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Saints 22 - 30 Rams summary, stats, scores and highlights | NFL Week 16

The Los Angeles Rams took a huge step towards securing a Wild Card spot with a win over the New Orleans Saints from SoFi on Thursday night.

Carr found A.T. Perry on a deep ball and all of the sudden the Saints were back in the game in the blink of an eye. Olave made the catch for the two point conversion on the play after the Perry TD, but the onside kick was recovered by the Rams and LA survived a late game scare for the second straight week to get an even more firm grasp on a Wild Card spot in the NFC. 

The Saints will now turn their attention on the game against the Bucs next week in Tampa. That will most likely determine who wins the NFC South. They will still have a chance at one of the three Wild Card spots but it seems like it's going to be a more direct route to win the division with so many teams hovering around 7-7 coming into this week. 

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The comeback became a little more believable when JT Gray blocked the Rams punt and set up another TD drive on a short field. 

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The Saints only trip to the red zone came much too late. Carr hit Juwan Johnson at the pylon with under seven to go, but it was going to take a miracle for New Orleans make a comeback from 23 down. 

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The most important player on the Rams isn't Matthew Stafford, or Cooper Kupp or their rookie sensation Puka Nacua. It's their other rookie, Kyren Williams who got 104 yards on 22 carries with this TD that essentially put the game to bed in the third quarter. The former Fighting Irish RB has plugged into Sean McVay's offense and has taken some of the burden on the offensive side off of Matt Stafford's shoulders. 

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The Saints had the ball inside the 50 again, but failed to convert their second three failed 4th down conversions, which gave the ball back to Stafford and the Rams right before the halftime break. Stafford hit Demarcus Robinson who led LA in receiving in the first half with 82 yards on six catches. He would end the game with six catchces, but the rest of the WR room would come to life in the second half. 

 

who marched down the field and scored with this one yard strike to Demarcus Robinson who leads all Rams WRs with 82 yards on 6 catches. 

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The Saints were moving the ball but their problems started once they got into LA territory. They punted once, and turned it over on downs inside the 50, but after a missed field goal by the Rams, Carr found Shaeed on this deep ball to the endzone to cut into the Rams lead. The Saints would only enter the red zone one time and it came in the 4th quarter when the game was essentially out of hand. 

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It was a must win battle for two teams that are competing for the final few Wild Card Spots in the NFC. The Rams started off the night with a perfect 15 play, 95 yard drive that was capped off by a 4th and Goal TD pass to Puka Nacua. LA had no problem moving down the field, but they weren't as efficient once they hit the red zone, going 3-6 inside the 20.

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IT'S ALL OVER!!!

The Rams win a huge win to take the driver's seat in the race for a Wild Card spot in the NFC. The Saints drop this one, but have a huge one coming up next week in Tampa Bay. 

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A neutral zone infraction on the Saints is going to bring up 3rd and 1 and the Rams wind the game clock down to one and take a timeout with 42 to go. 

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Williaims gets the handoff after the Two Minute Warning and picks up 2 yards. 

3rd and 5 from the NO 35. 

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Williams up the middle and he gets three yards on first down. That's going to take us to the Two Minute Warning here from LA. 

2nd and 7 from the NO 27 coming up. 

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Nacua on the end around and he bounces off a defender in the backfield and picks up 9 yards to move the chains and essentailly seal this game. 

1st and 10 from the NO 30. 

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NO go for the onside kick with a lot of time on the clock and Nacua makes the recovery. 

Williams gets the handoff up the middle and gets 5 yards. 

2nd and 5 from the NO 39. 

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The Saints came roaring back into this game after the Rams stretched the lead out to 30-7. Two quick TDs have them right back in this game, and now they need a stop. 

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TOUCHDOWN NEW ORLEANS!!!

Carr takes a deep shot to Perry in the endzone and he went up and made the catch over the defender!

Carr found Olave open in the corner for the two point conversion and all of the sudden, the Saints are back in this game!!!

LA lead 30-22 with 3:53 to go in the 4th quarter. 

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NO start the drive with a WR screen to Shaheed but he is wrapped up after a no gain. 

2nd and 10 from the LA 35. 

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BLOCKED PUNT!!!

