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Rams’ Matthew Stafford and Jets’ Aaron Rodgers square off in a showdown of familiar foes
3 days, 20 hours ago

Rams’ Matthew Stafford and Jets’ Aaron Rodgers square off in a showdown of familiar foes

Associated Press  

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Matthew Stafford has played Aaron Rodgers too many times over the years to wax poetic about any single showdown. It’s always a challenge going against him.” The last time they squared off, Rodgers’ Packers topped Stafford and the Rams 36-28 at Lambeau Field. “It’s two greats and two guys that I look at as Hall of …

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Cooper Kupp will play Thursday, but will it be his last game with the Rams?
2 months ago

Cooper Kupp will play Thursday, but will it be his last game with the Rams?

LA Times  

Cooper Kupp will be in the Rams lineup Thursday. The Rams’ poor start and Kupp’s large contract has the league buzzing that the Rams might move the 2021 NFL offensive player of the year. Kupp said he was aware of speculation but would “be where my feet are.” “That’s all I know,” he said after a jog-through. “I know that’s …

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Do Rams risk playing Cooper Kupp twice in less than a week coming off an injury?
2 months, 1 week ago

Do Rams risk playing Cooper Kupp twice in less than a week coming off an injury?

LA Times  

As the Rams come out of their off week, they will play the struggling Las Vegas Raiders and the unbeaten Minnesota Vikings in the span of five days. “He’s trending in the right direction,” McVay said before practice, “but we’ll see exactly what that means as the week progresses.” Without Kupp and injured receiver Puka Nacua, McVay has been hamstrung …

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Rams vs. Cardinals takeaways: Cooper Kupp’s durability continues to be a problem
3 months, 1 week ago

Rams vs. Cardinals takeaways: Cooper Kupp’s durability continues to be a problem

LA Times  

Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp stands on the field before a preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys at SoFi Stadium on Aug. 11. A week after catching 14 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown against the Detroit Lions, Cooper Kupp suffered an ankle injury in the second quarter after catching a pass and turning it into a 24-yard gain. …

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Injury-riddled Rams will try to compensate for Puka Nacua’s loss against Cardinals
3 months, 1 week ago

Injury-riddled Rams will try to compensate for Puka Nacua’s loss against Cardinals

LA Times  

The Rams’ Tyler Johnson runs away from Lions safety Brian Branch for a 63-yard reception. Robinson said Nacua’s absence “definitely hurts the team” but also opens up “possibilities” for others. “He’s been out here making plays since last year — it just wasn’t his time,” Robinson said. “His time came last Sunday, and he was ready to go out and …

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Rams, McVay try to extend their recent dominance over the Cardinals in an NFC West matchup
3 months, 1 week ago

Rams, McVay try to extend their recent dominance over the Cardinals in an NFC West matchup

Associated Press  

Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Cardinals by 1 1/2 Series record: Rams lead 50-40-2 Against the spread: Rams 0-1; Cardinals 1-0. Rams offense: overall, rush, pass, scoring Rams defense: overall, rush, pass, scoring Cardinals offense: overall, rush, pass, scoring Cardinals defense: overall, rush, pass, scoring Turnover differential: Rams even, Cardinals even Rams …

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Matthew Stafford comes up short in Detroit in another chance to lead Rams to win over Lions
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Matthew Stafford comes up short in Detroit in another chance to lead Rams to win over Lions

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Matthew Stafford led 31 fourth-quarter comebacks with the Detroit Lions. “We gave ourselves a chance, but we just fell short.” Playing behind a makeshift offensive line, Stafford, who played 12 seasons for Detroit, helped Los Angeles overcome a 17-3 deficit. After the Rams went ahead, the defense forced Jared Goff and the Lions into a three-and-out, giving Stafford …

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Montgomery’s 1-yard touchdown run in OT lifts Lions to 26-20 win over Rams
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Montgomery’s 1-yard touchdown run in OT lifts Lions to 26-20 win over Rams

