Rams vs Lions Sep 08, 2024 4th-QTR FULL GAME WEEK 1 | NFL KickOff 2024

going to be Center Jonah Jackson out there at left guard three guys in the way of Hutchins as it's screened to KY Williams and Alexan zalone has a couple of tackles for loss here on this opening night of the Season yeah it's just really hard because Aiden Hutchinson basically is not getting touched he didn't again and that's what forced Stafford to be able to jump around here he comes right through here and you can see it's just the pressure pressure and then Kiren Williams just sort of leak out but that's no offense that's a completed pass for minus three yards three tackles for loss for the veteran eighe man in the middle for Detroit's defense [Applause] anzalone 27 Rams something on the ground Williams hard run three yds Melissa Mike Chris was just talking about the Rams already without two projected starters on the offensive line coming in now even more injuries left tackle Joon o he remains questionable in the locker and now left guard Steve Aila he has been ruled out with a knee injury wow I have never seen a lineup like this on opening day right right and they didn't play anybody really during the course of the pre season this is pretty remarkable one tackle out with injury havenstein and the other one lar Jackson suspended the first two weeks third and 10 quick to Cooper cup got some blocks on the edge can to get the first down yes he does terrific job by Cooper cup and kby Parkinson blocking for him and the Rams get a much needed first down well they wanted to bring pressure on the play so they had the slot on the outside who's going to dip back inside here and rush so it's two against two blocking outside and that's what created the opportunity so they're getting away with it it's almost like I don't know the Lions have to do that much anymore to win this battle because they're so thinned out just let Aiden Hutchinson keep going to work Matthew Stafford with the play action two guys going deep Ro to one of them it's cup complete in front of the rookie Teran Arnold and the first down to the Rams get a big gain on first down I always love to watch Cooper cup run routes he's not the fastest guy he runs a 4 six but watch him at the top of the routes he has some little wiggle to him you're not sure if he's going by you deep Outside Inside and he can just turn around the best of them and that time the rookie teron Arnold what was that such a great point you know that position your terrific position when you played just that head I was watching Cup's head I thought was going deep yeah Stafford again out quick to Tyler Johnson no game this time Arnold on the corner makes the play Chris I love that this Rams offense is it has so much involved and you talking about like a brilliant mind of Matthew Stafford the vet and a brilliant mind of Shawn mcfay it's a cool combo working together it really is and you begin to see when these guys are working together why they wanted to make the trade for Matthew Stafford because when they had conversations when they weren't on the same team it was always going to a higher and higher level and I just think the Temptation was too great for Shawn McBay that not to go get them and they've been really good on a championship Aon Williams hits it hard Dan alone taking the most of that a gain of almost seven yards for the third year back out in under in Mike I think this is the first of these Duo blocks that I've seen this has become the bread and butter double teams up front it fits Kiren Williams perfectly and they have gotten away from that tonight probably because of all the injuries on the offensive line but I wonder now if they start getting back to a little bit of their power game and play action off of it third and four in field goal range down 14 going to run it Williams trying to pick his way through once again anzalone is there and it is fourth down Shawn mcy not even thinking about making it an 11-point game with a field goal he's going to go for it and here's what happens when you have so many new people watch here as the Right Guard Kevin doson basically just runs into the center and Bo limmer and you know you take it a fourth down and it's all because they haven't played together they they may have never taken a snap together with this configuration we didn't give him cers for fourth down but the third down one serve the purpose Stafford in the middle complete for the first down to Robinson Demarcus Robinson to the 15 yd line ninth year out of Florida starting with the Chiefs back in 2016 that was a very strange play they just had nobody that covered the point at all on that Crossing route and here we go back to the Red Zone again somebody's down got aan player it's terion Arnold Who's down and the training staff out to look at the Red Zone again here tonight Stafford hands it to Cooper cck the read from the back end by Brian Branch brought him