Game Thread: Week 19, The Minnesota Vikings @ The Los Angeles Rams, WILDCARD WEEKEND, SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, Monday, 01/13/2024, 5:00PM PST

[Retroram52]

Well Guys, we are headed to Philadelphia to play the Iggles and the Rams owe the Iggles one but they are going to have to play another near perfect or perfect game like this one and the Buffalo Contest to win it!

 

[Rambunctious]

Great full team win

 

[Retroram52]

I agree Rambunctious!

 

[Retroram52]

Well the Quarter Finals are set on both the AFC and the NFC. Round 2 is this coming week-end!!

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Well Guys, we are headed to Philadelphia to play the Iggles and the Rams owe the Iggles one but they are going to have to play another near perfect or perfect game like this one and the Buffalo Contest to win it!

Definitely. Can’t make some of those boneheaded penalties like they did tonight to keep them in the game.

 

[Retroram52]

On the AFC side, it is the Chiefs and Texans and the Bills and the Ravens. On the NFC side, it is the Lions and the Redskins and the Rams and the Iggles!!

 

[Retroram52]

Going over to watch the Lakers-Spurs game. Later everyone!!

 

[ANGELAKERAMS]

Good overall game.

Defense came to play.

Offense needs to figure out how to play all 4 quarters instead of just a half ( whether that’s first half or 2nd half ).

 

[Rambunctious]

That was one of the best Rams defensive performances I've seem for a long time.

 

[Battlelyon]

 

[Battlelyon]

Offense needs to figure out how to play all 4 quarters instead of just a half ( whether that’s first half or 2nd half ).

Not really. Rams just wanted to milk the clock by running the ball.

 

[Battlelyon]

 

[Battlelyon]

 

[Battlelyon]

 

[shopson67]

lol, so you think a 14 win team should play at a 10 win division champ?

Yes, that's the rule. Division champs get home field over wildcards. If there were no wildcards, do you think the Vikes deserve the playoff spot over a division winner? We've had division winners at or below .500 with home field before.

That 14 win team had 4 losses, 2 to their division winner and 2 to that "undeserving" 10 win division champ.

 

[shopson67]

He was due!!

Unfortunately, those are the kind of catches he has to earn right now. He just can't separate like he used to, either due to injury or just age related decline.

 

[shopson67]

Going over to watch the Lakers-Spurs game. Later everyone!!

I did too, briefly. Lakers got about 2/3 of the way through the 3rd quarter, got back up 10, and took the rest of the night off. Awful close to that game.

 

[Rambunctious]

Rams made history last night and played a great game and all espn can talk about this morning is the Cowboys.

 

[shopson67]

Rams made history last night and played a great game and all espn can talk about this morning is the Cowboys.

That team is doomed. A meddling owner is a death knell.

 

[Retroram52]

The Rams dominated the game last night in all three facets. On offense (probably more like the team), they scored the most points in a Half (even though some of those points were scored by the Defense) in Rams Playoff History. On Defense, the Rams tied a playoff record of the most sacks at 9. On STs, Evans was completely superb in distance and placement, Karty was spot on, and coverage was very good with no major mistakes.

In short, this game was the most complete from the perspective of all three facet contributions!!