Week Fifteen: Detroit Lions (8-5) @ Los Angeles Rams (10-3)

[MichiganCardinal]

          vs.          

Setting: 12/14/2025 4:25pm on FOX

Site: SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA 

Weather: Climate Controlled

Opening Spread: Rams -4.5

All-Time Series Record: Rams lead, 45-43-1

Last Meeting: 09/08/2024, Lions won 26-20 in OT

 

Los Angeles Rams (10-3)

Head Coach: Sean McVay (9th Season: 90-55)

Projected Starting QB: John Matthew Stafford (17th Season: 118-116-1)

Last Week: 45-17 W @ Arizona Cardinals (3-10)

Looking Ahead to Week #16: Thursday Night @ Seattle Seahawks (10-3)

 

Your Detroit Lions (8-5)

Head Coach: Dan Campbell (5th Season: 47-33-1)

Projected Starting QB: Jared Goff (10th Season: 89-57-1)

Last Game: 44-30 W vs. Dallas Cowboys (6-6-1)

Looking Ahead to Week #16: Sunday vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6)

 

Elsewhere in the NFL

Primetime: Falcons @ Buccaneers (TNF), Vikings @ Cowboys (SNF), Dolphins @ Steelers (MNF)

1:00pm: Ravens @ Bengals, Browns @ Bears, Chargers @ Chiefs, Bills @ Patriots, Commanders @ Giants, Raiders @ Eagles, Jets @ Jaguars, Cardinals @ Texans

4:05/4:25pm: Panthers @ Saints, Packers @ Broncos, Titans @ 49ers, Colts @ Seahawks

[Jason_R]

Just win baby. 

[Motown Bombers]

 

[GalagaGuy]

This game is gonna be a shootout.  Lions won't be able to stop Stafford and Goff will want to ball out in front of his old fans.  Winner is the first one to 40 points. 

[sagnam]

Rams have a solid defense.

[Tigeraholic1]

Not looking good for Kirby again this week. Why is Branch stll listed on injury report? Must be a procedural thing.

[MichiganCardinal]

 

 

[IdahoBert]

I just checked YouTube TV, and our robot overlords are actually going to let me watch this Lions vs. Rams game in Idaho instead of making me watch the 49ers game. I’m going to party like it’s 1957!

[Motown Bombers]

Did anybody else know that Matthew Stafford was childhood friends with Clayton Kershaw? I wonder if they will mention this on the broadcast?

[MichiganCardinal]

 

 

[Sports_Freak]

 

[holygoat]

10 hours ago, MichiganCardinal said:

 

 

JFC...

[Hongbit]

The Lions have a great chance to win this game.  

The biggest key to victory is to injure Stafford on the first series of the game.   

[MichiganCardinal]

1 hour ago, Hongbit said:

The Lions have a great chance to win this game.  

The biggest key to victory is to injure Stafford on the first series of the game.   

Put in Fulton Reed and Dean Portman at edge rusher for the first series.

[Sports_Freak]

The Lions had a few extra days to prepare for this game. But the injuries in the secondary are a huge red flag, especially against Stafford and very good Ram receivers. Even when they're covered, they make great catches. Just too much to overcome. The Rams will cover, something like 27-17. And I hope I'm wrong...

[TP_Fan]

Browns are 3-10 and it’s 4th and inches on your own 40, already down 7-0 and you punt.  This is why they lose all the time. Stefanski, all he does is lose and keep his job. 

[MichiganCardinal]

Browns are already in mid-offseason form. They ain't gonna help.

[MichiganCardinal]

I know I'm the resident optimist lately but I don't like the Lions odds today. The Rams seem to be a head above the field in a crowded NFC and the Lions haven't shown the ability to do it consistently.

If they can get Stafford into some turnover trouble it will help a lot. But he usually plays at his best against the Lions.

The offensive line will need to be at their best and the defensive line will need to get pressure, or it's probably going to be a 10-point deficit all afternoon.

[TP_Fan]

Browns not even pretending to give an effort 

[TP_Fan]

5 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

I know I'm the resident optimist lately but I don't like the Lions odds today. The Rams seem to be a head above the field in a crowded NFC and the Lions haven't shown the ability to do it consistently.

If they can get Stafford into some turnover trouble it will help a lot. But he usually plays at his best against the Lions.

The offensive line will need to be at their best and the defensive line will need to get pressure, or it's probably going to be a 10-point deficit all afternoon.

Scoring first would be very beneficial today. 

[Jason_R]

The Lions will need outstanding performances from two of Goff, Gibbs, and Hutchinson to pull it out. 

[TP_Fan]

Elite defense ends, Crosby and Garrett, wasting their entire career losing. 

[MichiganCardinal]

 

Awosika out, starting line will be Decker-Frazier-Glasgow-Ratledge-Sewell.

[Jason_R]

Well, we knew what we had with Awosika, and it was 🫣.

Let's hope that Frazier gives them 😈.

[IdahoBert]

6 hours ago, Hongbit said:

The Lions have a great chance to win this game.  

The biggest key to victory is to injure Stafford on the first series of the game.