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On Wild Card Weekend, the Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions will square off at Ford Field in an attempt to advance to the NFC Divisional Round.
For a variety of reasons, this is one of the most eagerly anticipated Wild Card games in recent memory. After being chosen by the Lions first overall in the 2009 NFL Draft, quarterback Matthew Stafford spent 12 years in Detroit.
Now, for the first time since being dealt to the Rams during the 2021 offseason, he will face his old team. With 45,109 passing yards and 282 touchdown passes, Stafford departed the Lions as the franchise's all-time leading passer.
Additionally, after being chosen first overall in the 2016 NFL Draft by the Rams, quarterback Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions played his first five seasons as a professional in LA. He was involved in the famous trade that resulted in Stafford's switch to the opposing side in 2021.
Following his role in tying the Lions' single-season win total (12), Goff's next task will be to assist Detroit in winning a postseason game for the first time in more than 30 years.
What will the weather be like at Ford Field this weekend?
The predicted temperature for Sunday, January 14, 2024, at Ford Field in Detroit, the home of the Detroit Lions, is 19.3°, according to bookmakersreview.com. Additionally, there is a 0% chance of rain and a partly cloudy forecast. Wind speed is expected to be 20.1 mph in WSW direction.
Given that Ford Field is a dome stadium, bad weather is not anticipated to have an impact on the Wild Card game between the Lions and the Rams.
What time and channel is the Rams-Lions game on?
The Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions will play a wild card game on Sunday, January 14. Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff will play against their former clubs in this match.
The game on Sunday is scheduled to begin at 8:00 PM ET. The game is available for streaming on Peacock in addition to being televised on NBC.
All the details you need on how to watch the game are below:
- Date and Time: Sunday, January 14 at 8:00 PM ET
- Location: Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan
- TV: NBC
- Announcers: Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (color analyst), Melissa Stark (sideline reporter)
- Live streaming: Peacock
Did the Lions enforce a Matthew Stafford jersey ban for the NFL Playoffs?
Even after asking to be moved to the Los Angeles Rams and winning a Super Bowl with them, Matthew Stafford is still well-liked among Detroit Lions fans. On Sunday, though, the quarterback will likely face hostility from the Detroit crowd.
Detroit fans have created a petition on social media platforms to prohibit supporters from wearing Stafford's jersey at Ford Field on Sunday during the Rams-Lions game.
Even though the supporters insist they still love Stafford, they believe that this weekend—when so much more is at stake—is not the appropriate time to express love or support for the quarterback who played for them for 12 years.
Although internet supporters of the team are spearheading the effort to ban Stafford's shirts, it should be noted that the Detroit Lions organization did not make this choice.