Evan's punt was partially blocked and goes bouncing out of bounds eight yards down the field. HOLD ON. This game isn't over just yet. 

1st and 10 from the LA 35 with 4:33 to go. 

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Williams is stopped at the line of scrimmage and NO take their second timeout of the half.

4th and 16 from the LA 27. 

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Williams up the middle and he picks up 2 yards before the Saints call a timeout with 4:44 to go in the final quarter. 

3rd and 17 from the LA 26. 

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Williams gets the pitch to the right side and he breaks loose on a 26 yard sprint down the sideline but it's coming back thanks to a holding call. 

2nd and 19 from the LA 24. 

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Williams up the middle and he is stopped for a yard on first down. 

2nd and 9 from the LA 34. 

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LA start the drive from their 17 and Stafford finds Nacua on the out route to the left side for a gain of 16 yards. 

1st and 10 from the LA 33. 

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It's a little too late for the Saints who waited until the 4th quarter to build up a long drive that ended in a TD. 

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TOUCHDOWN NEW ORLEANS!!!

Carr's pass to the pylon for Johnson was perfect and the Saints are back on the board for just the second time tonight. 

LA lead 30-14 with 6:33 to go in the fourth. 

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Carr over the middle for Kamara and he is triopped up after a gain of five yards on the left side. 

3rd and 2 from the LA 5. 

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Carr scramble to the right and picks up 3 yards. 

2nd and 7 from the LA 10. 

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Pass over the middle for Johnson and he breaks a couple of tackles and gets inside the 15!

1st and 10 from the LA 13. 

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Carr finds Kamara out of the backfield but he is taken down by Lake for a 3 yard loss. 

2nd and 13 from the LA 40. 

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Williams up the middle and he picks up the first down on a gain of 4 yards. 

1st and 10 form the LA 37.

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Carr finds Williams on the stop route at the marker, but he stopped too soon and that will bring up 3rd and 1 from the LA 41. 

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Short pass to Shaheed on the right side for a gain of 4 yards on first down. 

2nd and 6 from the LA 46. 

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Carr over the middle and he finds Olave who takes it 14 yards. 

1st and 10 from the 50. 

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Back to Kamara in the flat and he makes a few moves to get down field and pick up a first down. 

1st and 10 from the NO 36. 

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NO start the drive from their 25 and Carr finds Kamara out of the backfield for a shot gain of 2. 

2nd and 8 fro the NO 27. 

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FIELD GOAL!!!

For the third time tonight, Havrisik hits the FG, this time from 32 yards away and the Rams look to be cruising to victory. 

LA lead 30-7 with 12:44 to go in the fourth quarter. 

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Short pass to Kupp on the right side, and he makes the catch but is but down three yards short of the first down. 

4th and 2 from the NO 13. 

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Play action from Stafford and he looked for Kupp who was pushed over on that pass to the line of scrimmage. No flag flies because the WR was on the line of scrimmage. 

3rd and 8 from the NO 19. 

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Rivers on the left side and he picks up two yards on first down. 

2nd and 8 from the LA 19. 

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On 3rd and 1, it's Stafford finding Nacua over the middle and he pick up 29 yards up the left sideline on the first play of the quarter. 

1st and 10 from the NO 21. 

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Rivers fights his way through the middle and picks up 10 yards on the final play of the third quarter. 

3rd and 1 from the 50 to start the fourth. 

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Rivers is taken down for a loss of a yard on Werner. 

2nd and 11 from the LA 40. 

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Out route from Nacua who makes the catch at the marker on the right side line!

1st and 10 from the LA 40. 

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Run to Rivers on the right side, and he picks up 5 yards. 

2nd and 15 from the LA 26. 

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LA get the ball from the 31 and Rivers picks up 2 yards, but a holding penalty will bring that run back. 

1st and 20 from the LA 21

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TURNOVER ON DOWNS!!!

The Rams force another turnover on downs and with the way their offense is moving the ball, that might do it. 

There is still over a quarter go, but LA lead 27-7 and will take over from their 31. 

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Short pass to Olave which hit him in the hands, but he just dropped it. 

4th and 7 from the LA 34. 

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Carr looking to the left side for Olave, but the WR slipped and fell before the ball arrived. 

3rd and 7 from the LA 34. 

