• Early-down chunk plays propelled the Rams: Los Angeles won 25-15 in PFF's noise-canceled score metric and was clearly the better team.
• A pressure party: The Rams sacked Sam Darnold nine times and generated 42 quarterback pressures — the most by any team in a game this season.
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The Los Angeles Rams ended the Minnesota Vikings‘ season, winning 27-9 on Monday night in a lopsided wild-card playoff game.
Game Summary
According to PFF's noise-canceled score metric, the Rams were clearly the better team. They did most of their damage with chunk plays on early downs, which provided enough of a cushion to never get into trouble against a Vikings offense that struggled to move the ball all game.