The Lions made it a little harder on themselves than it needed to be in their 26-20 overtime win against the Rams. Detroit has matchup advantages at just about every level over the young Rams defense. It felt like they were playing with their food at times on Sunday night, as stars like Amon-Ra St. Brown and Sam LaPorta weren’t involved.
Then overtime happened and the Lions leaned into what the core of their identity is, was and always has been: they are bullies.
With a gassed Rams defense on the other side, the Lions' offensive line moved men and pushed piles.