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Kamara up the middle and he gets three yards. 

2nd and 7 from the LA 34. 

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Carr finds Kirkwood on the comeback and he moves the chains with a 9 yard catch. 

1st and 10 from the LA 37.

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Kamara picks up a yard up the middle on first down. 

2nd and 9 from the LA 46. 

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NO take the ball back from their 25 and Carr finds Olave on the left side for a 28 yard catch and run. 

1st and 10 from the LA 47. 

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The Rams have been airing it out all night, but Kyren Williams has and will be a big part of the Rams success. He has 90 yards on 16 carries and this TD. 

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TOUCHDOWN RAMS!!!

Williams powered down the field on that possession and he gets his pay dirt in the form of a 10 yard TD run up the middle and finishes off the play with tossing the ball to mom in the stands. 

LA lead 27-7 with 5:42 to go in the third quarter. 

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Williams gets another 7 yards on a first down run to the right side. 

2nd and 3 from the NO 10. 

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Williams with another powering run to the right side and he picks up 10 yards and another first down!

1st and 10 from the NO 17. 

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Pass to the flat for Kupp on the right side and he moves the chains with a 7 yards pick up. 

1st and 10 from the NO 27. 

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Nacua on the end around and he picks up 7 yards on first down. 

2nd and 3 from the NO 34. 

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INTERCEPTION!!!

Carr was trying to take a shot down the field for Johnson and is pass was picked off by Fuller!

LA take over from the NO 41 after the 21 yard return. 

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Pass to Kamara out of the backfield was over thrown and that will bring up 3rd and medium. 

3rd and 6 from the NO 46. 

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Shaheed to the right side on the end around for a 4 yard gain. 

2nd and 6 from the NO 46. 

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Carr finds Moreau on the out route on third down to keep the drive alive with a 13 yard gain. 

1st and 10 from the NO 42. 

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Hill gets the handoff to the left side but he is stuffed for a loss of a yard. 

3rd and 6 from the LA 29. 

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NO get the ball from the 25 and Kamara picks up five yards on first down. 

2nd and 5 from the LA 30. 

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FIELD GOAL!!!

Havrisik drills another short FG from 22 to stretch the lead to 13 after the Rams get stopped inside the red zone again. 

LA lead 20-7 with 11:10 on the clock. 

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Stafford was looking for Kupp over the middle but he tried to pull the ball back but it slipped out of his hands and falls incomplete. 

4th and 2 from the LA 4. 

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Dive from Williams up the middle and he is stopped after a gain of a yard. 

3rd and 2 from the LA 4. 

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Williams, who came back in a play after going down, takes the first down handoff for 5 yards up the middle. 

2nd and 5 from the LA 6. 

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WR screen from Kupp on the left side and he follows a couple of blockers down field for a gain of 11 yards. 

1st and 10 from the LA 11. 

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Stafford going with the back shoulder throw for Nacua but he couldn't drag the catch in on the right sideline. 

3rd and 10 from the NO 22. 

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Stafford went play action and Nacua was wide open! The pass was over thrown by five yards and you don't see that too often from Stafford. 

2nd and 10 from the LA 22. 

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Williams up the middle with a first down run of 8 yards, but he is slow to get up and that could be a big problem for LA. 

1st and 10 from the NO 21. 

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Quick snap from LA so NO couldn't challenge the catch, (even though it was a clear catch) and Stafford finds Higbee on a short pass to the right side for 4 yards. 

2nd and 6 from the NO 30. 

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Stafford goes to the air on first down and he goes deep for Nacua who makes a miraculous catch while sliding to the ground. 

1st and 10 from the NO 34. 

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WE ARE BACK IN LA FOR THE SECOND HALF OF ACTION!

LA get the ball to start the third quarter and will begin from the 25. 

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The Saints had the ball inside the 50 again, but tried a 4th down conversion which gave the ball back to Stafford and the Rams who marched down the field and scored with this one yard strike to Demarcus Robinson who leads all Rams WRs with 82 yards on 6 catches. 

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The Saints were moving the ball but their problems started once they got into LA territory. They punted once, and turned it over on downs inside the 50, but Carr found Shaeed on this deep ball to the endzone to cut into the Rams lead. 

