Detroit Lions on fading playoff hopes
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The Lions allowing the Rams to score 20 unanswered points played significant part in their sixth loss of the season.
After setting a new single-game PFF record with the highest grade ever by a wide receiver last week (97.4), Nacua came back with a 95.0 grade on Sunday, the best of any wideout in the NFL. He now has the two highest game grades among qualified wide receivers in the league this season.
The Detroit Lions fell to 8-6 with a 41-34 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Here are grades for each position group based on performance in the Lions' Week 15 matchup against the Rams.
If Detroit Lions win the next 2 weeks, they could face a win-and-in playoff scenario in Week 18 season finale against Ben Johnson and Chicago Bears.
Between the end of the second quarter through the third, the Rams scored 20 unanswered points to comeback and steal the win from the Lions. The Rams’ defensive front came alive in the second half and wrecked havoc on the Lions’ interior offensive line.
The Detroit Lions know what it takes to compete with the best in the loaded NFC after a 41-34 loss to the conference-leading Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
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