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

welcome to an NFL playoff game in Detroit rals let's go the lions are going to take over at the 25 here's their offense practice on Friday in the lineup to start the first run is Montgomery and Montgomery right near the line for a first down at the 35 yd line behind that good olot 180 the 35 GF throws for the first time it is caught it's Jameson Williams stumbles right around the 40 yard line has put both do and the Lions Back in the headlines David Montgomery right first down in the 46 yd line against this Los Angeles defense including Aaron Donald the future Hall of Famer first down for go play action middle shot is C on the Run terrific Hands by Josh Reynolds former Ram it's a former Ram you're going to see in the space right in here watch all the protect the 30 yard line Montgomery dip to the right nice move Montgomery's got speed but he also has the ability to make a guy Miss gain of seven until Quinton Lake took him down five 24 and seven for their first five plays and flip it out to their top receiver Alan ra sa BR takes it into the Red Zone first down Detroit at the 18 ear Jones the motion man from the 18 GF going back to the air five options comes to the tight end lorta out of bounds right around the 11 yd line with Kobe Durant there in coverage way to the opening drive go slam caught inside the five riddles to the two first and goal Lions what an opening drive 18 David Montgomery Straight Ahead he stopped up there right around the half yard line of course Aaron Donald's inside there right back to mon to the end zone touchdown Detroit every run has been to this side of the offensive line they are just dominating up front and pan Su and this offensive line even against Aaron Donald getting a push back into the end zone with that double team start things off for the Detroit Lions Michael Bley is their kicker his extra point is good Jack Fox is going to kick it off he's the punter Austin travel back deep for the Rams BRS this one fair catch the Rams 11 the 25 Here Comes Matthew Stafford from the 25 Kiren Williams good tough inside run by the running back from Notre Dame got louder as he tried to change and communicate Stafford underneath hook AA brought down by Brian Branch that's good rookie on good rookie it'll be third and a yard coming up and Stafford will fake it and throw it downfield incomplete contact to the foul pass interference Defense number 32 the ball he plac to the spotle foul automatic first down so much motion for the Rams Stafford climbs the Pucket checks it down to kyen Williams who has space and gains about nine yards against this Detroit defense potential free play if you want to take a shot here second and one hand to Williams who bounce it to the left and get a first down to the 43 yd line and scanic in motion Stafford gets rid of it quick it's complete to Davis Allen who had only 10 catches on the year but Stafford who that great many platform thrower year 15 in the league the 37 he'll get it out quick to Thea with blocking paukaa on the run inside the 20 and Jack Campbell the rookie has to bang him out of bounds the wide receivers are almost constantly in motion so back and forth they go fake the Run throw it out to Nika who runs like a fullback outside guys just bounce off of him it's not that he's that big a player but they say when he put on the pads for the first time in Rams Camp Stafford dialed in from the start the 16 tyon Williams runs right just around the 12 yd line there after the play personal foul Defense number 31 pulling the player off the pile just half the distance of the goal automatic first down complete pass or a gain of yards on the ground hon goes from the six Stafford towards the end zone and there's the game's first incompletion intended C joins him Stafford looks that way flicks it towards the back incomplete Alex selone there pressure on Stafford gets rid of it deflected and incomplete nearly intercepted kicking in the playoffs for Dallas last year short field goal here 24 yds and he Nails it good for Mahar to get rolling get the Rams on the board that opening drive here in Detroit America's Motor City and America Music City as well in so many ways it's 47 now and has led this Resurgence for the Lions but a great opening drive of the second Drive GF everything's covered jir Gibbs out of the back field the rookie with a nice move to miss the tackle since the year he got here and they lost those games is how tough his team played right to the air again G right back to Reynolds the 39 yd lines he got hit and popped with a flag down back by the quarterback personal foul roughing the passer defense from to 31 it's a 15yd penalty out of the end of the play automatic averaging seven per going right back to the air on first down G throws it inside it's caught once again gives his elusiveness on display as he takes it to the 33 gain of 14 and the chains move for a ninth first down fla in motion leading the way from the 12th pick of the draft it back for three there is a flag though here on the Play Holding offense number 77 it's a 10yd penalty replay first down players because it would have taken a lot Philly and Dallas losing for them to jump to