hello viewers welcome back to SSN 24 in a thrilling game on Sunday night former Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford had yet another opportunity to lead his Los Angeles Rams to a victory over his old team despite a valiant effort the Rams fell short in overtime losing 26 to 20 to the Lions Stafford who spent 12 Seasons with the Lions has been known for his incredible fourth quarter comebacks with 31 such comebacks during his time in Detroit he nearly added another one to his resume after trailing 17-3 Stafford rallied his team and threw a 9yd touchdown pass to Cooper cup putting the Rams ahead 20 to 17 with just over four minutes left in the game but the Lions weren't done after a crucial defensive stand by the Rams Stafford had another chance to ice the game however penalties and injuries to key players including three starting offensive linemen and wide receiver pukan acua hampered their efforts a couple of costly holding penalties and a false start pushed the Rams out of scoring range and on a third and 10 play Stafford narrowly missed connecting with cup for what could have been a game sealing first down the Lions capitalized on the opportunity with Jared Goff driving them down field to tie the game with a field goal in overtime Detroit won the coin toss and methodically marched down the field finishing with a one-yard touchdown by David Montgomery to secure the win despite the loss Rams coach Shawn McVey praised the toughness of his team stating there was a lot of adversity that we had to overcome but we just fell short McVey also stood by his decision to go for it on Fourth and four in the second quarter instead of attempting a field goal a choice that may have impacted the outcome of the game with this loss the Rams will look to regroup and address their injury concerns moving forward stay tuned for updates on key players including pukan acua and the banged up offensive line thanks for watching and don't forget to like And subscribe for more updates from ssn24