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The Detroit Lions opened the season by outlasting the Los Angeles Rams with a balanced offense, grinding out yards on the ground and going to the air for some pivotal plays just as they did in their NFC wild-card game. David Montgomery’s 1-yard touchdown run in overtime lifted the Lions to a 26-20 win over the Matthew Stafford-led …

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Rams succeed at frustrating the Lions but not beating them ... again
3 months, 2 weeks ago

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

LA Times  

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 …

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NFL Week 1 Sunday: Lions win OT thriller, Cowboys dominate Browns and Caleb Williams has debut victory
3 months, 2 weeks ago

NFL Week 1 Sunday: Lions win OT thriller, Cowboys dominate Browns and Caleb Williams has debut victory

CNN  

CNN — Another Sunday of NFL Week 1 action, another mountain of storylines to pick through after wall-to-wall drama. Stacy Bengs/AP Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescotts sits on the field after a play during the team's 28-25 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Arlington, Texas, on September 22. Cooper Neill/Getty Images New York Jets wide receiver Allen Lazard runs past …

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Rams lose Puka Nacua, several offensive linemen, then to Lions in overtime
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rams lose Puka Nacua, several offensive linemen, then to Lions in overtime

LA Times  

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is sacked by Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson in the fourth quarter of the Rams’ 26-20 loss Sunday night at Ford Field. That’s when the defending Super Bowl-champion Rams lost several offensive linemen during a season-opening rout by the Buffalo Bills, the beginning of the Rams’ historic Super Bowl hangover. The Rams went into Sunday …

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Rams can open season against Lions with a healthy dose of Cooper Kupp-Puka Nacua
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rams can open season against Lions with a healthy dose of Cooper Kupp-Puka Nacua

LA Times  

In early September 2023, Rams star Cooper Kupp was on injured reserve and then-rookie Puka Nacua was trying to figure how he fit into coach Sean McVay’s offense. “Being able to go out there and just see, react, do, and know that your body has been trained to react and handle the load that you’re putting on it, it’s what …

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Granderson: To win like the Rams, take risks and learn from losses
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Granderson: To win like the Rams, take risks and learn from losses

LA Times  

Every leader in every business hits a crossroads. And with 43 seconds left in the 2022 Super Bowl, and with the Rams clinging to a 23-20 lead, it was Snead’s 2014 gamble who got to Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, ending the threat. “That year, it was kind of fun because we had those two picks.” Although there were multiple future …

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Matthew Stafford says he wants to hear it all from Lions fans when his Rams return to Ford Field
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Matthew Stafford says he wants to hear it all from Lions fans when his Rams return to Ford Field

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Matthew Stafford is ready for Detroit Lions fans to bring the noise again. Stafford’s ears may be ringing Sunday night when the Rams visit Detroit because the franchise’s fans are fired up about potentially having a Super Bowl-contending team to root for — finally. “Obviously externally, we’ve got a lot more attention.” Calling an audible The game is …

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Rams’ Matthew Stafford on another return to vocal Detroit: ‘I want to hear all of it’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rams’ Matthew Stafford on another return to vocal Detroit: ‘I want to hear all of it’

LA Times  

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford speaks to the media ahead of the season opener at the Detroit Lions. “That stuff just motivates me.” On Sunday night, for the second time in eight months, Stafford is expected to get an earful when he returns to Ford Field in Detroit, where he starred for 12 seasons before he was traded to the Rams …

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Lions prepare for Sunday night rematch with Matthew Stafford and the Rams
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lions prepare for Sunday night rematch with Matthew Stafford and the Rams

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The Detroit Lions know they have to put the 2023 season behind them and focus on 2024. Detroit opens the season on Sunday night against the Los Angeles Rams in a rematch of their wild-card game in January — won by the Lions for the franchise’s first playoff victory in 40 years. “The hardest thing is that we’ve …

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How long might Matthew Stafford’s hamstring injury sideline the Rams quarterback?
4 months, 1 week ago

How long might Matthew Stafford’s hamstring injury sideline the Rams quarterback?

