Detroit special teams

But the most balletic play came when he rolled to his left, turned his hips and threw a pass back across the field to the right, just missing Jefferson. Stafford and Jefferson connected on a similar play for a touchdown in the season opener. Seeing it again, even without the same result, was gasp worthy. Photos: Rams defeat Lions in Matthew Stafford vs. Jared Goff showdown.

But there is a guy coming to L. He plays for the Tennessee Titans. His name is Derrick Henry. He has rushed for at least yards five times in seven games.

He leads the NFL with 10 touchdowns. A week after they were penalized an uncharacteristic seven times for 50 yards against the New York Giants, the Rams were flagged only four times for 35 yards against the Lions. He began working for The Times in the San Fernando Valley edition and has reported on high school, college and pro sports. The Lions jumped out to a first-quarter lead, but were unable to sustain the momentum as the Rams rallied for a victory.

We knew we needed to play this game a certain way, and we did that. We needed them to play a little bit more of our game, and a track meet was going to be hard for us.

According to Sportradar, it is the first time since Jacksonville in Week 15 of the season that a team had a successful onside kick and fake punt in the same game. It worked to perfection as Tracy Walker recovered it at the Lions yard line.

Photo by Sean M. Since the onside kick rules were amended in to protect players from high-impact collisions, teams have been successful on only 18 of onside attempts. When the ensuing drive appeared as if it was going to stall at midfield, punter Jack Fox fired a pass to Bobby Price that went for 17 yards and another first down. The fast start helped jumpstart the Lions, who had gone scoreless three times in the last four games in the first 30 minutes coming into Sunday.

Special teams coordinator Dave Fipp did a hell of a job. The Lions jumped out to a first quarter lead, but were unable to sustain the momentum as the Rams rallied for a victory. We knew we needed to play this game a certain way, and we did that.

We needed them to play a little bit more of our game, and a track meet was going to be hard for us. According to Sportradar, it is the first time since Jacksonville in Week 15 of the season that a team had a successful onside kick and fake punt in the same game.

It worked to perfection as Tracy Walker recovered it at the Lions yard line. Since the onside kick rules were amended in to protect players from high-impact collisions, teams have been successful on only 18 of onside attempts. When the ensuing drive appeared as if it was going to stall at midfield, punter Jack Fox fired a pass to Bobby Price that went for 17 yards and another first down. The fast start helped jumpstart the Lions, who had gone scoreless three times in the last four games in the first 30 minutes coming into Sunday.

Special teams coordinator Dave Fipp did a hell of a job. We had a feel the look could be there and so we wanted to give it a go.