down gain of a yard the injured Corner Arnold walked off the field under his own power did so slowly but he's hanging around with a helmet by the sideline right now so we've seen these teams play here twice this is trip number six in the red zone right and so far the Rams in the two games combined 0 for five they got to have a touchdown here doing it without pukin aoua out for the game with a knee injury and missing the left side there already banged up offensive line Second to nine William [Applause] three get a first down at the five Arnold back is the rookie tyon Arnold coming back in the game he's played well Amir Robertson the slot that came over from the Raiders is playing well and Carl Davis has played well and obviously Kirby Joseph with that big pick tight in Parkinson over on Hutchinson side big play right here bafford throwing in zone for cup nothing but a flag that flag and that contact should give the Rams first and goal [Applause] I guess the discussion maybe was the ball in the air pass interference Defense number zero ball will be placed at the spot of the foul automatic first down so the veteran Davis got away with that quick grab we's check the rookie Arnold yeah yeah I was wondering what happened to Cooper cup because that was clearly a fade route from the slot to him but he got grabbed and that was the break the Rams needed now they just have to pay it off Dan Campbell frustrated when he talked to Melissa about penalties and mistakes in big spots down here in the Red Zone there's another one the first and goal for the Rams and Williams pounding for to tackle to the end zone for a Rams touchdown they're first of the air scored by Kiren Williams all right let's take a look where that was some block by Tyler Johnson right there and some finish don't think anything went down do you block by the receivers we talked about cup Nua and they're blocking Tyler Johnson stepping into that role because of the injury right in there what a gritty gutty Drive talk about the grit of the Lions all the time Rams got plenty of it too and on display [Applause] there indana Stanford cardi adds the extra point seven-point game of the bests who both left when they still in a little bit more in their game touch back here the Lance to take over at the 30 yd line you said it in the open it's just hard to quantify he's not one of those guys you replace those other guys follow him and the Rams have built to try and had some youth in the front line I mean what was amazing everybody wants to disguise everything right but when Aaron Donald was on one side of the center the center had to turn that way so now they knew they could also Blitz a linebacker off the other side and be one-on-one with the back that was their defensive scheme for a long time but it was only because Aaron Donal was so great you had no choice but to help on him 18 without him the Rams trying to slow down Jared G swings it out to Tamir Gibbs couldn't get a head of steam going forward picks up about two yards how have they done so far up front there here Chris without that presence of Aaron Donald and a young team now yeah but this young team is flying around right now too I mean we've seen BR Fisk on that one we've seen Jared bur I thought Byron Young's had a really nice game and they're not being forced into those fiveman fronts that they started the game with because the running game hasn't gotten going yet here a toss to the left you get to the 35 Melissa about one of those guys up front yes rookie Jared verse he told me he thinks Aaron Donald is the best defensive player to set foot on Earth and verse had the opportunity to zoom with Donald while he was in school at Albany said his biggest takeaway was you don't need seven or eight moves you need three a power a speed and a counter move and be great at them I asked if that advice was gamechanging he said no it was world changing he saw him again at training camp he said just be you you're a dog enough he probably was the best player while he was on he wasn't on earth when Reggie W and Deon on those guys were there third and five for go checked for the moment throws inside but it's going to be short the first down here at to San laort but Quinton Lake was there with John Johnson fourth and short the Lions going to punt this one away I I I you got to get Chris Shula's Bunch some credit here they're just playing his zone defense but watch him fly the ball here and not allow who's that leaport to turn around and pick up that first down that's what they do and right now the Rams despite all the issues are right back in this game you said it GF is great throwing the ball in the middle and the Rams have done a good job taking that away tonight Fox with a terrific kick it'll bounce and fall on by fallen on by Kiren Williams didn't have to do that jumps on it at the 15 yd line CS his third year out of not taking the fifth round that's his mom Taran who's up