Detroit Lions torched by Stafford’s Rams
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Between the end of the second quarter through the third, the Rams scored 20 unanswered points to comeback and steal the win from the Lions. The Rams’ defensive front came alive in the second half and wrecked havoc on the Lions’ interior offensive line.
But there’s an explanation. The barber hails from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a place perpetually waiting for winter, where Yoopers, as locals are known, are fiercely proud, and protective, of their identities. When it comes to football, he explains, the U.P. is the ultimate house divided. Lions fans. Packers fans.
David Montgomery kept Detroit’s hopes alive with a touchdown run to make it 41-34. Los Angeles ran the clock down to 23 seconds and then punted. Detroit couldn’t score as the Rams held on to win 41-34. Detroit next returns home for its final home game of the regular season as the Lions host the Steelers on Dec. 21 at 4:25 p.m.
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