With 1:41 left in the third quarter of their divisional round playoff game against the Packers, the Rams got tricky with a direct snap to running back Cam Akers that hadn’t worked before. But it did on this occasion with an seven-yard touchdown.
.@thereal_cam3 takes it in himself‼️ pic.twitter.com/fiORMSxKFK
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) January 16, 2021
Then, Sean McVay called a cool hook-and-ladder for the two-point conversion, closing the score to 25-18 in the Packers’ favor and giving Akers a bit more love.
The trickery on the 2pt conversion!@RamsNFL pull within 7. #NFLPlayoffs
📺: #LARvsGB on FOX
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/nMJSN7Rn8Z pic.twitter.com/UviVUuG7nm— NFL (@NFL) January 16, 2021
One Twitter friend pointed out that this was very much like the Dolphins’ two-point conversion against the Patriots in Week 15, when Tua Tagovailoa got tricky on a play that went from Tagovailoa to receiver Isaiah Ford to running back Salvon Ahmed.
While this was quite similar, leave it up to expert analyst Nate Tice to go waaaaayyyyy down the rabbit hole to 2017, when the Rams used the same concept outside the red zone. And as you may know, in 2017, current Packers head coach Matt LaFleur was McVay’s offensive coordinator.
Rams under McVay have shown this play before, I actually have this clip saved this from 2017 (also when LaFluer was the OC with the Rams) pic.twitter.com/ardTyNvkcV
— Nate Tice (@Nate_Tice) January 16, 2021
Was that a shot across the bow from McVay to LaFleur — two coaches who are still best friends? Perhaps.
