Rams Hold Off Brady and the Bucs to Advance to NFC Championship

Rams Hold Off Brady and the Bucs to Advance to NFC Championship
Kendall Blanton #86 of the Los Angeles Rams celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter of the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Raymond James Stadium, in Tampa, on Jan. 23, 2022. Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
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On Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams (14–5) dominated the home team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (14–5), for nearly three quarters in the NFC Divisional Playoff game, but gave up four turnovers to allow the Bucs to tie the game. The Rams would come back on two passes from Matt Stafford to Cooper Kupp on the final drive, to set up Matt Gay, former Buccaneer, for a walk-off game-winning field goal, 30–27.

The Rams looked to be cruising to a dominant win with the defense giving up just two field goals to the greatest quarterback of all time, Tom Brady, until the end of the third quarter.