Kam Curl’s Heroics Save Rams In Playoff Affair In Snowy Chicago

CHICAGO, IL. The Los Angeles Rams took nan Chicago Bears connected from Soldier Field. In a chilly affair, here's what happened successful nan defining contest.

First Half

First Quarter

The Bears would statesman pinch nan shot and a alteration astatine near tackle. After starter Ozzy Trapilo suffered a play ending wounded nan week before, nan Bears flexed defender Joe Thuney to tackle pinch Jordan McFadden filling successful astatine guard.

Ben Johnson had nan cleanable book pinch D.J. Moore taking a play action walk towards nan reddish area earlier D'Andre Swift took nan shot into nan captious area. However, nan Rams caught 2 monolithic breaks arsenic Caleb Williams threw a shot down an unfastened Rome Odunze that should've been a touchdown and past connected 4th down 2 plays later, Williams threw an interception to Cobie Durant.

That's Durant's 2nd prime of nan playoffs.

The Rams came retired pinch 1 extremity successful mind offensively and that was to put nan shot successful Matthew Stafford's hands. Stafford deed Puka Nacua and Jordan Whittington to put nan shot adjacent midfield pinch Nacua yet making nan push into Bears' territory.

Once nan Rams sewage adjacent midfield, they started to operation successful immoderate Kyren Williams runs, opening up Whittington to return a walk into nan reddish zone. Sean McVay had a bully consciousness arsenic Stafford's adjacent walk deed Colby Parkinson successful nan extremity area but nan rising tight extremity was incapable to bring it in.

However, it would beryllium Williams successful nan passing crippled that group up first and goal, quieting nan rowdy Chicago crowd. Williams would punch it successful soon aft for nan game's opening score.

The Bears looked to respond and Williams' play making skills would beryllium put connected display. A fundamentally sound tally crippled pinch Williams' productivity gave nan Rams excessively overmuch abstraction to cover. The crippled quickly turned beingness arsenic soon arsenic nan section began to shrink pinch some sides throwing their bodies successful beforehand of different grown men.

The Rams would group up 3rd and extremity from nan three, forcing different captious situation. The Rams would extremity a 3rd consecutive tally from their extremity statement defense, ending nan 4th pinch nan lead.

Second Quarter

The Bears, successful accepted fashion, went for it and Caleb Williams threaded nan needle to find D.J. Moore successful nan extremity area to necktie nan game.

Matthew Stafford opened up nan Rams' adjacent thrust pinch a unspeakable decision, almost getting picked erstwhile throwing to a double covered Terrance Ferguson. That would beryllium nan omen for nan thrust arsenic nan Rams went 3 and out.

The Rams would besides unit a 3 and out, making Williams propulsion from nan pocket.

Stafford's 3rd thrust couldn't person started worse. A fumble almost derailed things but Kyren Williams raced successful to retrieve nan loose shot earlier Stafford fired a dot to move nan chains. However, Stafford sewage blasted connected first down, resulting successful a sack. The Bears were bringing power arsenic a heavy explosive to Puka Nacua went incomplete, forcing a punt.

The Bears would return nan shot into Rams territory pinch a balanced onslaught that allowed Williams to get comfortable. However, nan Bears went to nan run, starring to 4th and short earlier nan Rams' defense came up pinch their 2nd extremity connected 4th down. Kyle Monangai, who has been bruising nan Rams each night, was stopped connected that carry.

The Bears, who support blitzing their protect backs, erstwhile again stalled nan Rams' offense. While it wasn't a three-and-out, nan Rams only picked up a first down owed to a penalty. The Bears took advantage immediately, entering Rams territory correct aft an Ethan Evans punt. A stuffed tally would return america to nan 2 infinitesimal warning.

Two Minute Warning

The Rams would clasp nan Bears, arsenic nan forced a short completion and past an incompletion connected 3rd down. The Bears would footwear nan section extremity to return a 3 constituent lead but nan defense continues to clasp nan statement against 1 of nan NFL's champion offenses.

With a small complete a infinitesimal remaining successful nan game, nan Rams decided erstwhile again to push for points to extremity nan half. A monolithic onslaught to Tyler Higbee saw nan Rams astatine midfield pinch 39 seconds left. The Rams would dink aggregate passes to Kyren Williams owed to Chicago's coverage, burning nan Rams' remaining timeouts but a individual foul connected Chicago group up first and goal.

The Rams, having to beryllium smart owed to nan clip and a deficiency of timeouts, put nan shot successful Stafford's hands but a slug to Davante Adams went incomplete successful nan extremity zone. Stafford would tempt nan reddish area doubly much but some balls were put successful a position to either beryllium a reliable completion aliases an incomplete pass.

Rams settled for three, tying nan crippled astatine 10 astatine halftime.

Second Half

Third Quarter

The Rams started nan half pinch nan shot but contempt a beardown commencement from Blake Corum, nan walk turned to nan walk excessively soon and Matthew Stafford's miscues continues to occur, starring to a punt.

The Bears began their first thrust of nan half wrong their ain 10 gait line. While they picked up immoderate crushed via nan run, their passing onslaught grounded to find nan important relationship to get past midfield and nan Bears would punt.

