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Rams insist wide receiver Cooper Kupp can still be a force despite a downturn in numbers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cooper Kupp was a driving force when the Los Angeles Rams won the Super Bowl to cap the 2021 season, culminating with his winning touchdown catch. Kupp’s statistical production during the push to the playoffs this season has been nowhere near his receiving...
Rams taking a page from their past playoff success to navigate a short week against Eagles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have experience handling a short week in the playoffs, even if not all of them remember it. Head coach Sean McVay decided the Rams wouldn't practice Wednesday ahead of their NFC divisional round game at the Philadelphia Eagles following a...
Eagles' Saquon Barkley gets playoff date against Rams after 255-yard outing in 1st game
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sean McVay dissected the ways the Rams could potentially stop Saquon Barkley — only the ninth 2,000-yard rusher in NFL history — when he considered the consequences if they did not. “If they get a beat on what you’re doing,” McVay, the Super Bowl...
Pro Picks: Chiefs, Bills, Lions and Eagles will advance to the conference championships
The road to the NFL’s final four features seven of the eight division winners. Patrick Mahomes and the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs open the divisional round weekend against C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans on Saturday afternoon. Rookie...
Rams' opportunistic young defense has been key to their late-season surge, playoff win over Vikings
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams' defense seemed to be starting practically from scratch when it began this season with a rookie coordinator and without retired superstar Aaron Donald. The Rams knew they would have to endure all of the mistakes and setbacks required to...
Lions winning in ways they haven't in Super Bowl era after franchise finally found the right leaders
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Sheila Ford Hamp stepped up to support general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell when the Detroit Lions were 4-18-1 under their leadership. Back then, there were doubts that Detroit got it right. In Hamp's first year as team owner,...
Rams overwhelm Vikings 27-9 in wild-card playoff game moved to Arizona because of LA wildfires
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sam Darnold tried to step up in the pocket to find a receiver but there was nowhere to go. The blue and yellow wall that was the Los Angeles Rams' defense closed too fast. Akhello Witherspoon got there first, knocking the Minnesota quarterback to the ground...
Sam Darnold's career-best season ends with a thud as he takes 9 sacks in playoff loss
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sam Darnold did nearly everything right in a renaissance season, resurrecting his career as a starter while pushing Minnesota to one of the NFL's best records. A deep playoff run was the expected next step. A disappointing night in the desert...
Lions prepare for a new foe in the Commanders instead of a rematch with the Rams or Vikings
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions kicked back and relaxed during a three-day weekend, enjoying the benefits of having the NFC’s No. 1 seed and being one step closer to possibly playing in the Super Bowl. The rest helped, but not more than simply not needing to win to...
NFL moves Vikings-Rams playoff game to Arizona after days of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NFL has moved the Rams' wild-card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings to Arizona after days of devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The game will be played Monday night at State Farm Stadium, the home of the Arizona Cardinals, in suburban...
