Right here we go! The Detroit Lions‘ residence stadium, Ford Area, will host its first-ever Lions playoff recreation in what needs to be a fully wild scene subsequent week. And now we all know the opponent, date, time, TV channel information and extra.
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The Lions (12-5) because the No. 3 seed will face the No. 6 seed Los Angeles Rams (10-7), quarterbacked by Matthew Stafford, subsequent Sunday evening within the NFC wild-card spherical. This units up a number of juicy storylines and may be essentially the most anticipated playoff matchup of the six-game slate.
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The Lions are determined to finish their NFL-leading playoff winless drought at 32 seasons, having misplaced nine playoff games in a row, together with their most up-to-date look seven years in the past in Seattle, 26-6, on Jan. 7, 2017.
Now they will face Stafford, the proprietor of quite a few franchise data after being the workforce’s No. 1 general choose in 2009 and playing 12 seasons in Detroit. He was traded to Los Angeles in January 2021, days after requesting a trade, then received a Super Bowl in his first season with the Rams.
The Lions final received within the playoffs in the 1991 season — their lone postseason victory since 1957 or 66 years — at a raucous Pontiac Silverdome, 38-6, over the Dallas Cowboys.
The Lions’ most up-to-date residence playoff recreation got here in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Packers in the 1993 season, a heartbreaking 28-24 loss on the Silverdome which is among the most painful of the Lions’ 13 playoff losses.
The Lions are 6-2 at home this season; the Rams are 5-4 on the street.
Here is all the things it’s essential to know in regards to the Lions-Rams playoff recreation, together with time, date, TV and stream information, and extra:
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TV channel: NBC.
Streaming dwell: Peacock and Fubo (free trial).
Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1) in Detroit (discover all Lions radio affiliates).
The Lions host the Rams televised by NBC. If you happen to do not pay for a cable or streaming subscription, you possibly can watch the sport live on Fubo with a free trial.
Date: Sunday, Jan. 14.
Time: 8 p.m. ET.
The place: Ford Area in Detroit, Michigan.
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Opening recreation traces and odds from BetMGM as of Sunday evening:
Unfold: Lions (-3½).
Over/underneath: 51½ factors.
Moneyline: Lions (-175), Rams (+145).
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A take a look at the Lions’ season schedule:
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