the two seat they are the three Str in the middle Reynolds is on fire against his own team to the 10 yd line 33 on that one what a start for Josh Reynolds Donald it doesn't get there and Josh Reynolds this isn't a really overly fast guy he's not overly big but you can tell this game means something extra to him he and Jared G the former Rams and Josh reyolds 20 explosives out of 40 catches this year give you some idea GES up the middle to the end zone another Deary touchdown watch this double team right here up to the double team to the next level huge gaping hole inside easy so far for the Lions Jonah Jackson that second block there extra point added by Michael Badgley Jack Fox Austin traml going to take it at the three into some space to get going on the return and he'll be just shy of the 30yd line allow big receiving games the last three weeks how will they continue to do against makula and cup as the Rams try to come back down 11 Stafford stumbles touchdown Hutchinson does it at the 18 a now we're going to end up with Stafford just tripping himself on the turf and this crowd may go crazy they had Eminem and the music playing and beat rocking tyon Williams inside alexand alone The Tackle gain of three that was officially credited as a sack har Williams up to protect pressure comes Stafford gets rid of it and completes it what a throw to the 42 yd line as Demarcus Robinson brought it in for the first down at the end of the first quarter one of the best throws I've seen this year sidearm wrap around barely even saw the defender coming at him but Watch What Happens his hand follows through right into the helmet of a mcneel he started working on it on the side line he has a cut on top of it he's going to try to keep the swelling out of that he made some kind of throw of 19 to set of this first down Harry Williams nothing lost him a yard andonian the tackle a big story now for Matthew Stafford after the loss of one Stafford looks okay throwing it there that is one shot of the first down hooka AA and the lions are going to have to Rally to the ball did not play well a week ago a little hesitate you think you're trying to get just one yard and there they go so these two quarterbacks just exchanging Haymakers so far in this game B hold and snap but it is working out just those three incompletions in the Red Zone he hit everyone on that drive to make it a four-point game the count he's got the trophy of the Victory Cigar with in the Super Bowl with the Rams David Montgomery as the Lions continue to pound the r he'll be a key contributor to that as well back to the run inside again easy four five yds there for Montgomery and Ernest Jones one more time the tackle Chris is we prepared for this week you kept bringing up Jones's impact on the Super Bowl Rams now bringing eight in the Box down there try to stop the run so G goes up top and Inc completes yet another one to the 45 yd line wrestled Away by Jameson Williams after go route and now he's going to run a little hook that'll set the hook off pressure sideline incomplete for St Brown that's his first incompletion of the night G in his first 10 passes after the first play with nothing gained for the Lions tonight they go back up top and gain some yardage with Reynolds who can SK hard at the back end of the play Third five Four G's got time and he's got a first down St Brown wrestled that ball away from Witherspoon that is the toughness of Aman R st Brown establish the run now they swing it out get into the hands of the speed jir GS it a great move in space jins takes it to the 11 yd line getting no pressure on golf but the Rams if they're going to have a chance to win this game they got to tackle better than this they've got to be able to tackle these guys in space not easy St Browns tough gives probably the toughest but they have to tackle better than this outside the 10 Lions can get a first down and get a free five as Aaron Donald jumped and the left side of the line reactive neutral zone ATT fraction Defense number 99 it's a 5yd penalty still first down he leads the way for Montgomery who is stopped there by Jonah Williams third year man out of Weber State St Brown so good down here in the Red Zone he'll run Montgomery goes to the left it'ss to the four yd line third and three and he'll run it again with Montgomery to the left and he is a yard and a half short of a first down fourth and a long yard two for the touchdown G looking to throw throws back to the inside pora touchdown Detroit again they're three for three Michael Hoy drops out in coverage more than any other sort of outside linebacker but trust me Michael Hoy is not going to cover that guy pora with a monster year for a rookie Michael Badgley adds the extra point dto most recognized French Settlement Michigan back in 1701 this city Touchback here Rams going to take over the 25 Melissa starts been watching Matthew Stafford's hand during that last series well this what you see Ronnie Rivers first snap not with Kiren Williams as the running back Stafford throws arm looks fine NOA got to bring him down he's so good after the catch gain of 20 for Naka to the 45 yd line back to the air throwing for higgy his tight end incomplete but a flag down as