Rams Win In OT

The Los Angeles Rams punched their ticket to the NFC Championship on Sunday, outlasting the Chicago Bears in an overtime thriller at Soldier Field. After the L.A. defense forced Caleb Williams into his third interception of the game on Chicago’s opening possession of overtime, Matthew Stafford and the Rams marched down the field to set up Harrison Mevis’ 42-yard walk-off field goal in a 20-17 victory.

For much of the afternoon, the NFC foes were locked in a stalemate. The game was tied 10-10 at halftime, both teams went scoreless in the third quarter, and each found the end zone once in the fourth to force overtime.

It initially appeared the Rams would close things out in regulation, but the Bears had one last answer. With fewer than 20 seconds remaining, Williams threw a remarkable fadeaway touchdown to Cole Kmet while being driven well behind the line of scrimmage, somehow connecting to force overtime.

In overtime, Williams briefly appeared ready to keep the superhero act going, leading the Bears down the field after Chicago’s defense forced a three-and-out to open the extra period. That momentum was short-lived, however. The second-year quarterback tried to connect with DJ Moore deep down the right sideline, but the two were out of sync, allowing Kam Curl to come away with the game-altering interception.

The Rams needed 10 plays to march 54 yards down the field before Mevis split the uprights with the game-winning field goal, sending Los Angeles to the NFC Championship.

Stafford finished 20 of 42 for 258 yards, while Kyren Williams carried the ball 21 times for 87 yards and two touchdowns. Caleb Williams completed 23 of 42 passes for 257 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions in the loss.

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