Lions 34 vs 41 Rams summary, stats, score and highlights | NFL Week 15

Stafford hit Parkinson for the second TD connection and that would seal the game for LA. The Lions would cut it to a one TD lead a few minutes later but the Rams defense would hold strong and the Rams improved to 11-3 and stay at the top of the NFC. They have a huge divisional match up on Thursday night against the 11-3 Seattle Seahawks. 

The Lions are losing ground in the Wild Card race, and now will have no margin for error the rest of the way. 

Blake Corum added to the lead late in the third quarter on a day that the Rams went for 159 yards against the Detroit defense. Corum had 71 of those yards on 11 carries and this TD. 

The Rams kicked a field goal to end the first half and out of the break and then Stafford hit Colby Parkinson with this strike for the first of his TD catches. 

Right before the half, Goff found Jamison Williams with a deep ball for a TD to take a two score lead. 

The Lions would respond just minutes later as Goff hit St. Brown again, and through a quarter and a half it was the Williams vs. St. Brown game. 

Williams got back into the end zone again, as the Rams took the lead for a moment but both teams went back and forth all four quarter. Williams had 78 yards and 2 TDs on 15 carries. 

Kyren Williams has been on the mend all season long, but he looked like the Kyren of old. He punched in the first LA TD of the day to get a busy afternoon going. 

On the play after the INT, Jared Goff hit Amon-Ra St. Brown with the games first touchdown. The Lions offense could not be stopped in the first half as Goff went for 3 TDs.

The Los Angeles Rams came into Week 15 as the one seed in the NFC, and they ended Week 15 at the top of the conference. Matt Stafford threw for 364 yards and two TD in the 41-34 shootout. 

Stafford didn't start the game great. After the Rams stopped the LIons on the first drive of the day but Stafford gave it right back with a pick on this screen pass that was taken by Aiden Hutchinson. 

IT'S ALL OVER!!!!

Goff finds St. Brown who pitched it back to Willams but he is taken down and the clock runs out!

DET get the ball from their 20 with 13 seconds left. 

Nacua gets the end around to the left side and he is dropped after a gain of 2. 

4th and 4 from the DET 47. They will have to punt with 23 seconds on the clock. 

Williams to the right side and he picks up 2 yards as the clock runs. 

3rd and 5 from the DET 49. 

Williams up the middle and he picks up 3 yards. Timeout DET with 1:55, their last. 

2nd and 7 from the 50. 

Williams up the left side and he takes it for 6 yards and a first down!

1st and 10 from the LA 47 and we are heading to the Two Minute Warning!

LA get the ball from their 35, and Williams takes the run to the left side for a gain of 6. Timeout DET with 2:37 to go, their second. 

2nd and 4 from the DET 39. 

Don't count Detroit out just yet. Montgomery gets them into the end zone and with 2:42 and two timeouts they need a stop here. 

Goff was hit as he threw, and that pass to St. Brown on the left side was short but a flag flies for pass interference. 

1st and Goal DET from the LA 3. 

Goff looks for TeSlaa on the back shoulder throw but that pass was batted down. 

4th and Goal from the 5. 

Goff to the right side for Wiliams and he was in traffic and that pass falls incomplete. 

3rd and Goal from the 5. 

Goff looking for St. Brown on the shallow out and that pass was out in front of the WR. 

2nd and Goal from the 5. 

Goff to St. Brown on the in route and he makes the catch for a gain of 8 and a first down. 

1st and Goal from the 5. 

Gibbs up the middle for a gain of 4 on fist down. 

2nd and 6 from the LA 13. 

Goff findis Williams on the comeback route for a 16 yard catch on the right sideline. 

1st and 10 from the DET 17. 

Williams on the crossing route and he makes the catch for 18 yards and a first down.

1st and 10 from the LA 33. 

Goff over the middle for St. Brown but that pass skips off the turf. 

2nd and 10 from the DET 49. 

Goff to Gibbs over the middle and he takes it to the right side for a gain of 14 yards and a first down. ;

1st and 10 from the DET 49. 

Goff looking for Gibbs out of the backfield and that pass falls incomplete 

3rd and 10 from the DET 35. 

DET get the ball back from their 35 and Goff looks for St. Bronw on the right side but that pass falls incomplete. 