LA Times  

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was held out practice because of a tight hamstring. Nothing that will keep Matthew Stafford from practicing next week, coach Sean McVay said. Stafford’s hamstring issue also helped backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo get work with the first-team offense during the second half of the practice with the Cowboys and during the jog-through Thursday. But the longer …

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Rams QB Matthew Stafford leaves practice with Cowboys early because of hamstring tightness
4 months, 1 week ago

Rams QB Matthew Stafford leaves practice with Cowboys early because of hamstring tightness

Associated Press  

OXNARD, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford came out of a joint practice with the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday early because of hamstring tightness, a team spokesman said. Unfortunately, he had some tightness.” Jimmy Garoppolo worked with the first-team offense in Stafford’s absence, which is valuable because Garoppolo did not play in the preseason opener against the Cowboys …

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Rams avoid training camp turmoil by adjusting contract of quarterback Matthew Stafford
5 months ago

Rams avoid training camp turmoil by adjusting contract of quarterback Matthew Stafford

LA Times  

It came down to the final minutes. “There was communication that existed,” McVay said, “and fortunately here’s where we are and it didn’t have to be able to get to that.” Stafford, who was traded to the Rams in 2021 and then led them to the Super Bowl, has not spoken to reporters publicly since the Detroit Lions spoiled his …

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NFL 2024 schedule: Rams open with chance to avenge playoff loss to Jared Goff and Lions
7 months, 1 week ago

NFL 2024 schedule: Rams open with chance to avenge playoff loss to Jared Goff and Lions

LA Times  

Matthew Stafford and the Rams will open the 2024-25 season with a chance to avenge last season’s playoff loss to the Detroit Lions. The Rams and quarterback Matthew Stafford will get a chance to avenge the defeat when they open the season against the Lions and quarterback Jared Goff at Ford Field on Sept. 8 on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.” …

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Lions and QB Jared Goff agree on $212M, 4-year extension with $170M guaranteed, AP source says
7 months, 1 week ago

Lions and QB Jared Goff agree on $212M, 4-year extension with $170M guaranteed, AP source says

Associated Press  

The Detroit Lions have looked in vain for a playoff-winning quarterback for decade after decade. AP AUDIO: Lions and QB Jared Goff agree on $212M, 4-year extension with $170M guaranteed, AP source says A former No. Goff ended the Motor City’s misery in January, helping the Lions earn two playoff victories in one postseason for the first time since winning …

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The humbling of Jared Goff began at Levi’s Stadium. Now it might host his best moment yet
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The humbling of Jared Goff began at Levi’s Stadium. Now it might host his best moment yet

LA Times  

Jared Goff sits on the bench in street clothes, hand on chin, while the Rams play at San Francisco in 2016. “But he’s handled things gracefully, and I think he’s done a great job of that his whole career.” On Sunday, Goff returns to Levi’s Stadium riding a wave of momentum. Two weeks ago at frenzied Ford Field, fans booed …

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Lions coach Dan Campbell says he has a ton of receipts. He isn’t ready to show them after big win
11 months, 1 week ago

Lions coach Dan Campbell says he has a ton of receipts. He isn’t ready to show them after big win

Associated Press  

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Dan Campbell has receipts. “There will be a time and place for that,” the Detroit Lions coach said Monday, a day after leading his team to a win over the Los Angeles Rams to give the franchise its first playoff win in 32 years. 2 seed, will host two playoff games in one postseason for the …

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Wife of Rams’ Matthew Stafford says Lions fans booed family: ‘My girls and I are not playing’
11 months, 1 week ago

Wife of Rams’ Matthew Stafford says Lions fans booed family: ‘My girls and I are not playing’

LA Times  

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford meets with his family Sunday before an NFC wild-card playoff game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Kelly Stafford says her 5-year-old daughter “started crying on the field” over the treatment their family received from some fans at Ford Field before the Rams-Lions wild-card playoff game Sunday night. On Tuesday’s edition of her weekly podcast, …

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