Bad Deja vu.

The Lions cannot lose 2 in a row yet they can't win 2 in a row. They head to Los Angeles to take on Matthew Stafford and the Rams. The Lions have been able to beat the Rams the past couple times. But unfortunately here, the Lions would delay the further digging of Stafford's grave.

Rams win the coin toss and defer the ball to the second half. Meaning Detroit would get the ball first. And you know? Their opening drive doesn't look too bad! 34 total yards already in just 3 plays. Especially thanks to a big 22 yard pass to Jamo! Unfortunately despite what looked like a good 15 yard run by Gibbs, the Lions were set back after an offensive holding call. The Lions did get to the Rams 25 yard line once they hit 4th down. While the Lions only needed 4 more yards, Dan Campbell actually does what he never does and uses Jake Bates... wait is Campbell learning?... well I guess it's too little too late because Bates seems to be a little... rusty as his 43 yarder is wide left. So much for a good fucking drive. Our defense seems to be limpy right off the bat for LA's first drive. With a 17 yard pass to Davante Adams, another 18 yard pass to him, and in like 3 seconds the Rams are at the Lions 20. Great the Rams are going to score aren't they? NOPE! AIDEN HUTCHINSON INTERCEPTS STAFFORD'S PASS AND RETURNS IT FIFTY-EIGHT FUCKING YARDS TO THE RAMS 17 YARD LINE! WOW! Oh and then in 1 play Goff throws to St. Brown for the touchdown. It's almost like the missed field goal worked out! Unfortunately Los Angeles would learn from their mistakes and Detroit wouldn't because fucking TWICE, we put Los Angeles on 4th down. I was shocked that they actually went for it on 4th and 8 at the Lions 37. And of course they fucking got it. And then a few plays later, a 23 yard pass to Colby Parkinson and then a 4 yard touchdown run for Kyren Williams. Alright so we are now tied. But Detroit would begin to have another damn good drive. Yes Jamo can causally have 25 yard receptions. I also like how Campbell is getting Monty more involved. I mean yes Gibbs has been an amazing asset but dammit... give Monty some love too! A lot of love actually. 29 yards for him on just this drive alone. Despite the Lions getting 1st and Goal at the Rams 8, the Lions couldn't do much after. I guess the Rams have a stellar red zone defense. So Detroit once again settles for 3. At least Bates can nail chip shots. 10 to 7 Lions. And then 14 to 10 Rams because our defense just dies. 19 yards for Williams, Puka Nacua with a fucking 36 yard reception, Parkinson with 11 yards... it's like a practice for LA!

Despite an incompletion on 3rd and Goal from the 1, of course our god of thunder has a holding penalty against him to give the Rams 1st and Goal at the 1, to which they would score. Amazing. But in just a couple short minutes, Detroit would respond. Especially thanks to oh I don't know a fucking 52 yard BOMB to St. Brown! This was a very St. Brown and Gibbs filled drive. St. Brown would end it with an 8 yard touchdown! Lions back on top! Believe it or not but our fucking defense does something. Crazy right? A big sack by Hutchinson basically seals this drive as Los Angeles would have to punt with Kalif Raymond returning the ball to the Lions 20. A short return but still a return. Oh and NOW here comes big balls Dan Campbell. With just 2 minutes to go and 4th and 1 from the Lions own 29... they successfully convert as St. Brown picks up 14 yards. And then with 30 seconds left in the half, Jamo picks up a 31 yard bomb for the touchdown and it's a 10 point Lions lead holy shit Stafford's grave is being dug up like 50 thousand feet right now! Now you'd think that with 30 seconds that Stafford would just kneel since they deferred son of a bitch they're going for a drive why? And in like... 10 seconds they get into field goal range. Thankfully that's all they do get is the field goal but really wish we didn't. What did the Lions discuss in the locker room during halftime? I don't know but it didn't work since the Rams score again because all they can do is take up big chunks of field... until Roy Lopez sacks Stafford for a loss of 8 yards... and then Amik Robertson gets hurt. And then a shitty snap forces Stafford to essentially get rid of the ball to which the Rams take another field goal. But now it's a 4 point game. I would love to see the Lions score here... they don't. They go 3 and out. Special thanks to Giovanni Ricci for the offensive holding call. That helps a lot. So Jack Fox punts the ball away to the Rams 12. Alright so the Rams have long field and Amik Robertson is back! Cool! We can surely stop the Rams here!... no... we can't. I swear the Rams are averaging like 5 yards a play on this drive like holy shit. Parkinson would end up scoring a touchdown to make it 27-24 Rams. Alright cool so the Rams have the lead again and... oh no wait nevermind it's 1st and Goal because Parkinson's knee was down at the o...

WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN THE TOUCHDOWN STANDS? EX-FUCKING-CUSE ME? EX-FUCKING-CUSE ME! IN WHAT FUCKING WORLD DID PARKINSON GET A TOUCHDOWN? HIS KNEE CLEAR AS FUCKING DAY WAS DOWN AT THE MOTHERFUCKING ONE YARD LINE! I swear to actual fuck the Lions are being screwed. Every fucking game it feels like they have a shit call against them. Apparently the argument was that Parkinson didn't fully secure the ball until he was in the end zone. But there's also the argument of it being was it even a catch? I know that one was hard to tell but good fucking grief dude how the fuck do you call touchdown and not down at the 1? Sure yes the Rams probably would've gotten the touchdown anyway but still. It's a shit call. I hate it. Lions go 3 and out Rams get a touchdown in 2 plays. Fuck we're down by 10. It's the 2023 NFC Championship game all over again. I am going to die. Lions and Rams happily exchange 3 and outs. And at this point the Lions need a desperate score. Anything. Even a field goal makes it a 1 score game... alright so they get the field goal! Special thanks to plays like a 20 yard pass to Raymond, 11 yards for St. Brown,... and well that's about it for the biggest plays. With just under 8 to play in regulation, there is no need for an onside kick. Nor is there a need for ANOTHER RAMS TOUCHDOWN SON OF A FUCKING BITCH! Okay so we're down 41-27 and I think this game is all over. Oh wow cool Detroit gets a garbage time touchdown woohoo big fucking whoop. Wouldn't have gotten it if there wasn't a DPI call on 4th and Goal. So Montgomery gets the touchdown and for some reason Detroit doesn't go for an onside kick... yeah I don't fucking understand that either. I mean yes the Rams do eventually punt the ball but the Lions have no timeouts and have 13 seconds to work with. What do they do with that 13 seconds? Abso-fucking-lutely nothing. St. Brown gets a 13 yard reception to which he laterals back to Jamo for another 8 for a total of 21 yards on their one and only play. The game is over Lions lose.

Holy shit we might actually miss the playoffs.. I don't think we're winning the North at this rate. We might be lucky to squeak in as a 7 seed. BUT... only if at this point we win out our games. I'm not saying it's completely impossible. The Steelers are... uh... I think we learned our lesson after our first game against Minnesota this year... maybe that one was the real fluke. And the Bears are... the Bears. Oh what the Bears look good? Pssh... remember the Bears gave up 52 points to Detroit. So yes I hold out hope we can go 11-6 to end the season and see where we go on from there. Plus if the Packers win which they totally will and totally won't blow a 10 point lead and totally not fail to recover an onside kick and totally not let the Bears win in overtime... then if the Lions win out, they're in. So... I'm rooting for you Packers even though I am totally not writing this article after watching that game...

i need to start writing these damn things way earlier...