ESPN Rams reporter Nick Wagoner gaves RB Todd Gurley a game ball for breaking loose for two touchdowns and 140 rushing yards after a tough four-game stretch. Lions reporter Mike Rothstein rewarded receiver Golden Tate, who also scored twice.
ST. LOUIS -- Detroit Lions coach Jim Caldwell likes to say every game is different. There is, however, one thing that is strikingly, obviously, the same.
When the Lions don’t get Calvin Johnson heavily involved, the chances of success for the offense diminishes greatly. More evidence of this well-known fact showed up Sunday, after the Lions only targeted Johnson five times in a 21-14 loss to St.