Lions Roar in OT

It took a last second field goal and a dominant overtime drive, but Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions have pulled off another win over the Los Angeles Rams at home.

The Lions, thanks to a one-yard touchdown run from David Montgomery in overtime, rallied to beat the Lions 26-20 at Ford Field in the first “Sunday Night Football” matchup of the season. The win was a rematch of last year’s playoff matchup in Detroit, where the Lions also picked up their win in what was their first postseason victory in more than three decades.

Montgomery led the Lions on their final drive of the game, and capped an eight-play, 70-yard drive in overtime with a one-yard touchdown run. That ended the game there without allowing the Rams to touch the ball in the extra period and gave the Lions the six-point win.

The Lions jumped up big early and took a 17-3 lead early in the second half after Jameson Williams hauled in a deep 52-yard touchdown pass from Goff. That followed a Jahmyr Gibbs touchdown run late in the second quarter, and came shortly after Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua was ruled out of the game with a leg injury. He was carted off the field in the first half, and ruled out just as the second half was getting started.

The Rams cut the game to just four points early in the fourth quarter, thanks to a Kyren Williams punch in touchdown and a field goal set up by a deep 63-yard reception from Tyler Johnson.

Though it looked like the Rams’ offense was going to get the stop briefly, Goff and Williams took off yet again. Goff hit Williams for a 27-yard reception to keep their drive alive, but he threw a brutal pick over the middle that gave the Rams life once again. Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, however quickly marched the Rams down the field and completed their 80-yard drive with a nine-yard toss to Cooper Kupp for a touchdown. It marked their 17th-straight point and put them in the lead for the first time since the opening quarter.

The Rams came up with one last stop to force a Detroit field goal, which sent the game into overtime and eventually set up the Lions’ game-winning drive.

Stafford went 34-of-49 for 317 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Kyren Williams had 50 rushing yards and a touchdown on 18 carries, and Kupp finished with 110 receiving yards and a touchdown on 14 catches.

Goff went 18-of-28 for 217 yards with a touchdown and an interception for the Lions. Montgomery had 91 rushing yards on 17 carries to go with his touchdown in overtime, and Jameson Williams finished with 121 receiving yards and a touchdown on just five catches.