CJ Gardner Johnson was covering up holding Defense number two it's a 5yd penalty an automatic first out he has been on the money early in this game running Rivers get back to the line of scrimmage Aiden Hutchinson with the tackle mcneel was the one running around Williams has not gotten going at all or anybody else running the ball six runs 16 yds for the Rams so it's a Stafford show he's good at that inside throws complete to Ben scanic hting his career at Northwestern one year at Notre Dame Stafford loves operating from empty third and five going to flip it up top and downfield for Robinson can't bring it in Demarcus Robinson covered by Bryan Branch going for it and picking it up for the first down with Cooper cup CJ gner Johnson hearing it from his coach on the sideline Lions bring an extra one anzalone's picked up Stafford throws it's caught extra point her just just sneaks it in it's hold your breath every time the Eastern San Francisco and Baltimore already there with their buys and the wins and on the other side you've got Jared G trying to prove that this is his team jir GBS in the running game is giving him more and Stafford's getting out of the running game every time it looks like the Lions might break away they hit another one one of those big throws the ram should had a flag on that last PL go in trouble here that'ss backwards it has to be recovered and it is by Decker well Aaron Donald's the one that initially set it up and then it was Jones who came and got it after that and that's the play that Jared G Can't Make he just things have gone too well here tonight cou plays in the Lions almost a delay of game there they set up the screen see what Gibbs can get back oh a lot more than it looked like as Jones had him by the ankle and brings him down at the third wow what a story today third and 15 here for the Lions and Goff who sets goes downfield complete to sa Brown for a big first down at the Rams 45 Aaron Donald who's going to come around on a stun here and he got stuck so there was no pressure whatsoever and that allowed Jared G to just sit there and wait for his receiver Brown to get open second and 25 and the Lions gain 10 and 23 now they go to Gibbs On The Run toward the sideline out of bounds for a yard Byron young some of an excellent draft from lesne the outstanding executive for the Rams a run on second out again with Gibbs trying to break through that hole one more time he's brought down with a buck 40 left it's third down for the line moris defensive coordinator trying to find something to slow down down this offense third and five got hit as he throws and the pass is incomplete so that time a little bit of the pressure gets there and let's see what Detroit's going to do on fourth down fourth and [Applause] five and they got him they got the jump with Jones the hard count oh looks like that he's coming for false start first so it says false start not Jones in the neutral zone B start offense number 68 5yd penalty fourth down now you're going to give the Rams a chance to go take the lead here that's a bad call and a bad spot in point of the game mistake there no doubt by the official Fox kicks travel fair catch at the 10 Lions fans have seen 68 involved in calls too often buring the kick personal foul illegal Blindside block return team number six that P is half the distance to the goal first down Los Angeles timeout inside run and it's a gain of about five and a half for Williams see if either coach is going to call a timeout here Lions bring pressure it's picked up throws complete to Cooper cup be tackled to the 18 Aiden Hutchins was trying to rip the ball out Jack Fox Ki kicks Austin travel lets it Go and a moment ago Melissa spoke to Dan Campbell a mistake and there you go Dan thanks all right he's he's amazing Stafford for the 25 throws complete Demarcus Robinson with the grab for 14 yds get a dozen here we go the 39 Stafford he's been Sensational here tonight and his return to Detroit Hutchinson flushes him Stafford throws on the coper cup was wide open but it's incomplete big Miss there with the pressure forc it back up top pulls it down Hutchinson has him as he was trying to escape it's going to set up third and long third and 11 the Lions do bring the pressure Stafford back foot puts it up top undercut Robinson incomplete the Rams won a flag the rookie seventh round punter Ethan Evans Donathan peoples Jones awaits good pressure by the Lions this guy's got a huge leg and he kicks it all the way to the back of the end zone for a Touchback one touchdown if they can keep that going they win start on the ground David Montgomery tries the second opening the gain about four to the 24 yd line but we can't let him wreck the game for us second and six bake to Montgomery and gof throws and almost looked like Reynolds wasn't ready for that ball his head got around late five catches most for any lion third and six pressure comes up around safe Brown stays in bounds and goes down around the 45 yd line the Kell Weatherspoon out here is the guy when he's in bump and run if you're going to beat him you beat him off the line of scrimmage you saw the move by St Brown there and made an easy throw down the field for Goff watch how quick