Matthew Stafford went over the top of cornerback Ron Bartell and connected with a 36-yard completion to the Rams 5.

Stafford ran the ball in himself, scrambling out of the pocket and into the end zone. Then the Lions needed to…

Steven Jackson got the Rams started in the second half by wading through multiple tacklers to gain a first down.

Then Daniel Fells wandered off the line of scrimmage for another motion penalty. Can’t blame the crowd noise for that one,…

The Lions stayed on the ground to start the quarter, feeding Aaron Brown for four yards When Matthew Stafford tried to go up top to tight end Brandon Pettigrew, Rams safety James Butler broke up the play with a huge…

The Lions opened the game by establishing running back Kevin Smith, who carried the ball on the first four plays of the game. He earned one first down, then back-up running back Maurice Morris earned another with his first carry.

A…

If Steve Spagnuolo can’t inspire a command performance from his winless team today, the rest of his campaign could get even uglier than it already is.

The Rams need to win today or die trying. Period. They have to fight to…

For a brief shining moment, it appeared the Rams might actually generate some offensive excitement Sunday.

Right off the bat, they tried something daring. Quarterback Marc Bulger handed the ball to running back Steven Jackson, who started toward the line of…

Marc Bulger shook off the interception and came back throwing. His 11-yard completion to Keenan Burton moved the Rams to the Colts 25. His quick hit to Danny Amendola earned eight yards and advanced the Rams into the red zone.

Another…

The Rams moved the ball into Indianapolis territory on their opening possession of the second half. On a key third-down conversion, Bulger gunned a completion to Donnie Avery over the middle.

But then they hit the force field, again, and had…

The Rams defense actually earned a three-and-out stop on the third Indy possession. That allowed the Rams to start their next drive in good field position, at their 45.

On their first possession of the quarter, Jason Smith replaced Alex Barron…

The Colts opened on their own 10-yard line, thanks to a holding penalty on the opening kick-off return. That was a not a problem for Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning, who immediately dialed up a 14-yard pass to Reggie Wayne.

After Rams…