However, nan Rams again came retired pinch nan pass, nan Bears brought nan power and Stafford fumbled nan ball. Stafford did jump backmost connected his ain shot but nan Rams' reliance connected nan walk continues to handicap their operation. Sean McVay looks figured retired arsenic nan Rams erstwhile again punted nan shot away.

The Bears had occurrence connected discourtesy but 1 truth kept coming existent and that was Cobie Durant is simply a ballhawk. After getting adjacent to picking Williams disconnected for a 2nd time, Durant completed nan mission, picking disconnected Williams again to springiness nan Rams nan shot astatine midfield.

The Rams erstwhile again went three-and-out. The Bears, pinch newfound life, started to push nan ball, getting towards midfield. However, connected 3rd and one, Jared Verse busted done nan statement to unit 4th down, bringing an extremity to nan quarter.

Fourth Quarter

The Rams began nan first thrust of nan last 4th wrong their ain 10 gait line, yet giving nan shot to Kyren Williams. Williams picked up nan first down earlier Stafford recovered Colby Parkinson for a speedy onslaught that Parkinson collapsed disconnected for a monolithic gain. They quickly precocious past midfield.

After different adjacent interception, Stafford deed a onslaught to Puka Nacua to group nan Rams up connected nan separator of nan reddish zone. Davante Adams past popped up to return nan shot to nan 16 gait line. However, nan play would nonstop Adams to nan aesculapian tent.

The Rams had 3rd and 1 aft 2 moving plays, making nan mediocre determination to throw. On 4th down, nan Rams went for it, deciding to tally a pitchy expanse to Puka Nacua for nan first. Kyren Williams would punch it successful for his 2nd people of nan game.

The Bears answered immediately, pinch Caleb Williams displaying his efficiency, utilizing his legs to break into nan Rams' secondary. Now successful Rams territory, could nan defense reply yet again?

The Rams stopped 2 consecutive runs to group up 3rd and 1 but nan Bears' bruising onslaught put Chicago connected nan brink of six. The Bears past went to nan walk pinch some being incomplete, putting nan Rams defense connected nan extremity to unafraid nan stop. The Bears would person pinch a onslaught to Rome Odunze that would use from a roughing nan passer telephone connected Jared Verse. The Rams were connected nan backfoot.

The Rams tally defense held beardown to unit 3rd and extremity astatine nan 2 and arsenic nan Bears tried to utilization their flanks pinch speed, nan Rams forced 4th down and it was Omar Speights who came up pinch nan incompletion.

The Rams took complete connected their ain 2 gait statement and handed nan shot disconnected consecutive away. The Bears would pain their first clip out. The timepiece was now nether 3 minutes. Williams would prime up nan first but would beryllium knocked retired of bounds, stopping nan clock. Williams would beryllium stopped connected nan adjacent play, forcing nan Rams to telephone different earlier nan 2 infinitesimal warning. Chicago would pain their 2nd timeout.

At 3rd and ten, a first down would beryllium everything towards a Rams victory. However, nan Rams decided to tally nan shot alternatively of throwing it. The Rams would punt.

On nan Bears' first threat aft a bad punt by Ethan Evans, Caleb Williams came retired swinging. A 50/50 walk fell to nan crushed earlier he deed Colston Loveland for nan first down. D'Andre Swift took nan shot into nan reddish zone.

However, nan Rams tightened up to unit 4th and four. One extremity and nan crippled would beryllium over. Caleb Williams scrambled backmost towards midfield earlier firing a slug to Cole Kmet. The Bears would footwear nan section extremity for nan game-tying score. The Rams would kneel it retired to spell to overtime.

Overtime

The Rams began nan overtime play pinch nan ball. The would tally 3 consecutive times earlier punting nan shot away. On 3rd and one, McVay called an inexcusable extracurricular transportation that was sniffed out. The Rams punted.

After picking up nan first down, Jared Verse made a large play to worldly nan tally and past a short walk from nan Bears would setup 3rd and four. However, Caleb Williams picked up nan first down pinch his feet.

However, nan Rams would past group up nan aforesaid script but now 3rd and 7 aft different tackle for loss. The Rams brought nan power and Williams deed a speedy walk to group up 4th and one. Ben Johnson went for it and Williams picked it up again pinch his legs.

The Rams knew they would request to extremity nan Bears connected 4 downs but Kam Curl only needed 1 to return nan shot away. A monolithic interception changed possession and past Colby Parkinson took nan shot towards midfield that Davante Adams quickly excessively past it. The Rams were going nary huddle and were rolling until Adams' drawback came nether review.

Adams' drawback was ruled a completion. The Rams had nan shot successful Bears territory and only needed a section extremity to win. The Rams would person 3rd and six from nan Bears' 43 and this time, they put nan shot successful Stafford's hands. He recovered Puka Nacua, taking nan shot to nan 27.

After a tally and 2 incompletions successful nan extremity zone, Harrison Mevis would travel connected for nan biggest footwear of his career. A 42 gait attempts to win. Nothing but net. Rams now beforehand to play nan Seahawks successful nan NFC title game.

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