2nd and 10 from the DET 35. 

The Rams go back up by 14 after the second TD catch from Parkinson. 

Stafford finds Nacua on the slant and he picks up the first down on the left side. Nacua stays down in pain and the medical team comes out to look at his leg it would seem. 

1st and 10 from inside the 20. 

Williams reverses field and he fight his way for a gain of 6 yards 

2nd and 4 from the DET 25. 

Corum pops it to the left side and he finds some space for a big gain. 

1st and 10 from the DET 29. 

Wiliiams up the middle for a gain fo 5 yards. 

1st and 10 from the LA 46. 

LA get the ball back from their 32 yard line, and Stafford skips out of a sack and looks for Atwell who made a miraculous catch on the sideline for 9 yards. 

2nd and 1 from the LA 41. 

FIELD GOAL!!!

Bates drills the 48 yard field goal to cut the lead to a TD. 

LA lead 34-27 with 7:54 to go. 

Gibbs gets the handoff up the middle and he is taken down for a loss of 3!

4th and 14 from the LA 30. 

Gibbs to the left side on the toss but he is pushed out for no gain. 

3rd and 11 from the LA 27. 

Goff finds Gibbs on the left side but he is taken down for no gain by Landman. 

2nd and 11 from the LA 27. 

Goff looks to the left side for St. Brown sitting in the zone and he makes the catch for a gain of 11. 

1st and 10 from the LA 26. 

Gibbs gets the handoff to the right side and he is pushed out a yard short of the marker. 

4th and 1 from the LA 37. 

Goff finds Gibbs for a short gain of 4 yards. 

3rd and 6 from the LA 42. 

Goff's pass over the middle to Gibbs fell incomplete. 

2nd and 10 from the LA 46. 

LA get the ball back from their 26 and Goff finds Raymond up the middle for a 20 yard gain to start the drive. 

1st and 10 from the LA 46. 

Stafford goes down the left sideline for Adams and he pulled up and went right to ground injured. He might have re-injured that sore hamstring. 

4th and 3 from the LA 27. 

Williams up the middle and he picks up 3 yards. 

3rd and 3 from the LA 27. 

LA get the ball back from their 20 and Williams gets the handoff to the right side for a gain of 4 yards. 

2nd and 6 from the LA 24. 

Goff goes over the middle for St. Brown and McCollough had the INT in his hands but he dropped it. 

4th and 7 from the DET 38 and DET punt a minute into this 4th quarter. 

TIMEOUT LIONS WITH THE PLAY CLOCK RUNNING DOWN. 

Goff finds Williams on the WR screen but he is blown up by Stewart after a gain of 1. 

3rd and 7 from the DET 38. 

WE ARE HEADING TO THE FOURTH QUATER FROM LA!!!

DET the ball from their 35 and Gibbs takes it for a gain of 2. 

2nd and 8 from the DET 37. 

Quick strike drive from LA who took just two plays to get into the end zone. First it was Nacua with a big catch and then Corum walks into the end zone. 

LA get the ball from the 50 and Stafford fires a bullet to Nacua for a big play of 39 yards to start the drive. 

1st and 10 from the DET 11. 

Goff looking for Gibbs on the screen pass and that pass falls incomplete. 

4th and 22 and the Lions will punt with 1:29 to go in the 3rd quarter. 

Goff is dropped by Turner for a loss of 12 yards!

3rd and 22 from the DET 10. 

DET get the ball from their 22 yard line and Goff goes deep fo Jamison who had it in his hands but couldn't hang on to it as he fell to the ground. 

2nd and 10 from the DET 22. 

The Rams have come out of the halftime break scorching. They have 10 straight points to start the half and have taken the lead with this strike from Stafford to Parkinson. 

Stafford finds Parkinson down the right side for a huge gain of 25, and it looked like he scored the TD, but he is marked just short!

1st and Goal from the 1. 

Stafford down the middle of the seams and he picks up 21 yards and another big chunk. 

1st and 10 from the DET 26. 

Williams to the right side and he picks up 6 yards on the first down run. 

2nd and 4 from the DET 47. 

Stafford over the middle for Adams who makes the catch for a gain of 15 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the LA 47. 

Stafford hands it off to Williams who picked up 7 yards after an awkward snap. 

3rd and 3 from the LA 32. 