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Rams started off the night with a perfect 15 play, 95 yard drive that was capped off by a 4th and Goal TD pass to Puka Nacua. LA had no problem moving down the field to start the game, but they would have to settle for two field goals, only one of them was successful. 

Stafford ended the half with 199 yards on 16/22 passing. 

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WE ARE HEADED TO HALFTIME FROM LA!!!

The Rams get a momentum swinging TD right before the half following a failed 4th down conversion around midfield and they get the ball back to start the third quarter. 

LA lead 17-7 after two quarters. 

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NO get the ball from the 25 and Carr takes a shot down the field but that pass to Shaheed is too long. 

2nd and 10 from the 25. 

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TOUCHDOWN RAMS!!!

Stafford finds Robinson in the back of the endzone for a huge TD right before the halftime break. 

LA lead 17-7 with 21 seconds to go. 

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Williams up the middle and he picks up 7 yards, getting into the NO 5 yard line. Timeout LA with 25 on the clock. 

2nd and 4 from the NO 4. 

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Pass over the middle for Nacua and he picks up 11 yards before the Rams take their second TO with 31 on the clock. 

1st and 10 from the NO 11. 

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Out route to Higbee and he picks up 5 yards before getting hit out of bounds. 

2nd and 5 from the NO 22. 

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Stafford rolls left and he lays a dime down the left sideline to Robinson for a 32 yard gain to start the drive!

1st and 10 from the NO 26 after LA's first TO. 

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TURNOVER ON DOWNS!!!

Carr looking to the left side for Johnson before he made the break in his route and that pass falls incomplete. 

LA ball from their 42 with 55 on the clock. 

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Carr over the middle for Olave and he couldn't make the catch that came in with some heat. 

4th and 5 from the LA 42. 

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Same pass to Shaheed but he couldn't make the catch as he went to ground. 

3rd and 5 from the LA 42. 

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Carr over the middle and he finds Shaheed for a short gain of 5. 

2nd and 5 from the LA 42. 

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LA take over from their 35 and Carr finds Olave for a quick gain of 18 yards. 

1st and 10 from the LA 47. 

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Stafford is dropped for a three yard loss on the sack from Granderson and the Rams are going to have to punt after the Saints call a timeout with 1:48 to go in the half. 

4th and 8 from the LA 27. 

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Stafford taking a shot down the left sideline and the pass to Kupp was batted down by Howden. 

3rd and 5 from the LA 30. 

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LA take over from the 25 and Stafford finds Robinson for a gain of 5 yards to start the drive. That will take us to the Two Minute Warning. 

2nd and 5 from the LA 30. 

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Not much was happening for the Saints once they crossed the 50, but Carr opened up the defense with this deep ball to Shaeed to put New Orleans on the board before the Two Minute Warning. 

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TOUCHDOWN NEW ORLEANS!!!

Carr goes deep to Shaheed who broke free and he makes the catch in the endzone for a 45 yard TD!!!

NO are back in this ball game three plays after the missed FG. LA lead 10-7 with 2:28 to go!

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Kamara gets the handoff and he is eaten up by Donald for a loss of 2 yards. 

2nd and 12 from the LA 45. 

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NO get the ball back from the 37 and Carr lobs one over the top to Johnson who makes the snap on the right sideline for 20 yards!

1st and 10 from the LA 43. 

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MISSED FIELD GOAL!!!

Havrisik pulls that 47 yard field goal and the Rams leaves some points on the board. NO should feel lucky they aren't down by more after the way the Rams have been moving the ball. 

LA lead 10-0 with under 4:00 to go. 

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Pass over the middle to Kupp and he had to stretch and couldn't make the catch after the stop route at the marker. 

4th and 2 from the NO 31. 

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Play action, roll out from Stafford and he finds Nacua on the left side for a short gain of 5 yards. 

3rd and 2 from the NO 31. 

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Rivers to the right side and he picks up three yards on first down. 

2nd and 7 from the NO 33. 

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Stafford off the back foot and coming back to it was Robinson for a gain of 16 yards and another first down!

1st and 10 from the NO 36. 

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Stafford's short pass to Kupp is incomplete after the Saints smelled out the screen. 

2nd and 10 from the LA 48. 

