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How to Watch NFC Wild Card Playoffs: Los Angeles Rams vs Detroit Lions

Let’s take a look at the Wild Card matchup between the Rams and Lions.

The Los Angeles Rams head to the Motor City to face the Detroit Lions, the NFC North winners, who are making their first playoff appearance since 2016.

This matchup will be a good one, as quarterback Matthew Stafford heads back to where it all started to take on the Lions. This is a full-circle moment, as the Rams and Lions made a quarterback swap before the 2021 season, sending Jared Goff to Detroit and Stafford to Los Angeles.

Since then, Stafford has led the Rams to a Super Bowl victory, and Goff is leading a turnaround in Detroit. The Lions won their division for the first time since 1993 and aren’t done yet, looking to make a deep playoff push.

Date/Time: Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 8:15pm EST

Venue: Ford Field, Detroit, MI

TV: NBC (Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark)

All-time History: The Rams currently lead the series 45-41-1. The Rams last beat the Lions in 2021, 28-19. The Lions last victory against the Rams came in 2016, 31-28.

Live Stream: fuboTV (start your free trial)

Rams Injury Report

  • G Joe Noteboom (foot): Questionable
  • FS Jordan Fuller (ankle): Questionable
  • LB Troy Reeder (knee): Questionable
  • G Kevin Dotson (shoulder): Questionable
  • TE Tyler Higbee (shoulder): Questionable
  • DT Bobby Brown III (illness): Questionable

Lions Injury Report

  • LB James Houston (ankle): OUT
  • CB Jerry Jacobs (thigh/knee): OUT
  • TE James Mitchell (hand): OUT
  • WR Kalif Raymond (knee): OUT
  • DE John Cominsky (illness): Questionable
  • TE Sam LaPorta (knee): Questionable

Referee: Craig Wrolstad