in the third level of fordfield watching listening tonight we're going to we get the opportunity visit with her in a second as her son is behind the man who was the quarterback here for a Dozen Years Matthew Stafford Rams take over down seven at the 16 yd line up in motion Williams is hit hard sorry Mom lost a three there here's what the day has been like for Mom you guys can win the wrestling you can go 16 to one yeah I won them all L with C on that carry for kir it's second and 12 for staffen in the Rams some pressure Stafford throws over the middle it's complete good Spin and turn by Tyler Johnson heading up field and Johnson into the secondary Johnson the Speedster on the run inside the 30 still going to the 23 yd line what a play 63 yds for the fourth year man for Minnesota what a play here watch the way that Johnson stops on a dime spins his way out of it and there is nobody left for him what I'm telling you we saw puka do a few things like that but you're talking about shifting this game how fast did he stop here that was Sensational former Tampa Bay Buccaneer with the longest reception of his career as the quarter comes to an end Fast and Furious here at the end of the third first down throws to Cooper Cup who's got it stop gain of four as cup goes to the 18 yd line well here we go again back inside the Red Zone and I tell you it just helped so much that somebody else made a play right Tyler Johnson has been making plays which now allows Cooper cup to get some normal coverage you could see they were beginning to lean his way and so it was really important that somebody else came up with one and that's exactly what Tyler Johnson did he several now one of every three Stafford passes tonight has been targeted for cup the 18 protected Stafford lofting to the corner it is a flag on the rookie Arnold trying to get it to Demarcus Robinson they kept Cup in to protect that time and they took a shot at the rookie yeah he's thinking they didn't call that at Alabama pass interference Defense number zero the foul Ur In The End Zone the ball will be placed at the one yd line automatic first down it's absolutely the right call you can see Arnold knocking the hand away from Robinson right here not giving him a chance to get that hand on the ball no choice but to throw that flag three receivers to right and Kiren Williams Behind Stafford and it is Williams putting he shoulder down trying to power to the goal line and pushed back Davenport Hutchinson Derek barns all [Applause] there tell you what watch Branch come across here in motion and he is going to hit him right after Barnes does and just basically flip him around upside down down that Derek Barnes is somebody you do not want to mess around with again Patchwork offensive line here for the Rams and you pretty much know Matthew Stafford doesn't sneak much we give it and come around the end for the touchdown run to Jordan Winnington the rookie first NFL game there's a flag down on the edge where Winnington turned the corner holding offense number 61 10y penalty remain second out no question about it none AJ aruri I think gets a face mask watch him right on the end of the line of scrimmage right here reach out and grab the face mask Aiden hutchon it was called the face mask at be a 15yd penalty and pushed it back even deeper back to the 16 instead it is back to the 11 second and goal Matthew Stafford and Cooper cup spend hours working on Red Zone plays over and over and over again run it here Tyron William will gets it to the 8 yd line setting up third and [Applause] goal and here comes the noise some kind of motion here will indicate whether they're playing man coverage or not and if they are this is where those pick plays really come in handy Lions bring pressure Stafford Retreats throws it to the corner incomplete now the flag is down as they were coming after Stafford see if Campbell will decline this it would be fourth down and goal they have to don't you I would think make him go for it on fourth down if he wants holding offense number 61 that penalty is declined fourth that field goal attempt coming yeah Hutchinson returning to the snack bar here and getting all those calls justifiably boy that hurts to be down to the one yd line and end up way back again the story of these two games Rams deep into the Red Zone not getting the points out of it two penalties though put you in a position or you should have two touchdowns to show for it with really your third or fourth option at tackle because of the inju yeah I mean first thing you say in the Huddle when you get down there is you cannot have a penalty here guys we get four shots from right here so the rookie cardi will come out for a 26 yd field goal you watch him in warm ups Mike Black my spotter in the booth a former kicker we watched him warm up such a smooth stroke like you think of a golf golfer with good Tempo cardi great leg Tempo leg swing on his kicks 17