Punt Return TD Sparks Rams in Playoff-Clinch Win vs. Vikings

Los Angeles Rams’ Brandon Powell flips into the end zone during a 61-yard punt return for a touchdown in the second half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings on Minneapolis on Dec. 26, 2021. AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn

MINNEAPOLIS—Before Brandon Powell joined the Los Angeles Rams last month, his fifth team in four NFL seasons, he read books on the beach near his Florida home while waiting for yet another chance.

This was quite the chapter, helping clinch a spot for the Rams in the playoffs.