he is getting off this line of scrimmage and creating that kind of second in receptions third in yards this year first down toss jir Gibbs and strung out well by the Rams Gibbs stays in bounds long former player really connects with his players second and nine for gy br in the middle of the field first down to the 30y second half L bringing two tight ends and run with Gibbs tries to get around the edge and the Rams are quick to get to the edge on Gibbs in this second half as Christian roseb strung it out and brought him down for a loss on first down Ernest Jones inside they've got Quinton Lakes we have not seen either team Mike really be able to get to the outside and that's one of the trademarks of the Rams offense those jet sweeps I don't even think they've run one yet no big Wasa five Jones pressure got by the back and got to go with the sack so David Montgomery could not get the pickup and you talked about it set up in the first half Chris slow down Donald and this guy right there if he gets on a back you have a complete headache watch him split out wide create that one on one for Ernest Jones against the back that is no accident that is a scheme that they work to Perfection to get inside the 20 for the first down Rams Rush Three G just gets it out to the sideline a long way for the Le Porter to go he's got about five that was a big five though this is 54 Bley got it long field goals a 54 yder Shan McBay happy they settled for three Detroit happy that they got him we're here on the US side in Detroit Lions dead by seven Jack Fox kicks tramble will let it go touch back and the Rams will start this drive if they can just keep the ball in front of them they probably would have had a big lead here big opening for Tyron Williams closes quickly CJ Gardner Johnson came down with authority to KN Williams get it to Isaiah Pacho in the Super Bowl from the 30 play pass Stafford they get it to Ronnie Rivers who's got good blocking Rivers out to the edge to the 46 yd line Jack Campbell reels him in when you look out there that they're playing very wide by Matthew Stafford little Magic Johnson no looker there on that one the second one tonight the 47 lines bring the pressure it's Stafford underneath the crusher is NCA tried very hard to bring him down he gets nine as Kirby Joseph finally gets him to the ground turning hand to Rivers going to get the first down runs over Cameron Sutton as he gets it to the 37 yd line Royce Freeman is now the running back it boun to Cooper cup the man who won the triping crown to receiving with the gra thrown out of Bounds at the 34 it's 62 205 these were putting people down at the bottom of the pile his blocking this year Campbell's pressure is picked up Stafford slinging it in the middle Miss tackle Allen on the run down to about the 11 yd line first and 10 Rams trying to tie the game Stafford out of the pocket not much there and he'll throw it away as he gets to the sideline see if he gets back in Ronnie Rivers Remains the bat with the motion in the give to Thea stretched out Hutchinson started it finished off by the corner vildor play that time by VOR he could have been trapped down in here but he escaped and went out and set the edge and turned this thing back in with Cooper Cup in practice working these Red Zone drills Stafford pressure throws underneath Cubs got it but he's tackled inside the 10 by Brian Branch it'll bring up fourth down and the Rams will bring out the field goal unit and Brett Maher sneeks that to the right side still watching the blue tent Matthew Stafford went in to be examined we will continue to watch this kick a Touchback the ball at the 25 yard line 18 the UNC the unaffiliated neurot trauma consultant is in there looking at Stafford at the moment as well as the athletic training staff were told as I'm in out St brown with the catch later in the season by the Rams preparing in case Lions leading by four Gibbs inside run with Aaron Donald and Bob caught the Blitz and now G has it they're going to run it adjustment here to Gibbs for two Byron young inside Rams defense has been better against the Run not in this game not in the playoffs not in this building SE it too often Craig Reynolds the back trying to pick up the pressure G stumbles and will stay down it'll be a loss of a yard as G was trying to escape yeah and here comes that pressure again Ernest Jones one-on-one with the back made him step up and tripped himself on his own offensive lineman mindes have left the offense out there on Fourth and seven at their own 38 yd line Jack Fox who's had a very good season to kick it for Detroit Austin tramel back to receive as Fox unloads on one good kick travel back to the 10 for the fair catch first and 10 from the T iron Williams good move to find that space inside and drive forward to the 25 yd line it's a gain of 15 for Williams and one of the things that I really loved watching this week about Kiron Williams is how patient he is when you get in an emotional game like this an emotional Moment Like This gain of 15 longest run of the game for either team now he's got a run of one right down the 26 ball comes out there with the whistle head do not huddle trying to catch the Lions who look a little confused