Lions beat Rams in overtime on Montgomery's touchdown
David Montgomery's 1-yard score run in extra time moved the Detroit Lions to a home triumph against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night. Montgomery got done with 91 yards, supplementing his backfield accomplice Jahmyr Gibbs' 40 yards and a score.
The Lions move to 1-0, while the Rams drop to 0-1.
Detroit drove a significant part of the game thanks to Gibbs' rush, a 52-yard score gathering by collector Jameson Williams and two field objectives by Jake Bates, a newbie kicker making his NFL debut. Bates penetrated a grip 32-yarder with 17 seconds left to send his group into additional time.
Lions quarterback Jared Goff completed 18-for-28 passing with 217 yards, one score and one block attempt. While the night was huge for Williams, star collector Amon-Ra St. Brown was remarkably peaceful, with three gets for just 13 yards.
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was 34-for-49 passing for 317 yards, one score and a pick. His solitary score arrived behind schedule in the final quarter on a 9-yard pass to Cooper Kupp that put L.A. ahead until the last seconds.
Stafford played the final part without star wideout Puka Nacua, who was precluded with a knee injury.
