdowns.
When: Sunday, 8:15 p.m. ET
Where: Ford Field
How to watch: NBC
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Recent series history
Detroit owns the victory in the one postseason matchup between the teams, a 31-21 win in 1952. The Rams hold the advantage in regular season matchups, 45-45-1. Their most recent meeting was a 28-19 Los Angeles win in 2021.
Injury report
Lions
James Houston, LB (on injured reserve): Out (Ankle)
Jerry Jacobs, CB: Out (thigh/knee)
James Mitchell, TE: Out (hand)
Kalif Raymond, WR: Out (knee)
John Cominsky, DL: Questionable (illness)
Sam LaPorta, TE: Questionable (knee)
Rams
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