The Detroit Lions season ended last year in the NFC Championship game to the San Francisco 49ers while the Los Angeles Rams season ended in the first round of the playoffs last season to these same Lions.
Detroit Lions 0-0 vs. Los Angeles Rams 0-0
Date: Sunday, September 8
Time: 8:20 p.m. EST
TV Channel: NBC
Location: Ford Field, Detroit, MI
Line: Lions -3.5 / O/U: 51
2023 Regular Season Stats
Detroit:
2023 Offense (League Rank) —
Total Yards: 394.8 (3)
Passing Yards: 258.9 (2)
Rushing Yards: 135.9 (5)
2023 Defense (League Rank) —
Total Yards Allowed: 336.1 (19)
Passing Yards Allowed: 247.4 (27)
Rushing Yards Allowed: 88.8 (2)
2023 Cumulative Points Scored: 27.1 (5)
2023 Cumulative Points Allowed: 23.2 (23)
Los Angeles:
2023 Offense (League Rank) —
Total Yards: 359.3 (7)
Passing Yards: 239.0 (10)
Rushing Yards: 120.3 (11)
2023 Defense (League Rank) —
Total Yards Allowed: 337.9 (20)
Passing Yards Allowed: 231.1 (20)
Rushing Yards Allowed: 106.8 (12)
2023 Cumulative Points Scored: 23.8 (8)
2023 Cumulative Points Allowed: 22.2 (19)
Series History/All-Time Records
All-time head-to-head record: Rams Lead 45-42-1
Current streak: Lions have won one straight
Last Detroit win: 1/14/2024 (24-23)
Last Los Angeles win: 10/24/2021 (28-19)
2023 Top Players
(Regular Season)
Detroit Lions
Passing: Jared Goff – 407-605, 4575 yards, 30-12 (TD-INT)
Rushing: David Montgomery – 219 ATT, 1015 YDS, 13 TD
Receiving: Amon-Ra St. Brown – 119 REC, 1515 YDS, 10 TD
Tackles: Alex Anzalone – 129 (85-44)
Sacks: Aidan Hutchinson – 11.5
Interceptions: Kerby Joseph – 4
Los Angeles Rams
Passing: Matthew Stafford – 326-521, 3965 YDS, 24-11 (TD-INT)
Rushing: Kyren Williams – 228 ATT, 1144 YDS, 12 TD
Receiving: Puka Nacua – 105 REC, 1486 YDS, 6 TD
Tackles: Ernest Jones – 145 (74-71)
Sacks: Kobie Turner– 9
Interceptions: John Johnson – 2
Lions Players To Watch:
Offense: Quarterback – Jared Goff
Goff is going to be a key in this one as this game is expected to be a shootout. Goff needs to dial it in and get the offense rolling and not turn the ball over. Last season when these two teams played in the playoffs he threw for 277 yards and a touchdown, he will need to do that again for the Lions to win this game and start 1-0.
Defense: Defensive Back – Carlton Davis III
This should be the whole secondary as they will have the task of slowing down Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua but Davis gets his number called because this is exactly why the Lions went out and acquired him. He faced Kupp and Stafford in 2022 and in that game, he finished with six tackles, one for a loss and Kupp had 127 yards on eight catches, he’ll need to slow that down for the Lions to win.
Bottom Line: Lions Football is Back
The 2024-25 Detroit Lions season is set to get underway and with expectations raised after last year’s success Sunday night’s game is a chance to prove why those expectations are high. Detroit went out this offseason and got some pieces to address their secondary now they need to put it all to work and come out this one with a win and start the season 1-0 as they look to make it back to the NFC Championship game and advance to their first Super Bowl in franchise history.
