Detroit Lions beat Los Angeles Rams for team’s first playoff win in 32 years
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#6HVQ9)
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Jared Goff threw for a touchdown and completed a game-sealing first down against the team that cast him away, and the Detroit Lions won a playoff game for the first time in 32 years, beating Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams 24-23 on Sunday night.
The Lions (13-5) ended a nine-game postseason losing streak - the longest in NFL history - that dated to a victory over Dallas in January 1992. They lost a home playoff game two years later and hadn't hosted one since.
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