The Rams destroy the Vikings in the wild card game and set the playoff matchup against the Eagles

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams both tried to normalize an unprecedented situation while many hearts and minds were focused on Southern California due to the devastating wildfires that have devastated the Los Angeles area.

Perhaps the spirit of Los Angeles fueled the Rams as they cruised to a 27-9 win.

Matthew Stafford passed for 209 yards and two touchdowns and the Rams defense sacked Vikings QB Sam Darnold nine times, tying an NFL playoff record. They also forced two turnovers.

Rams WR Puka Nacua caught a 27-yard pass from Stafford on the first play of the game. The completion was part of a streak in which Stafford completed his first 10 passes and the Rams took a 10-0 lead.

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Midway through the second quarter, Darnold was sacked and sacked by Rams CB Ahkello Witherspoon, the loose football was taken over by Rams OLB Jared Verse and he rumbled into the end zone for the scoop and score to give Los Angeles a 17-3 lead to provide.

The Rams’ first-half attack continued with less than two minutes left in the second quarter as Minnesota turned the ball over on downs. Stafford then led the Rams to the end zone in five plays when he capped the drive with a 13-yard touchdown pass to tight end Davis Allen.

The Rams went into halftime up 24-3. The Los Angeles defense sacked Darnold six times and scored two takeaways in the first half.

The Los Angeles defense forced the Vikings to punt on their first drive of the second half. The Rams completed an 11-play streak that ended with a successful 44-yard field goal by K Joshua Karty, extending their lead to 27-3.

The Vikings, who had an insurmountable deficit, just tried to catch up the rest of the way. Minnesota fans left the stadium in the fourth quarter.

The Rams win earns them a trip to Philadelphia for the divisional round of the playoffs, where they will face the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.

The final game of the wild card round was played in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale after the NFL decided last Thursday to move the playoff game from SoFi Stadium to State Farm Stadium in the interest of public safety following wildfires in the Los Angeles area Angeles had caused devastating damage. Monday’s contest was only the second playoff game in NFL history to be postponed and the league’s first postseason game to be postponed due to a natural disaster.

The atmosphere at State Farm Stadium was reminiscent of Los Angeles. The Rams provided free round-trip transportation to Glendale on charter buses for 1,500 season ticket holders. Rams fans packed the stadium parking lot, Rams players, coaches and staff wore custom Los Angeles Fire Department shirts and hats with the Los Angeles Rams monogram, and a “Thank You Firefighters and First Responders” banner hung near the south end zone and “LA Together” in royal blue wraps the stadium’s lower bowl.

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The Rams destroy the Vikings in the wild card game and set the playoff matchup against the Eagles

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