Breaking down the notable numbers behind the Rams’ 24-23 road NFC wild-card playoff loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday: 1992 The year the Detroit Lions won their previous playoff game before defeating the Rams. Detroit beat the Dallas Cowboys 38-8 on Jan. 12, 1992. Since then, the Lions had lost nine playoff games in…
DETROIT — Jared Goff telegraphed this pass. We should have known he would flip a U-turn in the Motor City, leading the Detroit Lions to their first playoff victory in 32 years. He was a big part of dramatic turnarounds in college and with the Rams but this is different. The Detroit Lions are Goff’s team….
Bianca Bustamante, one of the best young female race-car drivers in the world, can weave a rocket through traffic at more than 200 mph without breaking a sweat. But until recently she couldn’t so much as back the family sedan out of the driveway without risking a ticket. “I’m always being driven by my mom…
DETROIT — He was the prodigal bum. They didn’t throw him a parade, they marched all over him. They didn’t pop champagne, they uncorked sprays of pain. Eminem cursed at him. Barry Sanders led cheers against him. Fans screamed so loud he once tripped over his feet as if knocked backward by the boos. Matthew Stafford…
DETROIT — When it comes to power, Jerome “The Bus” Bettis had plenty. Over the course of 13 seasons, the legendary Pittsburgh Steelers running back used his 5-foot-11, 250-pound frame to punish would-be tacklers all the way to the Hall of Fame. The highlight of his career was winning Super Bowl XL in his hometown of…
The Chargers on Monday announced that they interviewed Jim Harbaugh for their head-coaching job. Having just won a national championship at Michigan, Harbaugh is the eighth candidate the team has publicly identified. The Chargers are searching for a replacement for the fired Brandon Staley. They also need a general manager having dismissed Tom Telesco, both…
The Chargers on Monday announced that they interviewed Jim Harbaugh for their head-coaching job. Having just won a national championship at Michigan, Harbaugh is the eighth candidate the team has publicly identified. The Chargers are searching for a replacement for the fired Brandon Staley. They also need a general manager having dismissed Tom Telesco, both…
Caleb Williams waited until the final moments, but the decision shouldn’t come as a surprise. The Heisman Trophy winner will go to the NFL. Williams declared for the NFL draft on Monday, the deadline for underclassmen to enter their names into the pool, officially ending his celebrated college career that included two record-breaking seasons at…
Caleb Williams waited until the final moments, but the decision shouldn’t come as a surprise. The Heisman Trophy winner will go to the NFL. Williams declared for the NFL draft on Monday, the deadline for underclassmen to enter their names into the pool, officially ending his celebrated college career that included two record-breaking seasons at…
NBC’s decision to stream the NFL Wild Card game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins may stand as a pivotal moment in TV history. The Saturday game, which the Chiefs won 26-7, was exclusively streamed in most of the country on NBCUniversal‘s direct-to-consumer service Peacock, which with 30 million subscribers has struggled…
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