The Rams have scored again to put their lead over the Lions at 41-27 and they also got some good news after one of their top receivers went down in a heap.
FOX sideline reporter Erin Andrews reports Puka Nacua was experiencing cramps after making a downfield catch in the fourth quarter. Nacua went down in a heap and was able to get to the sideline.
The Rams already lost receiver Davante Adams in the fourth quarter, as he’s questionable to return with a hamstring injury.
Los Angeles finished that possession with a touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to Colby Parkinson — the second time the two players had hooked up for a score.
Detroit cornerback Amik Robertson is also questionable to return with a hand injury.
UPDATE 7:26 p.m. ET: Nacua returned to the game on Los Angeles’ next drive.
The Rams had been rolling in the second half, but now there’s an injury concern with one of their top receivers.
Davante Adams has headed to the locker room with an apparent hamstring injury early in the fourth quarter.
Adams — who has been nursing a hamstring injury in recent weeks, missing some practice time — pulled up while running a deep route down the left seam on a third-and-7 play. He stayed on the ground for a bit before limping off the field to the sideline. He went right to the locker room for further evaluation.
Adams has four catches for 71 yards so far on Sunday. He entered the game leading the league with 14 touchdown receptions.
The Rams lead the Lions 34-24 with 11:30 left in the fourth quarter.
UPDATE 7:05 p.m. ET: The Rams announced Adams is questionable to return with a hamstring injury.
Puka Nacua is having another dominant performance.
After the Rams took a three-point lead over the Lions, Nacua had another big catch to put the Rams in position to up their advantage to 10 points with a Blake Corum 11-yard touchdown.
At the start of the fourth quarter, Los Angeles is ahead 34-24.
The Rams went up with a 26-yard touchdown by Colby Parkinson and got a three-and-out on Detroit’s ensuing possession. Kobie Turner sacked Jared Goff for a 12-yard loss on second-and-10. Detroit’s third-down play was a screen pass that wasn’t going to go the distance and fell incomplete.
Starting from the 50-yard line, L.A. came out hot, with Matthew Stafford finding Nacua over the middle for a 39-yard completion to put the offense at the 11. Corum took it in from there for the score.
Nacua now has eight receptions for 169 yards so far on Sunday, a week after finishing with 167 yards on seven catches.
Matthew Stafford is dealing and the Rams have taken the lead over the Lions.
Stafford completed a 26-yard pass to tight end Colby Parkinson that was upheld on review for a go-ahead touchdown.
Los Angeles leads Detroit 27-24 late in the third quarter.
Stafford’s first touchdown of the day capped a nine-play, 88-yard drive that took 4:13 off the clock.
Stafford got chunk completions of 15 and 21 yards over the middle to Davante Adams, putting the Rams in Lions territory.
Then from first-and-10 on the Detroit 26, Stafford hit Parkinson deep down the right sideline for what was ruled a touchdown. FOX rules analyst Dean Blandino criticized the ruling, noting in his view that Parkinson should have been ruled down at the 1-yard line.
It’s been an offensive shootout so far in Los Angeles on Sunday, but the Lions got the best of the Rams in the first 30 minutes to take a 24-17 lead into halftime.
The two teams combined for 518 total yards. According to the FOX broadcast, that’s the most combined yards in a first half for two teams this year.
Lions quarterback Jared Goff and receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown have been on the same page throughout, with Goff completing nine passes to St. Brown for 127 yards with a pair of touchdowns.
Jameson Williams also has four catches on four targets for 92 yards with a 31-yard TD. Williams’ score came with just 30 seconds left in the half, capping a 9-play, 80-yard drive that took just 2:39 off the clock.
Goff finished the first half 14-of-20 for 221 yards with three TDs.
Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson got things going for his team with an interception off a screen, returning it 58 yards to end Los Angeles’ first drive.
St. Brown got his first touchdown from there, catching a 17-yard pass to give the Lions an early 7-0 lead.
Matthew Stafford was able to shake off his early pick to lead the Rams to three scoring drives. Kyren Williams had a 4-yard touchdown and 1-yard touchdown. Stafford also engineered a successful two-minute drive with 30 seconds left, putting L.A. in field-goal range with a 37-yard dart to Puka Nacua down the right side.
Stafford finished the first half 13-of-23 for 193 yards with an interception. Nacua leads with five catches for 99 yards.
The Rams will receive the second-half kickoff.
