Rams vs Lions Sep 08, 2024 FULL GAME WEEK 1 | NFL KickOff 2024

pukaa had the knee injury in Cam and they thought he was doing fine and back and maybe just aggravated that these Dynamic kickoffs one was a Touchback the second one was an effective one on the ground and Jordan Winnington had a pick up as it was rolling this one's into the end zone it'll be a Touchback and the RS will take over at the 30 yd line an interesting start with long drives the last a couple of drives of these teams but not as many points I think as some thought we'd see well the one thing I'll say that so far has impressed me has been these new cornerbacks for the Detroit Lions have done a pretty good job that was always sort of the ailles heel out there for that team and if they get that part right you're seeing Aaron Glenn their defensive coordinator much more confident calling manto man back defense is that high everybody and it's been if you're a lions fan that is significant Teran Arnold the rookie Carlton Davis the veteran Kiren Williams runs here for the Rams gains three timeouts for Detroit two for the Rams so AJ arui is in at right tackle spent six years at Michigan State played a couple of years ago had one start it was against the Chiefs his eight games of NFL experience and here he is thrown in in the state where he went to college gain of four clock turns minute 20 to go Davenport offside for Detroit free play for the Rams as Williams is brought down Marcus Davenport in the neutral zone early what was second and six will become second and one off side Defense number 92 5y penalty remaining second down and Mike you just wonder how limited this offense might be now I mean they are down three tackles that's right that they would like to play with and don't forget that Jonah Jackson just moved from left guard to Center and Steve aala went from Center to left guard so this offensive line is all over the place right now second and one they're going to and run it again Williams inside going to get the first down and more Derek Barnes who had the interception to end the divisional playoff win over Tampa makes the stop minute left got a first first down in this two-minute drill and now Stafford will hop into maybe something with some passing man rush for Detroit Stafford in the middle it's broken Up Inside by another player who we didn't include in our Corner conversation amek Roberts free agent from the Raiders yeah and what that did Robertson got into the slot which allowed Brian Branch to go back and play the safety position we haven't even talked about their first round draft pick Terry and Arnold number zero out there and we've already seen Carlon Davis with a big break up on fourth down for four so a big difference now in this lion secondary and they went after it aggressively with re agency they went after the draft they knew they had to get better in the back end second and 10 Stafford retreating and throws it a limited completion of just a yard flag down back by the quarterback Aiden Hutchinson hits [Applause] Stafford personal foul roughing the passer Defense number 97 low hit that 15yd penalty will be added to the result of the play automatic first down yeah this is what you can't do you can't go below the knees on a tackle like this so he's spinning he's trying to make a move he's diving to make a play but watch him go below the knees to the ankle and give it a little twist Stafford I'm sure saying come on man that's a big penalty it moves the Rams to the 40 yd line as they were struggling to mounce some offense could give him a chance to get a field goal here before the [Applause] half up in motion Stafford throwing complete Parkinson down the sideline Kobe Parkinson with a big gain that penalty is going to hurt the Lions and help the Rams pick up of 20 to Parkinson it's a great job they once again Shuffle on the back end here with that motion he knew had a Zone coverage he goes right to his tight end on the outside with a wide out clearing down the field so Matthew Stafford has the ability to process very quickly what's happening out there on the field NOA on the field he is on the bench it is first and 10 Rams two timeouts in 37 seconds Tyler Johnson in as that third receiver and Stafford hit by Hudson escapes flips it out to look to Williams who gets about 8 yards before anzelone brings him down and Shawn mcy runs out to get the timeout with 28 seconds to go till halftime I don't know how you're going to play aruri over there against Aiden Hutchinson all day that's where they're going to line them up you're going to have to chip you're going to have to help nobody the tight end the wide receivers nobody help because it was man coverage but gives Stafford credit I mean he was it it was over there and he somehow made a play out of that Hinson was looking for the flag back to hold on our cury Chris they they can chip they also do that with their receivers often don't they they do because they're very good although who knows if pukaa is not going to be in the lineup but somebody has to realize the situation now I mean you're lineup but somebody has to realize this situation now I mean you were down to your third left tackle and you just just can't leave him one-on-one on the outside with Aiden Hutchins 29 seconds one time out for the Rams to throw that way it's cup out of bounds and complete to the 13 yard line with a great combo they are the whole Breakfast Club they get up to 6:00 a.m. they're in there cups watching tape with Stafford they're on the same page as much as any Doo once again that motion Mike is really tipping the hands watch this motion here they're going to shift down and be able to know exactly what's coming and so Stafford is dictating an understanding with that motion man Zone and he's going right to the first read it's really it's fun to watch him just manipulate what's happening on the defensive side first and goal Ty touchdown Stafford scanning fires thrs it out of the back 21 seconds in a Timeout I don't know when's the last time that you live in this area the you felt like the Lions had sort of somebody who was an a-lister at the cornerback position right and clearly on this team that's Carlton Davis and the other guys have been pretty good too so Arnold Robertson and they're going to play manto man right here that is for Aaron Clen what he cares about and what he has not been able to get to with this defense FL CL off in time and Stafford throwing in FL it's intercepted by Kirby Joseph Stafford throws his first interception against the Lions in three games and a rare Red Zone turnover something they didn't do all of last year out of everything Matthew Stafford has done right in this game he blew that one he did not see the cover two man it looked like manto man everywhere but Joseph is just going to sit there as was the other safety Brian branch in the middle of the field he had no real assignment and for whatever reason Stafford just did not see that read again super rare they're the only team in the league that didn't turn it over over in the Red Zone last year he does not usually make those mistakes in year 16 at age 36 and that lion secondary you talked about one piece that's where he was at the end of last year Kirby Joseph comes up with the interception you know what it usually when you get a two-man coverage what do quarterbacks do in this league they run because you have people