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Stafford rolls right, and didn't want to run but almost had to until Robinson broke free for a 10 yard gain on the side arm sling from the QB. 

1st and 10 from the LA 48. 

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Rivers gets the handoff up the middle and he picks up a yard. 

3rd and 4 from the LA 38. 

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LA start the drive from their 32 and Stafford finds Kupp on the right side for a gain of 5 yards on first down. 

2nd and 5 from the LA 37. 

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Kamara gets the draw, but he is swallowed up after a short gain of 1. 

4th and 19 from the NO 30. 

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Carr looking to the right side, but his pass to Shaeed was well behind the WR who wasn't on the same page with his QB. 

3rd and 20 from the NO 29. 

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Williams gets the run to the right side and picks up 5 yards, but a holding call will bring the Saints back 10 yards. 

2nd and 20 from the NO 20. 

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Carr looking to the right side for Shaheed, but that pass is broken up by Durant. 

2nd and 10 from the NO 39. 

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NO start their drive from the 25 and Carr finds Olave on the left side for a gain of 14 and another good start to a drive. 

1st and 10 from the NO 39. 

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FIELD GOAL!!!

The Rams went for it on 4th and Goal on their first possession, but kick it here on 4th and Goal from the 3. Havrisik drills the 20 yard FG and LA stretch their lead early in the second quarter. 

LA lead 10-0 with 10:23 to go in the first half. 

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Stafford looking to Kupp on the pass over the top but Kupp couldn't real it in while trying to get his feet down. 

4th and Goal from the 3. 

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Pitch back to Williams on the right side and he picks up 4 yards. 

3rd and Goal from the 3 

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Williams up the middle and picks up 3 yards on first down. 

2nd and Goal from the 6. 

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Short out route to Kupp who moves the chains with a pick up of 11 yrds on the right sideline. 

1st and Goal from the 9. 

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Williams to the right side and he picks up 4 yards on first down. 

2nd and 6 from the NO 20. 

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LA start their drive from around midfield and Stafford finds Nacua down the left hash for a gain of 28 yards to start the drive!

1st and 10 from the NO 24. 

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TURNOVER ON DOWNS!!!

Carr is sacked to end a second straight drive, this time on a turn over on downs after Turner dropped the QB for a loss of 9. 

1st and 10 from the LA 49. 

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Carr looking for Olave on the in route at the marker but it was batted away by Lake. 

4th and 5 from the LA 39 and the Saints are going to go for it. 

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Pass out of the backfield to Kamara and he is tripped up after a gain of 3. 

3rd and 5 from the LA 39. 

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Kamara gets the handoff to open the 2nd quarter and he takes it 2 yards up the middle. 

2nd and 8 from the LA 42. 

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Stop route from Olave right at the marker and he falls forward to ensure the chains move as we bring an end to the first quarter. 

1st and 10 from the LA 44. 

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Carr double pumped and as a result his pass to Moreau was too high and that brings up 3rd and medium. 

3rd and 6 from the 50. 

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Williams up the middle for a gain of 4 yards to midfield. 

2nd and 6 from the 50. 

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Carr looking down the right sideline and he finds Shaheed who had to make a sliding catch for 16 yards. 

1st and 10 fro the NO 46. 

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NO get the ball back from the 25 to start their second drive and Kamara gets 5 yards on a first down run to the right side. 

2nd and 5 from the NO 30. 

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The Rams have been relying on their rookie WR all season, and in the biggest game of the season they go to their first year stud to cap a 14 play, 95 yard TD drive to take the early lead. 

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TOUCHDOWN LOS ANGELES!!!

Stafford connects with Nacua on the stop route right over the goal line and the Rams punch first after a long drive to start their night. 

LA leads 7-0 with 2:28 to go in the 4th quarter. 

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Stafford on the shallow pass to Kupp in the right side but that WR couldn't reel it in!

4th and Goal from the 1. 

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Wililams with a couple straight runs but he picks up one and two yards on first and second down. 

3rd and Goal from the 1. 

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Stafford felt the pressure closing in and just threw it up to Williams in the corner. The pass wasn't close, but a flag flies for pass interference and the Rams will get it at the 4. 

1st and Goal from the 4. 

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Williams gets the handoff and he bursts up the middle and carries the pile for a gain of 10 yards. 

