Turf Show Times
The Los Angeles Rams retained their grip on the NFC’s top seed following a 41-34 shootout win over the Detroit Lions. L.A. is set up nicely ahead of a HUGE road matchup against the Seahawks on a short week.
Without further ado, let’s get into the good, the bad and the ugly from Week 15.
Let’s face it, the first half against the Lions was the worst Los Angeles has played in weeks. However, like any championship-caliber team, the Rams found a way to pull off the win regardless.
L.A. went down 10 just before the half, until Harrison Mevis got his team back within a score at the break. During the third quarter, everything changed for the Rams, as they went on a 17-0 run to essentially put the game away.
Matthew Stafford put his team on top for good with a pretty 26-yard touchdown to Colby Parkinson, the tight end’s fifth touchdown in the last six games.
Later in the quarter, Blake Coum scored his fourth rushing touchdown in the last three games, putting L.A. up by 10, 34-24.
The Rams scored 20 unanswered points until Detroit broke the streak with a 48-yard field goal halfway through the fourth quarter.
It wasn’t always pretty and the defense didn’t play all that great, yet Los Angeles persevered anyway. Against a Lions team whose playoff hopes were already on life support, the Rams managed to secure a win over a desperate opponent who tried their best, but came up just a little short in the end.
Sums up the Lions’ existence, huh?
On a day when the defense barely showed up, the offense did its job in pulling off the win.
The Rams outscored the Lions 24-10 in the second half, as the offense went for 519 yards. Stafford bounced back from a bad early interception to throw for 368 yards and two touchdowns, both to Colby Parkinson. If that performance doesn’t give Stafford points when it comes time for MVP voting, I don’t know what to say.
It wasn’t anywhere close to being his best game of the season, but he still did enough to win the game and spread the ball around nicely to his playmakers.
The running game was again solid, as Kyren Williams and Blake Corum went for 70+ rushing yards for the third straight week. L.A.’s dynamic duo has done it again.
The Rams were 4-of-6 in the red zone, and part of that was due to Sean McVay being aggressive and going for it on three occasions. Best of all, his team converted each of those three opportunities. Way to flash that aggressiveness in front of Dan Campbell, Sean! He would be so proud, or pissed … one of the two.
Los Angeles has the most dangerous offense out of any team in the NFC bracket. They can score on anyone and beat...
