It wasn’t trying good for the Rams after their first time beyond regulation possession floor to a halt with a two-yard loss on third & 1, however Sean McVay’s group was capable of overcome it to achieve one other NFC title recreation.
The Rams escaped snowy Soldier Field with a 20-17 OT win regardless of the late recreation heroics of Caleb Williams in regulation — thanks largely to an impressive play by veteran security Kamren Curl who was capable of capitalize on the miscommunication between Williams and DJ Moore to set the Rams up for one more drive.
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Things went a lot smoother for LA that point round. However, McVay says he was fortunate that his gamers had been capable of choose him up after his “terrible” play-call moments earlier.
Nov 2, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay and huge receiver Puka Nacua (12) react after a landing in opposition to the New Orleans Saints through the first half at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
Sean McVay apologizes for ‘unhealthy’ teaching in Rams’ playoff win
Speaking to reporters after the very fact, the Rams coach took accountability for the sport going the way in which it did whereas praising his gamers for locating a solution to survive and advance.
“We start off, you feel like you’re getting a little bit of momentum,” the coach defined. “I make a terrible third-down-and-1 call. No excuse for that. Should’ve used the timeout. They did a good job of having a good call on there and we got to punt it out.”
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“I did not like the feel for the flow of the game that I had, outside of the first series where our guys did a great job,” McVay added. “Defensively, it kept us in it, in spite of how poor of a job I did for our group. But like I said, I’m really grateful for this group being able to find a way, stick with it and be able to overcome some bad coaching by me tonight.”
McVay makes historical past with tenth postseason victory
As essential as many had been of McVay in Sunday night time’s recreation, the coach was capable of make some fairly spectacular historical past with the Rams’ divisional spherical win.
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According to Adam Schefter of ESPN: “At age 39, Rams HC Sean McVay now has 10 postseason wins, double the number of postseason wins of any NFL coach under the age of 40. John Madden, Jon Gruden, Mike Tomlin and Zac Taylor each had five postseason wins before they turned 40. McVay turns 40 on Saturday, one day before the NFC championship game.”
The Rams are actually one win away from their third Super Bowl look underneath Sean McVay — shedding to the Patriots in 2018 earlier than profitable in Matt Stafford’s first yr within the group’s dwelling stadium.
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