Why John Morton wants Detroit Lions to play 'CFL football' vs Rams

Jared Goff talks about Rams trade Jared Goff said he doesn't feel as emotionally charged playing the Rams as he once did earlier in his career with the Lions, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. John Morton spent a season in the Canadian Football League as a player, and the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator wants to bring a little bit of that league to his team's game against the Los Angeles Rams this week. "I call it CFL football," Morton said. "It’s first [down], second [down], first [down], second [down], first [down], second [down]. We didn’t have a lot of third downs [last week], so that’s the way we got to play." The Lions matched a season-low with eight third downs in last week's win over the...