chasing in two deep safeties but because Stafford got hit early in the game maybe he felt like wasn't an option that's 15 seconds and go for some reason is throwing and he's brought down and sacked by Jared verse verse comes off the edge for his first NFL sack here is a rookie and the Lions who were going to get the ball start the second half anyway that that's under 64 outside here in this early September that touch back to start Melissa spoke to Dan Campbell on the way out of the locker room Dan an interception to end the first half how do you continue to limit this Rams offense yeah look knew it was going to be a chore uh you know they do a great job over there this quarterback understands uh uh really what they're looking for on our defense uh but honestly I think we're doing some pretty good things here the you know to be able to to there at the end to do what we were able to do and get an interception is huge man we just can't give any cheap ones man no more penalties it cost us it should never come down to that thanks Dan all right for the 30 David monom the run for two yards I I don't know why I always laugh when he talks Chris but we did our meeting with him it was just it's just fun you're just talking ball and it's just real man and all that stuff man how about the Aiden Hutchinson story though oh yeah it was great it was great right he he says he comes in and he always tries to get us fired up and he loves like heavy metal music and he was up there and he kept telling him to turn it up and he was trying to sell stories about his life around the music he kept saying Turn It Up nobody could hear a story he just kept yelling nobody knew what it was Montgomery again trying to rip the ball away are the Rams four yds to the 36 so Dan didn't know that so Aiden tells us so we tell Dan and like hey Dan guess what you got another one in your back pocket if you ever want to go back to that story and of course he's doing commercials now and they're good they're they're good right he's he's getting good at and immediately when we bring it up he's like his head dropped so my family and my wife and daughter made me he's been a more than just a character he has been a foundation Builder 34 twisting fourman Rush has his C William can not hang on to him it's incomplete he got tagged on that one by Troy reer the linebacker Jameson Williams couldn't pull it in and it's a three and out to start the half again for La Mike I'm going to tell you Troy reader has had a game there have been two or three times I've tried to show one of his plays you don't always get to him you know and the ways that you're doing it he's doing it against the Run he's doing it in the pass and I got a feeling that these two linebackers Rose boom and reer got a little sick and tired of hearing how great Ernest Jones was and how they're going to fall apart without him they both played really well tonight Jack CLS to kick another rocket shot sends tyon Williams back this punt goes at the one and do oh but the Lions can't secure it it goes back to the End Zone it will be Touchback Jack Fox killed that right at the one with the perfect spin on it but it goes all the way Williams on the Run chased Down by Jack Campbell maybe lost a yard Melissa yeah Mike we told you in the second quarter that luk nura was questionable with a knee injury then he went back in the game briefly when he came back out he was visibly upset on the sidelines and you can see him there he was cared into the locker room at the end of the half after an evaluation we just have official word from the team he has been ruled out for the rest of the game such a bummer meantime Melissa with the injury up front there's even more shifting now Bo limmer the rookie out of arkansaw is the center Jonah Jackson has moved to guard for the Rams so limmer making his NFL debut snap there to Stafford who's pressured and underneath there's nothing going for Tyler Johnson terion Arnold the rookie for the Lions joins Brian Branch it'll be third down let say Aiden Hutchinson's on Feeding Frenzy right now over on the other side and they've got people there I don't know why oh they did chip on the back end of that with Kyon Williams but I think I would want that tight end releasing or that wide receiver to get him before he got going cuz once he gets going he's a handful 10 L bring pressure Stafford holds it slings it nearly intercepted for the second time Branch diving couldn't get his hands on it and it's a three and out for La so now Mike they are taking Aiden Hutchinson and dropping him out because they're sliding so much protecting that way so they're basically saying fine bring all your linemen over here and now we're just going to drop back into coverage and see what you can do Ean Ed when he drops it like that they're very very hard to catch secured at the 37 by khif Raymond after the good Hang Time the Rams are there for coverage position for the Lions as both teams go three and out like they did to start the first half both these quarterbacks Stafford and goof traded for each other starred for the other team over the many years neither one played in the preseason were 10 quarterbacks who were the starters who didn't see any preseason action including these two it's a draw it's Montgomery and he'll take it to the 45 y line picked up with maybe five on first down on the ground for David Montgomery's got 12 carries for 46 yds so far tonight yeah I tell you Byron Young's had a nice game over there as well we've seen him make quite a few plays in this game he and Kobe Turner 17 sacks between them a season ago and they're really going to have to pick up the slack we saw ver get the sack at the end of the half and of course Fisk a part of that Miss uh mix as well out of FSU the rookie Florida State teammates taken one and two by the Rams go throws back across the middle of the field for Montgomery gain of three as he's brought down by Christian roseboom inside it'll be third down and three coming up well once again we see the play by the linebacker Christian roseboom coming up there to make the play right at the very end and these guys really have done a pretty good job inside didn't know whether or not they'd be able to stack up in just the pure coverage element of this but so far they have and these are two good receiving backs so far this fram's defense as a whole is holding up in game one ad after Aaron Donald and we haven't even talked about all the cornerbacks they're missing we've been talking about how many offensive linemen they're missing on third down deep drop go D the shot downfield for Williams is open jamson's got it to the end zone touchdown Detroit Jamis and Williams there is a flag down let's check it thought it was on the Rams and it looks to be yeah the old dreaded double move and I think that if travius had this to do over again he would have tackled for the pass illegal contact Defense number 27 that penalty is declined touchdown white a veteran he's been down this road before he understands that speed the double moves tries to break and really almost should have tackled him at that point because if you have somebody with that kind of speed there's just no way to catch up first full off seon and he came back a different player this year Dan Campbell told us that Jared gof has confidence in Jameson Williams this is some the reasons there extra point knock through by Jake Bates