on the back end and Stafford's going to the sideline lot of contact with Robinson there is no flag and you can see he's here tonight will the weight be worth it third and eight they bring pressure they throw Nua behind it and PUK a big hit but gets there for the first down over the 35 and two the 36 yd line Williams John Kaminsky waiting for him there John Kaminsky does a lot of the dirty work for this Lions team second and N five in the pattern in the middle job by Robinson that was a hot shot Demarcus Robinson then scronic willing to do some dirty work is's in there at receiver tyon Williams busted through the arm tackle of Kaminsky lot of inex making playoff debuts here tonight doing well in this atmosphere Williams left nice patient job like Chris was talking about to get through the hole and get the first down really nice job out on the outside byic Jackson to get that corner going I think that was against Hutchinson on the outside but when they get this running game going and remember my fourth quarter starts to get hot inside this building there's a little cold down on the field Rams on the Move play nine of this drive La trying to take the lead Stafford protected to downfield and he's got to COA in traffic what a laser What A Catch at the 14 yd line puka again for the eighth time tonight courage it takes to make this catch right here there are four guys four guys around puka aula he knows he's getting drilled he's got to go up in the air extend his arms and just wait for the hit to take place something else man that was a gutsy throw by Stafford to lay that one in there the 13 Williams inside what will happen in the Red Zone this time around Lions have had a couple of Red Zone stops already stop there second and 11 will slip to Rivers there and zalone stopped his feet tackled at the 11 so far not getting anything done in the Red Zone they snap quick statford scans throws towards cup can't bring it in Ean Evans the holders had a tough year learning how to hold that was smooth this Kick's not pretty but it's through and it's a one-point game come to Detroit late April the NFL draft will be right here in downtown Detroit so you can stop and get some a mom spaghetti at M&M Place see you there all right Lions Open up this drive at their own 25 leading by one Jared G going to go to the air he is flush he's Frozen at the feet of the back Mony and it's incomplete when the Rams are pressure now Falls right on the head of Jared offense that was rolling in the first half has not been in the second half good run by David Montgomery eyes on Aman St Brown third and four G goes right High throw inmet complete see how safe the Rams play cuz the lions run punt fakes as much as anyone so it gives Fox time to take his time and unload a bomb ter CAU at the 10 by traml who then went to run inside game it's Ronnie Rivers who's going to run it for about a yard and a half Melissa a couple of injury updates over the middle n is KN catch of the night and he breaks away hook Thea down the sideline out of bounds around the 45 huge hit for 36 yards got out of the Cirby Joseph tackle and took off turn and come back all the way across and you just can't believe that he so consistently can catch this ball and break tackles you want to know how he got to the numbers that he got to this year 1486 yards I'll bet you half of them 182 record night for Thea for the 45 Stafford that's little Sid sling Ronnie Rivers got it lot of space Rivers for 15 and you're seeing it every game now Stafford and cup watching film in the mornings to be on the same page L to a big year for them Stafford flings it in the middle of the field huge hit incomplete on Tyler higgy Who's down in the 40 yd line the late pressure comes Stafford stays in there and throws in complete to the 34 yd line with cuff at a gain of six and third down coming up four and a half to go third and four lines bring for Hutchinson quickon gets a Stafford he throws it to Rivers who loses a yard maybe two there's a flag down back by the quarterback offense and a 79 it's a 10yd penalty third down third and 14 Stafford steps up throws inside NOA incomplete with a ton of contact no call and fourth down the Rams only have one time out makes it tougher to get the ball back Evans nose down trying to pin the Lions back it's caught on the Run by Donovan P Jones at the 17 khif Raymond their normal punt returner Rams only have one timeout in the two-minute warning to stop the clock the 18 David montg Discovery runs for two and that's been a big part of the story The Lions only have 12 rushing yards and in this game on offense after the gain of three they will throw out of the back field Montgomery Works patch Point gets a big first down stays in Bounds at the 31 yd line first and 10 Montgomery wa for the blocking the Rams are all over it right now gain of a yard Rams have one timeout left it's second and nine for Jared gof the and five G going to throw and it's caught by sa Brown for a first down timeout Rams 152 to go win a playoff game go to a kn there's a turmer out here so same old Lions they always find a way one more knee and business is done and Detroit for the first time in 32 years your Lions have won a playoff game [Applause]