Stafford looks deep dow the left side for Mumpfield who raised up for it but could't bring it down 

2nd and 10 from the LA 25. 

Stafford finds Parkinson who was smothered as he made the catch but he hung on for a 5 yard gain. 

1st and 10 from the LA 25. 

Short out from Nacua and he makes the catch for a gain of 8. 

3rd and 2 from the LA 20. 

LA get the ball back from their 12 and Stafford looked for Adams deep down the left side and that pass was batted away.

2nd and 10 from the LA 12. 

Out route to the left side for St. Brown and he makes the catch but he's taken down after a gain of 5 yards. 

4th and 4 and the Lions will punt. 

Gibbs wiggles his way up the field for a gain of 6 yards. 

3rd and 9 from the DET 36. 

Gibbs picks up 7 yards but that play is taken back after a hold on DET. 

2nd and 15 from the DET 30. 

DET get the ball back from their 35, and Gibbs gets the handoff and takes it five yards up the middle. 

2nd and 5 from the DET 40. 

FIELD GOAL!!!

Mevis hits the 44 yard field goal to cap the first drive of the 2nd half. 

DET lead 24-20 with 9:07 to go in the 3rd quarter. 

Stafford dropped the snap in the shotgun and he had to throw that ball away. 

4th and 12 from the DET 26. 

Stafford is taken down by Lopez off the edge and sacks him for a loss of 8. 

3rd and 12 from the DET 26. 

Reverse to Nacua on the right side and he takes it for 6 yards. 

2nd and 4 from the DET 18. 

Corum was met in the backfield but he dives forward and gets the yard he needed. 

1st and 10 from the DET 24. 

Stafford tucks it off the rolls out and he is stopped short of the maker. 

4th and 1 from the DET 25. 

Corum up the middle for a gain of a yard. 

3rd and 3 from the DET 27. 

Corum up the middle and he picks up six yards on first down. 

2nd and 4 from the DET 28. 

Bootleg to the right side for Allen on the right side for a gain of 7 yards. 

1st and 10 from the DET 34. 

Corum to the left side for a gain of 4 yards on first down. 

2nd and 6 from the DET 41. 

LA get the ball from their 34 to start the half and Stafford finds Nacua on the right side for a gain of 21 yards. 

1st and 10 from the DET 21. 

WE ARE BACK IN LA FOR THE SECOND HALF OF ACTION!!

Right before the half, Goff hit Williams down the middle of the field on the same pass he connected to St. Brown with on the first TD. Goff has 221 yards and 3 TDs on 14/20 passing. 

Stafford is 11/19 for 146 yards and the one INT early in the day. 

St. Brown got his second TD of the game to put DET back up on top just minutes after LA's second TD. 

The Rams took the lead midway through the 2nd quarter with Wiliams' second TD of the afternoon. 

The Rams punched back, converting two 4th down conversions. It was Williams punching it in untouched for the first of his day. 

On the next play, it was Goff finding St. Brown for the game's first score and his first of a busy first half.

The Rams got an early stop and were driving down the field, but Stafford was picked by Hutchinson who took it all the way back into LA territory. 

WE ARE HEADING TO THE HALF TIME BREAK FROM LA!!!

FIELD GOAL!!!

Mevis drills the 37 yard field goal with the clock winding down. 

DET lead 24-17 heading into the half. 

Stafford looks to Adams at the right pylon, but that pass was high and batted away. 

2nd and 10 from the DET 19. 

Stafford going deep to the right side for Nacua and he reels it in for a gain of 37!

1st and 10 from the DET 19 with 11 seconds to go. 

LA get the ball back from their 34 and Stafford finds Williams out of the backfield for a gain of 11. 

1st and 10 from the LA 44. Timeout LA with 18 seconds to go. 

Williams was wide open behind the secondary and Goff had all the time in the world to drop in his third TD pass of the game. 

Goff over the middle for Williams on a 14 yard strike for a first down. TImeout DEt with 36 to go in the half. 

1st and 10 from the LA 31. 

Goff finds St. Brown on the stop route and he take it up field for a gain of 9. 

1st and 10 from the LA 45. 

Goff finds Gibbs out of the backfield for a short gain of 2. 

3rd and 8 from the DET 46. 

