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    Rams-Lions Sunday Night Football live updates: TV, odds, picks

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    The Detroit Lions will host the Los Angeles Rams in a rematch of last season’s NFC wild-card playoff game in the first “Sunday Night Football” game of the 2024 NFL season.

    In that game, the Lions won their first playoff game in 32 years, ending the league’s longest playoff win drought. The Lions advanced to the NFC championship game, but were defeated by the San Francisco 49ers. Both the Lions and Rams enter Sunday night’s showcase with hopes of returning to the playoffs.

    The Rams-Lions matchup will once again pit a pair of quarterbacks — Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff — against their former teams. Stafford enters the 2024 season as the NFL’s 11th all-time passing yardage leader (56,047) and could move into the top 10 in October (Eli Manning, 57,023 yards). Goff had his fourth career 4,000-yard passing season in 2023, while throwing for a career-high 30 touchdowns.

    USA TODAY Sports brings you the latest updates, scores, highlights, wild plays, analysis and more from the Rams-Lions game. Follow along.

    Rams at Lions kicks off at 8:20 p.m. ET at Ford Field in Detroit.

    As usual, NBC will broadcast the “Sunday Night Football” game between the Rams and Lions. Mike Tirico (play-by-play) and Cris Collinsworth (analyst) will be on hand, while Melissa Stark will report from the field.

    For those looking for a live stream of the game, there’s Fubo TV. Fubo TV carries NBC as well as CBS, FOX, NFL Network, and the ESPN family of networks, meaning you can watch NFL action right through to the end of the season.

    The Lions are favored to beat the Rams, according to BetMGM NFL odds. Looking to bet? Check out the best mobile sports betting apps offering NFL betting promotions in 2024.

    • Distribution: Lions (-4.5)
    • Moneyline: Lions (-225); Rams (+180)
    • Over/Under: 53.5

    Here are USA TODAY Sports’ expert picks for the game:

    Offensive lineman Rob Havenstein, who has started 130 games in his nine seasons with the Rams, will be out for the team’s season opener against the Lions. Havenstein is nursing an ankle injury. Joe Noteboom will likely take Havenstein’s spot at right tackle.

    Newcomer DJ Reader is not available for the Lions.

    Inactive Rams players:

    • RB Cody Schrader
    • LB Brennan Jackson
    • LB Elias Neal
    • OL Rob Havenstein
    • THE Desjean Johnson

    Inactive Lions players:

    • S Ifeatu Melifonwu
    • S Loren Strickland
    • LB James Houston
    • LB Trevor Nowaske
    • OL Giovanni Manu
    • OL Colby Sorsdal
    • DL DJ Reader

    Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 draft, enters his 16th NFL season with a chance to crack the top 10 in both all-time passing yardage and passing touchdowns lists.

    His target: Eli Manning.

    Stafford enters the 2024 season ranked 11th with 56,047 career passing yards — 976 yards shy of Eli Manning’s total (57,023) — and 357 career passing touchdowns — nine shy of Manning’s total (366).

    List of most passing yards in your career:

    1. Tom Brady (2000-2022): 89,214
    2. Drew Brees (2001-2020): 80,358
    3. Peyton Manning (1998-2015): 71,940
    4. Brett Favre (1991-2010): 71,838
    5. Ben Roethlisberger (2004-2021): 64,088
    6. Philip Rivieren (2004-2020): 63,440
    7. Matt Ryan (2008-2022): 62,792
    8. Dan Marino (1983-1999): 61,361
    9. Aaron Rodgers (2005-present): 59,055
    10. Eli Manning (2004-2019): 57,023
    11. Matthew Stafford (2009-present): 56,047

    List of career touchdown passes:

    1. Tom Brady (2000-2022): 649
    2. Drew Brees (2001-2020): 571
    3. Peyton Manning (1998-2015): 539
    4. Brett Favre (1991-2010): 508
    5. Aaron Rodgers (2005-present): 475
    6. Philip Rivieren (2004-2020): 421
    7. Dan Marino (1983-1999): 420
    8. Ben Roethlisberger (2004-2021): 418
    9. Matt Ryan (2008-2022): 381
    10. Eli Manning (2004-2019): 366
    11. Matthew Stafford (2009-present): 357

    Stafford is the Detroit Lions’ all-time passing yardage leader. Current Lions quarterback Jared Goff currently ranks fifth in team history, but should move into second place by the end of the season. — Jim Reineking

    Aaron Donald, the three-time best defensive player of the year and a certain first-ballot Hall of Famer, has left a void in the Rams’ defense that the team has learned to live with ahead of the season opener against the Lions. – Tyler Dragon

    The NFL’s 18 highest-paid players by average annual salary are all quarterbacks, according to OverTheCap.com. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott became the league’s highest-paid player on Sunday morning, agreeing to a four-year, $240 million contract. Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson is the first non-quarterback on the highest-paid list after agreeing to a four-year, $140 million contract extension this offseason.

    Below is the full list of the league’s highest paid players.

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    We have a complete list on each position:

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