On Sunday, the Lions were in the middle of a heated battle against the Los Angeles Rams, who remain the No. 1 seed in the NFC. With the Lions leading 24-20 midway through the third quarter, their fortunes were turned upside down.

Parkinson has assumed the starting tight end role vacated by the injured Tyler Higbee and excelled despite a solid duo of tight ends behind him in Davis Allen and rookie Terrance Ferguson. He's become a go-to red zone threat for Matthew Stafford and could see even more work in that area of the field with Davante Adams nursing a hamstring injury.

Los Angeles Rams star Matthew Stafford found Colby Parkinson for a clutch touchdown against the Detroit Lions, but fans questioned if it was the right call.

It looked like Colby Parkinson was clearly down short of the end zone, but he was awarded a huge touchdown for the Rams on Sunday afternoon.

Then, Los Angeles took the lead in the third quarter, but it came on a questionable call as Matthew Stafford threw a touchdown to Colby Parkinson. The potential missed call wasn't just the issue of the referees on the field, as it also included the replay center.

Los Angeles Rams tight end Colby Parkinson looked to clearly be down at the 1-yard line after making a sensational catch over Detroit Lions safety Daniel Thomas on a beautiful ball from Stafford. The call was ruled a 26-yard touchdown on the field.

It's cliche, but the NFL is a copycat league and the Detroit Lions got a taste of what's to come during Sunday's disappointing loss to the Los Angeles Rams.The Rams were able to pull away in the fourth quarter thanks to a personnel package the Lions hadn't seen much at all until Week 15: 13

Los Angeles Rams tight end Colby Parkinson makes a 26-yard touchdown catch from quarterback Matthew Stafford against the Detroit Lions at SoFi Stadium.

The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Detroit Lions in a statement victory with one touchdown coming in controversial manner to see the NFC West leaders take command of the conference