Goff's pass to the right side falls incomplete over the WRs head. 

2nd and 10 from the DET 43. 

The Lions keep the offense on the field and Goff finds St. Brown on the short out route and he takes it for a 14 yard gain and a first down.

1st and 10 from the DET 43. 

WE ARE HEADING TO THE TWO MINUTE WARNING FROM LA!!!

Goff to the left side for St. Brown and he makes the catch for a gain of 7 yards, but he's just shy of the marker. 

4th and 1 from the DET 29. 

Gibbs to the right side for a gain of 2 yards. 

3rd and 8 from the DET 22. 

DET get the ball back form their 20 and Goff's pass is incomplete on the left side. 

2nd and 10 from the DET 20. 

Stafford is dropped at the line of scrimmage by Anzalone and LA will punt. 

4th and 5 from the LA 45. 

Stafford is dropped at the line of scrimmage by Anzalone and LA will punt. 

4th and 5 from the LA 45. 

Stafford's pass over the middle for Nacua falls incomplete. 

3rd and 5 from the LA 45. 

Stafford back to Allen on the right side and he picks up 5 yards this time. 

2nd and 5 fom the LA 45. 

Stafford finds Allen off the bootleg and he picks up 4 yards. 

1st and 10 from the LA 40. 

LA get the ball from their 28, and Corum takes the run to the right side for a gain of 8 yards. 

2nd and 2 from the LA 36. 

It's St. Brown vs. Williams today from LA. Both have two TDs, and both have their offenses rolling. 

Gibbs back to the left side and he is taken down after a gain of 2. 

3rd and 5 from the LA 10. 

Gibbs to the left side and he picks up 3 yards. 

2nd and 7 from the LA 10. 

DET get the ball back from their 35 and. Goff steps up in the pocket finding St. Brown in stride and he takes it for a huge gain of 52 up the right sideline!

1st and 10 from the LA 13. 

Two TDs on two rushes from Williams. They lead 14-10 despite the early pick by Stafford. 

Stafford with time, looks for Ferguson on the pass to the end zone but that just squeaked out as he hit the ground. A holding call on DET is going to give LA a first down, though. 

1st and Goal from the 1. 

Corum up the middle and he picks up 2 yards. 

3rd and Goal from the 1. 

Stafford on the bootleg to the right and his pass was tipped by Anzalone at the goal line. 

2nd and Goal from the 3. 

Stafford finds Parkinson on the right side and he takes it for 11 yards and a first down. 

1st and Goal from the 3. 

Stafford with a laser down the right sideline and Nacua stretches for it and makes a finger tip catch!

1st and 10 from the DET 14 after a 36 yard pass. 

LA get the ball from their 31 and Williams breaks a run to the right side for a gain of 19 yards!

1st and 10 from the 50. 

FIELD GOAL!!!

Bates puts back up in front with a 24 yard field goal. 

DET lead 10-7 with 12:00 to go in the half 

Goff threw it to the left side off his back foot for St. Brown and that was just under thrown. 

4th and Goal from the 6. 

Montgomery to the right side and he is taken down after a gain of 2. 

3rd and Goal from the LA 6. 

Goff to the end zone for St. Brown at the right pylon but the pass was batted away by the defender. 

2nd and Goal from the LA 8. 

Montgomery for another first down this time on a run up the middle for a gain of 8. 

1st and Goal from the LA 8. 

Goff finds St. Brown on the cross but he is taken down after a gain of 3. 

2nd and 7 from the LA 16. 

Montgomery on the right side and he finds a hole and breaks a tackle for a gain of 10 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the LA 19. 

WE ARE AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER FROM LA!!!

Montgomery to the right side and he picks up 5 yards. 

3rd and 1 from the LA 29. 

Montgomery to the left side and he picks up 4 yards. 

2nd and 6 from the LA 34. 

Goff floats it up for Williams who gets under it and makes the catch for a gain of 25!

1st and 10 from the LA 38. 

Gibbs to the left side for a gain of 2 yards. 

3rd and 8 from the DET 37. 

DET get the ball from their 35 and Goff's pass to the left side sails out of bounds. 

2nd and 10 from the DET 35. 

LA needed two fourth down conversions on that drive, but they finally got into the end zone to tie the game up with this run from Williams. 

