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SANTA CLARA — Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is heading back to Detroit.
The Rams’ 21-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium improved the Rams’ record to 10-7 and clinched the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoffs.
The Rams will play the Detroit Lions — and former Rams quarterback Jared Goff — in a wild-card game at Ford Field.
It will be a homecoming for Stafford, who played 12 seasons for the Lions before he was traded to the Rams for Goff, two first-round draft picks and a third-round pick before the 2021 season.
Stafford did not play against the 49ers — but the Rams did not need him.
Carson Wentz, making his first start since the end of the 2022 season, passed for two touchdowns and ran for another, and Puka Nacua established NFL rookie records for catches and yards receiving.
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6:18 PMJANUARY 7
Rams defeat 49ers, will play Lions in the wild-card playoffs
By Austin Knoblauch
🏈 Rams 21, 49ers 20 — FINAL
San Francisco quarterback Sam Darnold fumbled away the ball and Byron Young recovered it in the final minute to seal the Rams’ victory.
The Rams beat the 49ers for the first time in 10 regular-season matchups between the NFC West rivals.
The Rams will play the Detroit Lions next week in the NFC wild-card playoffs.
