Lions Set to Battle Rams in Wild Card Showdown Highlighted by Quarterback Reunions and Injury Concerns

Takeaways:

• The Detroit Lions, as the NFC North champions and No. 3 seed, will host the No. 6 seed Los Angeles Rams at Ford Field in the Wild Card round of the playoffs.

• Jared Goff, now with the Lions, will face his old team, the Rams, for whom he previously led to a Super Bowl appearance. Goff has had a successful season with Detroit, throwing for 4,575 yards and 30 touchdowns.

• Matthew Stafford, now with the Rams, will return to Ford Field for the first time since being traded. Stafford led the Rams to a Super Bowl victory in his first season with them.

• The Lions have injury concerns with rookie tight end Sam LaPorta and veteran wide receiver Kalif Raymond, both of whom are day-to-day but may impact the team's performance in the upcoming game.

References:

[1] TWENTYMAN: 5 storylines to kick off Wild Card week. Link

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