Detroit’s defense sent a ton of six- or seven-man pressures and played mostly man coverage. Can the Rams replicate that in the playoffs?

The NFL playoffs are underway. And while there’s a lot to talk about ahead of the divisional round games this weekend, there’s also a lot to chatter when it comes to teams already focused on the offseason.

Matthew Stafford dedicated the Rams Wild Card win to the people of Los Angeles shortly after the team’s defense sacked Sam Darnold into oblivion. However, it seems the Rams had extra motivation to smash the Vikings thanks to the big mouth of Lions head coach Dan Campbell,

The Bears were able to finish their season with a win over the Packers, which served as a sort of redemption given that K Cairo Santos was able to make the game-winning kick after having one blocked by Green Bay with the game on the line earlier in the season.

No quarterback faced an all-out blitz as often this season as Darnold did Sunday in Detroit, NFL statistics show.

Late Sunday night, in the center of a postgame Ford Field, Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell embraced Minnesota ... night of quarterback play by Sam Darnold and a franchise history that ...

He was prescient. Because the Detroit Lions did indeed motivate the Los Angeles Rams to beat the Minnesota Vikings, all because he told Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell “I’ll see you in two weeks” after their Week 18 game. That meant Campbell assumed the Vikings would beat the Rams.

engulfing Darnold in the pocket like a tidal wave. On the other end, Gibbs began to slither his way into open space, and the Lions assumed full control. Dan Campbell and Detroit locked up the NFC ...

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold (14) is sacked by Detroit Lions defensive end Za’Darius Smith (99) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Rey Del Rio) Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell ...

Sam Darnold put forth a career performance for ... Afterward, Lions coach Dan Campbell said he thought Darnold would be "deadly" if he had time to survey the field "because we did think he would ...