2012 · Week 1
Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions
Sep 9, 2012 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Detroit Lions topped Los Angeles Rams 27–23. ScoutIndex had favored Lions (78%) going in. Lions improve to 1-0; Rams fall to 0-1. Matthew Stafford was the story of the game with 355 passing yards and 1 TD; 1 catch for 3 yards. Lions out-gained the opponent 438–275 in total yards.
Team stats
| LAR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 28 |
| 275 | Total yards | 438 |
| 198 | Passing yards | 355 |
| 77 | Rushing yards | 83 |
| 17/25 | Comp / Att | 32/48 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
LAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bradford | 17/25 | 198 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bradford | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Danny Amendola | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Steven Jackson | 21 | 53 | 0 |
| Daryl Richardson | 2 | 20 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Amendola | 5 | 9 | 70 | 0 |
| Steven Jackson | 4 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
| Brandon Gibson | 4 | 5 | 51 | 1 |
| Lance Kendricks | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike McNeill | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Chris Givens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 32/48 | 355 | 1 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Burleson | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Kevin Smith | 13 | 62 | 1 |
| Titus Young | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Keiland Williams | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Stefan Logan | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joique Bell | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Calvin Johnson | 6 | 7 | 111 | 0 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 5 | 10 | 77 | 0 |
| Nate Burleson | 6 | 8 | 69 | 0 |
| Kevin Smith | 4 | 6 | 29 | 1 |
| Tony Scheffler | 5 | 8 | 30 | 0 |
| Will Heller | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Titus Young | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Keiland Williams | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Stefan Logan | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |