Playing in his first postseason game since Super Bowl 50, Los Angeles Rams outside linebacker Von Miller led the team with six tackles and recorded a sack in a 34-11 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Monday evening.
Miller wore a t-shirt honoring late teammate Demaryius Thomas during pregame warmups (Emmanuel Sanders also honored DT during his playoff win with the Buffalo Bills on wild-card weekend).
On Monday’s “ManningCast” on ESPN2, former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning said Miller was the best athlete he ever played with. Miller showed off his athleticism on Monday, dipping below and running around and through offensive linemen while totaling three tackles behind the line of scrimmage in the big win.
Miller and the Rams will now advance to the divisional round of the NFL playoffs in the NFC’s bracket to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and quarterback Tom Brady on the road. Miller and Brady have an on-field rivalry that dates back to when Miller played for the Denver Broncos and Brady played for the New England Patriots.
Brady called Miller “one of the all-time greats” when the Broncos traded the pass rusher to the Rams mid-season. Their mutual respect and playful online jabs make the Brady-Miller rivalry one one of the best QB vs. defender matchups in the NFL.
Brady and Miller have met in the playoffs twice in the past, most recently in a 20-18 Broncos win over the Patriots in the 2015 AFC championship game. Miller recorded 2.5 sacks the last time he faced Brady in the postseason, and he’s sacked the QB 7.5 times overall in his career.
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