Rams roundtable: Is shootout with Lions a bad idea for L.A. in wild-card game?

With a victory over the San Francisco 49ers and a trip to the No. 3 Detroit Lions for the NFC wild-card game, the Rams secured the sixth spot.

Additionally, it matches quarterbacks Matthew Stafford of the Rams and Jared Goff of the Lions against their previous teams.

NFL columnists Sam Farmer, Dylan Hernández, and beat writer Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times for the Rams talk about what’s coming up:

When game-planning against the dynamic and potent offence of the Detroit Lions, what would you rank as the top priority?

Hernández: There’s a reason the Rams moved Jared Goff to Detroit; they need to make him make throws they didn’t think he was capable of making. Stopping the Lions’ running game is the first step in doing that.

Klein: The Rams are aware of all of Jared Goff’s advantages and disadvantages.

Raheem Morris, the defensive coordinator, will undoubtedly want to apply a lot of pressure.

With smart screen throws, Goff and the Lions effectively offset the rush in 2021.

Due to a potential knee injury, rookie tight end Sam LaPorta will miss the Lions’ game against the Rams on Sunday.

Farmer: The Rams must limit Jahmyr Gibbs and shut down Detroit’s running game, as it is the foundation of the Lions’ play-action passing approach.

That ball is what Dan Campbell wants to run down your neck. It can be extremely difficult for opponents to go one-on-one with receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams when selling out to stop the run.

The Lions are severely harmed by the injury to rookie tight end Sam LaPorta, as Gary pointed out.

Is Matthew Stafford’s receiving corps superior than Jared Goff’s corps, even while playing on the road? What distinguishes them?

Hernández: The Lions are without Sam LaPorta, their rookie tight end who established a record, after Dan Campbell pulled a Brandon Staley.

Stafford has to win this one because he is the superior quarterback and has greater weapons.

Klein: Amon Ra-Josh Reynolds is well-known to the Rams, and St. Brown is excellent, but the Lions’ passing game will suffer if LaPorta is down.

Still, the Rams have tight end Tyler Higbee, record-setting Puka Nacua, Demarcus Robinson, and playoff-tested Cooper Kupp. The Rams are in the lead.

Farmer: Veteran quarterback Jim Everett likes to refer to Rams receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua as “sporks.” These are forks and spoons that can be employed for a variety of tasks,

including blocking, jet sweeps, and short, medium, and long routes. The Lions place less demands on their receivers than other teams do.

Goff is more of a see-it-throw-it quarterback, while Stafford is a master manipulator who can move defences with his eyes.

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