The Detroit Lions, led by quarterback Jared Goff, face the Los Angeles Rams, led by quarterback Matthew Stafford, on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.

It's cliche, but the NFL is a copycat league and the Detroit Lions got a taste of what's to come during Sunday's disappointing loss to the Los Angeles Rams.The Rams were able to pull away in the fourth quarter thanks to a personnel package the Lions hadn't seen much at all until Week 15: 13

The Los Angeles Rams improved their chances of earning the No. 1 seed in the playoffs on Sunday by beating the Detroit Lions 41-34. They didn’t move up the standings at all because they were already atop the conference entering Week 15 but their grip got even stronger.

Well, at least according to a number of NFL fans, who have crowned Matthew Stafford the definitive frontrunner after he threw for 368 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in a crucial 41-34 win over the Detroit Lions that kept the Rams No. 1 in the NFC.

Matthew Stafford and the Rams look to clinch a playoff berth with a win over Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions at SoFi Stadium. The game is in progress (Fox).

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The Los Angeles Rams enter Week 15 as one of the hottest teams in the NFL. L.A. has won seven of its last eight games and is currently the No. 1 overall seed in the NFC entering this weekend's showdown against the Detroit Lions. However, the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers aren't far behind with 10-3 and 9-4 records, respectively.

A year ago, the Los Angeles Rams' run defense was one of the worst in the NFL. They allowed the 26th-most yards per carry at 4.6 and had last been seen giving up 285 rushing yards to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Divisional Round.