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I remember him flipping the bird to lions fans once. It’s nice to recall these memories as the distant past.

I don't think it's crazy to think that next year's NFC North may be similar to this year's AFC North. Four good to great teams. Gonna be a hard division in the years to come.

He's not wrong. That's a poorly placed ball by Stafford that put Higbee in a precarious position where he couldn't brace for impact.

I think he's just pissed he lost, in a lot of pain, and wants to get through this interview as quickly as possible so he can get to an ice bath and a bed. I really don't think he was dismissing the fans. He's been around the game long enough to understand that it's not personal. Kelly on the other hand........... well, she has been silent on social media so far.

I think McVay has eaten his humble pie about the whole situation. Winning his Super Bowl certainly helped. Harder for Stafford to be gracious coming off the field in obvious pain after a brutal season-ending loss. Next year when he comes to Detroit for the regular season he will likely be applauded loudly and appreciated for what he did while he was here.

The Rams lost by one and didn't go for it on 4th down a single time in the second half. It doesn't inherently mean the Rams were too conservative, but it is a yellow flag. They had 4th and 11 on their own 38 (punt), 4th and 8 on the Lions 9 (FG), 4th and 8 on the Lions 11 (FG), and 4th and 14 on the Lions 44. The last one is probably the only one that sticks out as should have gone for it.

I don't think punting on 4th and 14 was the right call for the Rams. It reminds me of when Andy Reid went for it on 4th and 25 in week one. First, you have the players to convert it. It's not like you're a one-dimensional offense and rely exclusively on the run. Stafford, Puka, and Kupp were carving us up at times, and had already converted at least one 3rd and 15 earlier in the game. Second, the relative benefit isn't there. They punted from the 44 and DPJ went out of bounds at the 17. So they gained 27 yards of field position. With about 4 minutes left and the Rams having only one timeout and the two-minute warning, no matter where the Lions got the ball, the name of the game was getting 2-3 first downs. Getting it at the 44 might marginally increase the odds we kick a long field goal to go up 4, but that would take at least one first down anyway. In other words, you're probably losing anyway. Whether your defense makes a stand at the 44 or the 17, it wouldn't matter. They'd need to do it. Give your offense one more shot. The calculus is a little different if Ford Field doesn't force two timeouts. At that point, you can be selective in using those and make the Lions stretch the field more.

I think he just really wanted to win this game. Maybe more than he even knew. The lack of follow-up questions also makes me think it wasn't even meant to be a shot at the fans so much as it was meant to be a non-answer to a question he didn't want to hear after a tough loss. "Happy for the players" is really just a "can I leave now" answer if you remove all the context.

I saw someone comment on Twitter that the game was going too fast for the broadcast, which was making them do more of the dreaded score, *TV timeout*, touchback, *TV timeout* sequence

Normally I’d have been here much longer. I was busy hugging strangers, drinking, and screaming. it sounded like AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! THEY ****ING DID IT!!!!!!!!!!

I didn’t know we could do that

Wouldn’t be a big Lions game without having to play the refs too. If the defense finishes, we are in phenomenal shape.

That’s our good corner too.

Stafford could not hear the referee announce who won the toss

More than 30 minutes to game time and almost every seat is filled and everyone is standing

For the record, I haven’t seen one Matt Stafford Lions jersey that wasn’t taped up

Chants of “Jared Goff” rain down

Ball don’t lie bitches

Jim Harbaugh and JJ McCarthy to Dallas?

Spotted Martha

I agree. It’s just contextualized Stafford’s “success” for me I think.

I like Stafford but I do think my appreciation has lessened after seeing Goff do what he couldn’t in 1/4 of the time.