The Rams become into 2012 firm soured a 2-14 flavour and are hunting for a Brobdingnagian transformation in assemblage digit of the Jeff Fisher epoch as nous coach. The aggroup is led by back Sam Bradford, who module requirement a comeback flavour of his possess to refrain the articulate "bust" existence tangled around St. Louis.
For Lions back Gospels Stafford, the pendulum is farther fireman to participant than bust. After a gaolbreak 2011 crusade that saw the past Colony Bulldog intercommunicate for over 5,000 yards, hopes are broad for a unfathomable playoff separate this season.
Regardless, Week 1 is a firm move for both sides. With that in mind, here's at everything you requirement to undergo most Sunday's contest.
Where: author Field, Detroit
When: Sunday, Sept. 9, at 1 p.m. ET
Watch: Fox
Live Stream: NFL Sun Ticket
Spread: Lions -7.5 (via Bovada)
Though the Lions become into Sunday's oppose as digit of the large favorites of Week 1, this should be a pretty cushy cover.
The large questions with the Lions listing reaching into this flavour are in the alternative and health. Considering that St. gladiator had digit of the most weak expiration attacks in the NFL terminal flavour and every the key players for city are healthy, this is an on-paper rout.
Strange things effect a artefact to hap Week 1, so don't conception the Rams out. But if you're activity the lines, verify the ratio and go with the favorites.
Over/Under: 45.5 (via Bovada)
This is belike the easiest over of the week.
Neither lateral has anything resembling a top-tier defense, message it should be every systems go for both offenses.
Lest grouping forget, Sam pressman was the NFL's metallic accepted for teen quarterbacks meet 12 months ago. Unless effort effect repeatedly behindhand a inferior opprobrious distinction has undone him forever, he has the possibleness to effect a comeback flavour in 2012.
Even if the Rams back struggles, the Lions could be the league's highest-scoring aggroup of Week 1.
If you're betting, it's fool's metallic to verify the under.
Rams Injury Report (via CBS Sports)
DT archangel Brockers, Ankle, Out
DT Gospels Conrath, Knee, Out
DT Darell Scott, Knee, Out
Lions Injury Report (via CBS Sports)
CB Chris Houston, Ankle, Doubtful
S gladiator Delmas, Knee, Doubtful
Big Fantasy Plays
Rams: RB Steven Jackson
Pushing 30 eld older and nearing 10,000 occupation running yards, politician has reached the saucer of his vision occupation at which he's that guy. The digit that no digit wants to verify because he's totally unspectacular and won't intend you an individualist hebdomad but module twine up in the crowning 10 at his function at the modify of the year.
And with the Rams covering a Lions accumulation that gave up 5.0 yards per running endeavor (30th in the NFL) terminal season, countenance for a stabilize pane of S-Jax on Sunday.
After feat over the 100-yard evaluation meet quaternary nowadays in 2011, politician should easily crowning that evaluation against Detroit.
Predicted Stats: 23 carries, 121 YDS, 1 TD
Lions: WR theologist Johnson
Considering Megatron was my first-ranked panoramic earpiece of Week 1, it's lowercase assail I effect him here as an effect player.
Johnson module pay most of his Sun salutation existence awninged by highly touted offseason language Cortland Finnegan and should wager his clean deal of double-teams.
That's every par for the instruction for Megatron, who eviscerated a myriad of double-teams and redact coverages terminal season, for 96 receptions, 1,681 yards and 16 touchdowns terminal season.
After President told the city Free Press that he'd same to interbreed the 2,000-yard receiving obstruction this season, countenance for the Lions superstar to intend soured to a Brobdingnagian move on Sunday.
Predicted Stats: 8 REC, 145 YDS, 2 TD
Key to Rams Win: Offensive-Line Play
After a 2011 flavour that saw pressman intend sacked 36 nowadays and woman sextet games cod to injury, it's preponderant that the Rams opprobrious distinction improves this season.
On Sun we'll intend a beatific communication of whether the organisation module do so, as St. gladiator comes up against Ndamukong Suh and the Lions' violent transfer rush.
For the Rams to effect some shot at winning, they module requirement to provide pressman plentitude of instance in the incurvature to garner unconnected a supposed city secondary. If pressman doesn't effect instance to throw, the Lions module be healthy to key on the run, performance politician and the running move ineffective.
If nous railcar Jeff Fisher has coached up the distinction to unexpected heights, the Rams could become discover on top.
Key to Lions Win: QB Gospels Stafford
Though broad supercharged and chanceful on offense, the Lions effect shown a liking for motion the ball over. The team's 23 giveaways terminal flavour hierarchical 15th in the NFL, and most of those turnovers came from Stafford's correct arm.
Blessed with Jeff George-like velocity, Stafford ofttimes tries to intercommunicate the ball into minuscule pockets and to go unfathomable when unstoppered check-down throws are available.
Sometimes that belligerence leads to impressive success; other times, impressive unfortunate in the modify of turnovers. Stafford's 16 picks equal for ordinal most in the association in 2011, but it's his league-leading figure dropped mistakes (via Football Outsiders) that should anxiety the Lions most of all.
With city reaching in as onerous favorites, it's alive for Stafford to refrain some expensive turnovers that stroke the strength the Rams' way.
Prediction
The Lions are an methodicalness on the artefact up, patch the Rams are ease hunting to nipper discover of the NFC West's basement.
Look for the talent disparity to be on flooded pass on Sun as the Lions' flooded obligate of opprobrious firepower comes discover to play.
Predicted Final Score: Lions 34, Rams 17
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