Matthew Stafford falls short in Detroit, missing another opportunity to guide the Los Angeles Rams to a victory over the Detroit Lions

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Los Angeles Rams celebrates a touchdown in the 2nd half

Matthew Stafford led 31 fourth-quarter comebacks while he was with the Detroit Lions. On Sunday night, he almost added another comeback against them.

“There was a lot of adversity that we had to overcome,” Rams coach Sean McVay said. “We gave ourselves a chance, but we just fell short.”

Playing behind a makeshift offensive line, Stafford, who spent 12 seasons with Detroit, helped the Los Angeles Rams come back from a 17-3 deficit. His 9-yard touchdown pass to Cooper Kupp gave the Rams a 20-17 lead with 4:35 remaining, but the Lions won 26-20 in overtime.

After the Rams took the lead, the defense forced Jared Goff and the Lions to go three-and-out, giving Stafford the ball back at the 11-yard line with 4:10 left.

Three plays later, he completed a 6-yard pass to Demarcus Robinson on third-and-5 to keep the drive alive. The Lions had to use timeouts, and the Rams were close to securing a Week 1 win.

Matthew Stafford walks to the sidelines

However, Stafford’s offensive line was struggling with injuries. Two holding penalties on backup tackle A.J. Arcuri hurt the Rams in the red zone, including one that took a touchdown away.

And on second-and-12 with 2:31 left, a false start by Warren McClendon Jr., the other backup tackle, pushed the Rams back 5 yards as they tried to finish the game.

After the false start, Robinson ran an end-around for 7 yards, making it third-and-10 from the 22 with 2:26 remaining, but Stafford just missed Kupp on what would have been a crucial first down.

“There were just some unfortunate things that happened,” Stafford said.

By the end of the game, the Rams were missing three starting offensive linemen and No. 2 wide receiver Puka Nacua, who had left with a knee injury.

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