Rams succeed at frustrating the Lions but not beating them ... again

The Lions’ Jared Goff looks to pass as the Rams’ Kobie Turner rushes. If anything, the Lions were vaguely dissatisfied, even though they once again rebuffed the Rams — with all the history of quarterbacks Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff — as they did in the NFC wild-card game here in January. The Lions got to the NFC title game last season — in a 2024 scheduling twist, they will play all three teams they faced in the 2023 playoffs — and they’ve gotten even better in a few ways. “Both consistent dudes who work their tails off.” Stafford was beloved by Detroit when he played here, and Goff — once viewed from outside the franchise as a seat holder until somebody better came along — has played his way into the hearts of Lions fans.