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Rams’ 28-19 victory over Detroit Lions by the numbers

 Lions quarterback Jared Goff is brought down by Rams linebacker Kenny Young in the fourth quarter.
Lions quarterback Jared Goff is brought down by Rams linebacker Kenny Young in the fourth quarter. Goff has not won a game as a starting quarterback under any head coach except the Rams’ Sean McVay.
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Breaking down the notable numbers behind the Rams’ 28-19 victory over the Lions at SoFi Stadium on Sunday:

0

Victories for Jared Goff as starting quarterback under coaches other than the Rams’ Sean McVay. Goff was 0-7 under Jeff Fisher with the Rams and is 0-7 under Dan Campbell with the Lions. Goff was 42-20 under McVay.

11

Consecutive losses for the Lions, going back to last season — the NFL’s longest active streak.

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13

Targets for Rams receiver Cooper Kupp against the Lions. Kupp is the only NFL player with 10-plus targets in every game this season. He finished with a season-high 10 catches for 156 yards and two touchdowns against Detroit.

2

Interceptions for the Rams’ Jalen Ramsey this season after picking off a Goff pass in the end zone to preserve L.A.’s sixth victory. Ramsey had two interceptions in the last two seasons combined.

40-0

The Rams’ regular-season record when leading at halftime since 2017, the only franchise with no such losses during that span.

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Rams coach Sean McVay had to deal with questions all week about playing against Jared Goff. Sunday’s win over Detroit gave him the opportunity to move on.

Oct. 24, 2021

Summary

Detroit 10 6 3 0 — 19
RAMS 3 14 0 11 — 28

First Quarter

Detroit — Swift 63 pass from Goff (Seibert kick), 12:07. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:53. Key play: Goff 4 pass to Swift on 3rd-and-3. Detroit 7, RAMS 0.

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Detroit — Field goal Seibert 37, 7:28. Drive: 11 plays, 35 yards, 4:39. Key plays: Seibert onside-kick (success), recovered by Walker, Fox 17 pass to Price on 4th-and-7. Detroit 10, RAMS 0.

RAMS — Field goal Gay 33, 2:55. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:33. Key plays: Skowronek kick return to RAMS 18, Stafford 16 pass to Higbee, Stafford 29 pass to Kupp, Stafford 5 pass to Kupp on 3rd-and-3. Detroit 10, RAMS 3.

Second Quarter

Detroit — Field goal Seibert 47, 13:40. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:15. Key plays: Goff 21 pass to Hockenson, Ja.Williams 12 run, Swift 14 run on 3rd-and-17. Detroit 13, RAMS 3.

RAMS — V.Jefferson 11 pass from Stafford (Gay kick), 8:36. Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 5:04. Key plays: Skowronek kick return to RAMS 16, Henderson 10 run, Stafford 11 pass to Kupp. Detroit 13, RAMS 10.

RAMS — Kupp 2 pass from Stafford (Gay kick), 1:23. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:44. Key plays: Stafford 27 pass to Kupp, Stafford 22 pass to R.Woods on 3rd-and-6, Stafford 10 pass to R.Woods, Stafford 4 pass to R.Woods on 3rd-and-4. RAMS 17, Detroit 13.

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Detroit — Field goal Seibert 41, :04. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 1:19. Key plays: Goff 15 pass to Raymond, Goff 20 pass to Raymond, Goff 14 pass to Raymond. RAMS 17, Detroit 16.

Third Quarter

Detroit — Field goal Seibert 31, 1:43. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:13. Key play: Goff 37 pass to Raymond. Detroit 19, RAMS 17.

Fourth Quarter

RAMS — Kupp 5 pass from Stafford (R.Woods pass from Stafford), 13:59. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 2:44. Key plays: Stafford 14 pass to Kupp, Stafford 59 pass to Kupp on 3rd-and-12, Stafford 14 pass to Higbee on 3rd-and-10. RAMS 25, Detroit 19.

RAMS — Field goal Gay 47, :58. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 3:55. Key plays: Ramsey 25 interception return to RAMS 23, Stafford 18 pass to R.Woods on 3rd-and-1. RAMS 28, Detroit 19.

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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

RUSHING: DETROIT, J.Williams 12-57, Swift 13-48, Moore 1-28, Goff 1-3, Raymond 1-1. RAMS, Henderson 15-45, Michel 2-4, Stafford 2-(minus 2).

PASSING: DETROIT, Goff 22-36-2-268, Fox 1-1-0-17. RAMS, Stafford 28-41-0-334.

RECEIVING: DETROIT, Swift 8-96, Raymond 6-115, Hockenson 6-48, Price 1-17, Fells 1-6, Hodge 1-3. RAMS, Kupp 10-156, Woods 6-70, Higbee 5-46, Jefferson 4-43, Henderson 3-19.

PUNT RETURNS: DETROIT, None. RAMS, None.

KICKOFF RETURNS: DETROIT, Igwebuike 1-27. RAMS, Skowronek 4-70.

TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS: DETROIT, Anzalone 5-2-0, Jacobs 5-2-0, Reeves-Maybin 4-4-0, Walker 4-4-0, W.Harris 3-1-0, C.Harris 2-2-0, Parker 2-2-0, J.Okwara 2-1-1, Oruwariye 2-1-0, Flowers 1-2-0, Jackson 1-0-0, Swift 1-0-0, Brockers 0-3-0, Onwuzurike 0-2-0, Barnes 0-1-0, Penisini 0-1-0, Worley 0-1-0. RAMS, Ramsey 4-2-0, Fuller 3-6-0, Reeder 3-5-0, Young 3-4-1, Floyd 3-4-0, Joseph-Day 3-2-1, Gaines 3-1-0, Deayon 3-0-0, Long 3-0-0, Rapp 3-0-0, Scott 2-1-0, Robinson 1-2-0, Lewis 1-1-0, J.Jones 1-0-0, Okoronkwo 1-0-0, Skowronek 1-0-0, Donald 0-3-0, Burgess 0-1-0, Rochell 0-1-0, J.Williams 0-1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS: DETROIT, None. RAMS, Ramsey 1-25, Scott 1-2.

FIELD GOALS MISSED: None.

Officials — Referee Bill Vinovich, Ump Tony Michalek, HL Patrick Holt, LJ Mark Perlman, FJ Joe Blubaugh, SJ Jimmy Buchanan, BJ Jimmy Russell, Replay Mark Butterworth.

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