Rams vs Lions playoff showdown has storylines for days particularly at QB

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Rams vs Lions playoff showdown has storylines for days particularly at QB

is returning to the city where his profe sional career began, for a playoff game he could never lead it to in a building that has never hosted one. is hosting the team that drafted him, then traded him to a club that he's thrived with, leading them to a division title for the first time in 30 years.It's the first time ever that , let alone the teams that traded them.Rams. Lions. Playoffs. Adoree' Jackson Jersey It's going to be epic.ADVERTISEMENT This has been building for a while in Detroit. Ever since Dan Campbell arrived, with promises of biting kneecaps and more recently, controlled fury. Often referred to as MCDC' for "Motor City Dan Campbell," the Lions head coach perfectly embodies the city and surrounding area. He's brash and caffeine-fueled but above everything, he makes you believe.Detroit could not simply a sume Campbell would alter their status quo. The Lions were coming off their third straight fourth-place finish in the NFC North. It had been five years since their last playoff appearance, a one-and-done affair under Jim Lorenzo Carter Jersey Caldwell. Stafford was their best player, but he was expensive and 12 years with a questionable supporting cast had taken a toll.Things didn't immediately turn around for the first-time head coach. The Lions went 3-13 in Campbell's first season. This was after trading Stafford and receiving Goff as a tertiary consolation prize on top of significant draft compensation. The vision wasn't publicly clear, especially after the very public, very football-guy comments in Campbell's opening pre ser. But that doesn't mean there wasn't a vision. And it doesn't mean there wasn't support.Detroit is a very specific shade of blue-collar Honolulu Blue, to be exact all through the ups and downs. The city lives and dies with the Lions. And Campbell has never shied away from that.'Now it's on to the playoffs' Amon-Ra St. Brown after Lions' dominant win over Vikings Instead, he's emboldened his team with expectations. That was never more evident than in the 2023 regular season. The Lions had managed to turn things around so drastically in 2022 that they came into 2023 as the favorites. Yes, the Lions. The same Lions who had never captured an NFC North title were now the ones Vegas was picking to win it.Campbell and his team proved them right, with the entire city on their shoulders.Goff bought in Shane Lemieux Jersey , too. He was near tears on the night Detroit punched their playoff ticket and division title."I get emotional thinking about all the guys that went through 3-13, went through 1-6 early last year and now can stand here NFC North champs," said Goffto NFL Network after the game.As the ultimate reward, the Lions have delivered not only a playoff game, but one in front of their home crowd.They even invited a beloved old friend to the party; their longtime QB.The woes in haven't been quite as long. Stafford reached the mountaintop with the Rams, winning a Super Bowl in his first season with the team. Los Angeles, and its offensive wunderkind in head coach Sean McVay, mortgaged the farm, and it Julian Love Jersey paid off in the form of some shiny new jewelry.The bill, however, came due.The Rams struggled in 2022, finishing 5-12 and having a miniature fire sale to boot. To clear cap space, they traded one of the best corners in football in Jalen Ramsey and let linebacker and edge rusher all go.It wasn't readily apparent the Rams had turned the corner in the first part of 2023. Before their Week 10 bye, Los Angeles was 3-6 and on a three-game skid. But they finished the season 7-1 to get to double-digit wins and punch their postseason ticket behind some of the best play of Stafford's career. FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience National Football League Los Angeles Rams Detroit Lions Stafford now returns to his old home after a significant glow-up literally have you seen how tan he is these days?Yet there is no animosity. Stafford has NFL New York Giants Jersey the ring. Detroit is on the rise. And the NFL script writers are in their bag.Carmen Vitali covers the NFC North for FOX Sports. Carmen had previous stops with The Draft Network and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. She spent six seasons with the Bucs, including 2020, which added the title of Super Bowl Champion (and boat-parade participant) to her rsum. You can follow Carmen on Twitter at@CarmieV.
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