The inevitable happened Sunday. It was sealed with a Keenum interception the quarterback telegraphed by staring down his target from the snap. The Rams were going to lose to the Lions. Despite career-best days from Keenum and receiver Kenny Britt, a team that once led the NFC West was going to regress to 3-3.

It was over. But the Rams weren't done. One minute is plenty of time to make a fool out of yourself.

It happened during the victory formation, where common sense, sportsmanship and, you know, the formation's name suggest the game has been decided.

Yet the Rams' defensive line decided to fire into the Lions' offensive line with malicious intent, as if there was a chance of forcing a turnover against the formation designed to do nothing other than protect the football. The Rams targeted the legs of Lions center Travis Swanson. Lions linemen flew backward into quarterback Matthew Stafford, who wound up hopping on one leg after he took a knee. The Rams repeated the same classless move one snap later. A shoving match ensued.

"I wasn't real fired up about what happened on the first one," Stafford told the Detroit Free Press. "We took the second knee, and I'm sure that didn't feel any better for them so I just let them know how I felt about it."