In the playoffs, the motto is “survive and advance.” It doesn’t matter if you win by 30 or three. As long as you have more points than your opponent when the clock hits zero, your Super Bowl hopes remain alive.
The Rams looked like they would beat the Buccaneers by 30 on Sunday in the divisional round, but Tampa Bay made things interesting with a miraculous comeback to tie the game with 42 seconds left. Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp wouldn’t let the game go into overtime, combining for 64 yards on the final drive to set up Matt Gay’s game-winning field goal.
This was an emotional win by the Rams in a game that shouldn’t have been all that close. But it taught us some things about Los Angeles, both good and bad.