Bootleg to the left side from Stafford and he finds Parkinson who rumbles down the sideline for a gain of 24 inside the 5. 

1st and Goal from the DET 27. 

LA go for it again, and Stafford hits Nacus again, this time for a gain of 10!

1st and 10 from the DET 27. 

Stafford ove the middle forr Atwell and that pass was batted away by the defender. 

4th and 8 from the DET 37. 

Stafford had Ferguson down the left sideline but that pass was just a little over thrown. 

3rd and 8 from the DET 37. 

Corum to the left side for a gain of 2 yards. 

2nd and 8 from the DET 37. 

LA keep the offense on the field and Stafford finds Nacua on the slant for a gain of 6 yards. 

1st and 10 from the DET 39. 

LA stay on the field with their offense but they take a timeout before the snap. 

Stafford was hit on the throw down the left side and that pass fo Adams came up way short. 

4th and 4 from the DET 45. 

Stafford for Ferguson over the middle and he makes the catch for a gain of 6. 

3rd and 4 from the DET 45. 

Stafford over the middle for Nacua and he had it in his hands but dropped it. 

2nd and 10 from the LA 49. 

Stafford looking for Nacua down the right side but that falls incomplete. A flag flies for holding on the defense, first down LA. 

1st and 10 from the LA 49. 

Corum to the left side fo a gain of 6 yards on first down. 

2nd and 4 from the LA 44. 

Stafford finds Nacua for the first time today and he makes the short catch and lowers his shoulder for a 10 yard gain. 

1st and 10 from the LA 38.

LA get the ball back from their 28, and Stafford looks for Alllen on the right side but he is hit hard and the ball comes out of his hands. 

2nd and 10 from the LA 28. 

Right after the pick, Goff finds St. Brown in the back of the end zone to put DET up early. 

Hutchinson comes up with the pick on the screen pass from Stafford and that set up the first TD of the game. 

INTERCEPTION!!!

Stafford on a short pass to Parkinson but Hutchinson was sitting there waiting to pick it and take it back inside the LA 20. 

DET ball from the 17. 

Williams to the right side for no gain this time. 

2nd and 10 from the DET 20. 

Stafford lofts one up to Adams on the left side and he drops it in for a gain of 18 yards!

1st and 10 from the DET 20. 

Williams to the right side and he picks up 6 yards on first down. 

2nd and 4 from the DET 38. 

Staffod finds Adams on the out route and he reels it in for a gain of 17 yards.

1st and 10 from the DET 44. 

Williams gets the handoff to the right side and picks up 6 yards. 

2nd and 4 from the LA 39. 

MISSED FIELD GOAL!!!

Bates missed the 43 yard field goal wide left and the Lions come up empty on their first drive of the day. 

LA ball from their 33. 

Goff finds St. Brown on the slant but that pass is short of the marker and here comes the FG unit. 

4th and 4 from the LA 25. 

Goff looking for Gibbs out of the backfield and that pass hits off his hands and falls incomplete. 

3rd and 12 from the LA 33. 

Gibbs to the left side but this time he gets just 2 yads.

2nd and 12 from the LA 33. 

Gibbs up the middle for a big gain but a holding call is going to bring that 15 yard run back. 

1st and 14 from the LA 35.

Deep cross from Williams and Goff throws him a laser for a gain of 22. 

1st and 10 from the LA 31. 

Goff to the left side for St. Brown who makes the catch and is pushed out of bounds for a gain of 8. 

1st and 10 from the DET 47. 

Gibbs gets the handoff on the left side and he picks up 4 yards on the first play of the game. 

2nd and 6 from the DET 39. 

WE ARE UNDERWAY FROM LA!!!

DET start the game with the ball and the take over from the 35. 

What's left: Rams

The Rams are at the top of the NFC, but they can’t afford to slip up for the final few games of the season. They have a tough two games before ending the season against teams with losing records. They have the Lions today, then head to Seattle for what will be a game that could decide who wins the division and who gets the one seed in the NFC. After that they travel to Atlanta for a Monday night game, and then finish off the season against the Cardinals at home. 

What's left: Lions

The Lions know there is little to no room for error today in LA. They have four games left and each of them is a must win, but it’s not going to be easy looking at their remaining schedule. They play LA today, then head back home to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers. The final two games of the season are on the road against divisional opponents. First they take on the Minnesota Vikings and then the Chicago Bears to finish off the season. Depending on how things go over the next few weeks, that game in Chicago could be a play in game. 

