The Los Angeles Rams bewildered the Minnesota Vikings, sacking quarterback Sam Darnold an NFL playoff record-tying 9 times to win 27-9 Monday evening in an NFC wild-card video game that was relocated out of Southern California due to ravaging wildfires.
Rookie Jared Verse returned a fumble for a 57-yard rating and quarterback Matthew Stafford tossed 2 goals for the Rams (11-7), that looked comfy in their embraced home of State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., from the very first breeze. L.A. drove for a goal on the opening drive and constructed a 10-0 lead by the end of the very first quarter.
The video game was relocated to the Phoenix suburban areas due to the wildfires that remain to melt in the Los Angeles location. The Rams’ following video game will certainly get on the East Coast versus the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
Verse’s goal with 4:35 left in the 2nd quarter provided the Rams a 17-3 lead. Darnold was under stress from blitzing cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon when he shed the round. The 24-year-old Verse scooped it up and ran down the area unblemished, somersaulting right into completion area.
The play sent out the Rams’ faithful right into a craze– NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stated some 45,000 followers made the trip from California for the video game, and the 63,400-seat arena showed up complete.
It was the lowlight of a ruthless very first fifty percent for Darnold, that was making his very first NFL playoff look. He was sacked 5 times prior to the break and tossed an interception when Cobie Durant chose off a pass meant for Jordan Addison.
Minnesota (14-4) had a possibility to gain the NFC’s front runner in the last video game of the normal period, yet Darnold had a hard time in a loss atDetroit His inadequate surface questions regarding his long-lasting future with the Vikings after he played this period on a 1 year bargain.