Stafford's era in Detroit

Matthew Stafford already had a Hall of Fame career in Detroit, despite being surrounded by trash teams for most of his time in the Motor City. Despite that he was still touted as one of the best QBs in the league despite leading them to the playoffs just three times. Today he faces the team that drafted him out of the University of Georgia and he has a chance to put an end to their playoff hopes. Something that he would love to do after Lions fans booed him when he returned to Ford Field back in 2024. 

Detroit's X factor

He is the most explosive, and dynamic player in the NFL. Jahmyr Gibbs He’s got 1,062 yards on the ground with 13 TDs, averaging 5.7 yards per carry and has another 474 yards and 3 TDs receiving. He is the X factor for this explosive Lions offense and he is going to have to take this game over against a Rams defense that has shown they can be torn apart like they were in Carolina. Keep an eye on the Detroit number 0, he could be primed for a massive game today. 

NFC Standings 

The balance of power seems to have shifted to the NFC where there are good teams up and down the board. At the top of all of those good teams sit the Rams who are tied with division rivals the Seattle Seahawks at 10-3. They have the tie break after winning the first of two games against Seattle, but there are a few teams right on their heels. The Packers are 9-3-1, and the Bears are 9-4 in the NFC North. The Lions are just a game back of the Bears at 8-5 but currently they would be out of the playoff picture if the season ended today. They know every game is a must win from here on out and it starts here in LA. 

Lions star watch 

Jared Goff felt slighted by the Rams when they traded him away to the Detroit Lions. Since then he has become one of the best quarterbacks in the league. He is consistently the most accurate QB in the league, and for the last couple years he has had the Lions closer than they have ever been to the Super Bowl. Some say their Super Bowl window is closing but Goff will have something to say about that. This is a huge game for Goff personally, but also for the Lions who want to show they should be taken seriously as Super Bowl contenders. 

Rams star watch

We all know the story of the Lions and the Rams making a QB for QB trade year ago. They sent Jared Goff to Detroit and got Matt Stafford in return. He helped them win the Super Bowl that year and since then has only solidified his place in the Hall of Fame. But for everything that he has done, there is still one box to be checked off. He has never won an MVP and may never be closer. Not only is he QB of the top team in the NFC but he is leading the NFL with 35 TDs and just four INTs, and his 3,354 yards are the fourth most in the league. He is currently the front runner for MVP and games like today's are usually when you make or break your MVP case. 

Lions last game 

The Lions have exchanged wins and losses for the last nine games and last game was their turn to get back in the win column. The Lions hosted the Dallas Cowboys and it was the ground game that put Detroit ahead early on with a couple of rushing TDs from David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs. It was 20-9 at half and Jared Goff added to that lead with a TD right out of the break. Gibbs would go on to score two more TDs to complete his hat trick and the Lions rolled to a 44-30 win over the Cowboys. 

Rams last game 

The Rams were stunned in Carolina two weeks ago, but they responded like a team that deserves to be at the top of the NFC. LA went into Arizona and wiped the floor with the Cardinals in a divisional match up from State Farm Stadium. Matthew Stafford continued his MVP campaign, throwing for three TDs and 281 yards. The game was never in question as the Rams pulled away in the 2nd quarter and added to their lead before finishing the game 45-17 to stay at the top of the division and the conference. 

We are live from Los Angeles 

Hello everyone and welcome to Sofi Stadium where the Los Angeles Rams are back home at the top of the NFC after a two game road trip. They rebounded from their shocking loss to the Carolina Panthers by smoking the Cardinals in Arizona last week. Now LA welcomes a desperate Detroit team that is trying to keep up with the rest of the pack in the playoff race. It's a critical game for both teams, and it’s got a playoff feel here from LA. 

Rams vs. Lions live  

Prepare for fireworks today from Sofi Stadium as two of the most explosive teams in the NFL face off from the the City of Angles. The first placed team in the NFC host a team trying to stay in the playoff race for the final month of the season. It's the Los Angeles Rams taking on the Detroit Lions and AS English will be with you all night providing live coverage, stats, highlights and analysis from LA.