3rd and 8 from the NO 11. 

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End around for Kupp but Werner pinched up from the secondary and drilled him for a loss of three. 

2nd and 18 from the NO 21. 

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Kupp on the out route to the right side and he drags it in for a gain of 12 yards. 

1st and 10 from the NO 13. 

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Stafford over the middle for Robinson and he takes it from right to left for a gain of 15 yards. 

1st and 10 from the NO 25. 

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Williams up the middle for a gain of five yards. 

2nd and 5 from the NO 40. 

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Nakua with a crossing route, but he had some work to do, but he breaks out of one tackle with his undershirt paying the price after a gain of 17 yards. 

1st and 10 from the NO 45. 

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Stafford let it go with the pocket collapsing, but his pass to Higbee was too far out in front of the TE. 

3rd and 6 from the LA 38. 

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Toss to Williams and he makes a couple of moves to fall forward for 4 yards. 

2nd and 6 from the LA 38. 

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Play action from Stafford who finds Higbee on the flat route to the left side and he takes it 22 yards on the catch and run. 

1st and 10 from the LA 34. 

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LA start their night backed up to their own 5 and Williams picks up 7 yards on a burst up the middle. 

2nd and 3 from the LA 12. 

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Carr is dropped in the backfield by Jones and that loss of 6 yards will push NO out of FG range. 

4th and 14 from the LA 38. 

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Carr looking over the middle for Johnson on the shallow crossing route, but that was batted away by Jones. 

3rd and 8 from the LA 32. 

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Pitch to Kamara on the right side and he is chopped down after a gain of two. 

2nd and 8 from the LA 32. 

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Carr back under center and he connects with Olave over the middle for a gain of 16 yards and a first down!

1st and 10 from the LA 34. 

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Hill in the shotgun and he takes it up the middle on a designed run for a first down and a gain of 3. 

1st and 10 from the 50 

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Carr dumps it down to the right side for Olave and he gets 9 yards after the short pass. 

2nd and 1 from the NO 47. 

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Carr goes to the air for the first time and finds Olave on an out route to the left side for a gain of 11 and the game's first first down. 

1st and 10 form the NO 38. 

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Kamara gets the opening handoff to the left side and he dives forward for a couple yards after getting hit at the line. 

2nd and 8 from the NO 27. 

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WE ARE UNDERWAY FROM LOS ANGELES!!!!

The Saints get the ball first after LA won the toss and differed. Derek Carr and the offense will begin the night from the 25. 

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NFC Standings 

Taking a look at the standings in the NFC we see the Niners at the top of conference with the Cowboys and the Lions sitting right behind San Fran. At 7-7 Rams don’t have a chance at the division, which means they are going to have to focus all their efforts on a Wild Card spot. They come into the week currently with the final playoff spot, but there are other 7-7 teams looking to knock them off. One of those 7-7 teams is the Saints who are also fighting for a playoff spot via winning the division. The Bucs lead the division, and depending on what happens tonight, next week’s game in Tampa Bay could determine the NFC South. 

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Red zone revolution

New Orleans have had their well documented troubles in the red zone this season. Between the 20s they are great, but when it comes to scoring in tight spaces, the Saints are one of the worst teams in the league at 52% TD rate. Alvin Kamara finding his way in the Saints offense after serving a short suspension to start the season is certainly curing some of those red zone ails. In the final three games of the season, in which every possession, every play and every point counts, New Orleans have no room for error tonight against a raising Rams team. 

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Stafford still has plenty of gas in the tank

This just in. Matt Stafford can still sling it. OK that may not be breaking news but the Rams offense has caught fire since their Super Bowl winning QB has stepped back in the spotlight after missing a few games to injury. In the last five games, Stafford has thrown for over 1,200 yards and 10 TDs with just two INTs to propel the Rams into playoff position coming into tonight. He is the anchor of the offense, but a bit of the burden has been lifted off his shoulders thanks to Kyren Williams and the blossoming running game. 

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Rams last week 

The Rams rattled off their third win in the last four game to stay at .500 on the season thanks to a 20-0 head start the Rams jumped off to in the first two quarters and change. A Kyren Williams one yard TD run and a 60 yard Cooper Kupp catch and run to extend the lead in the first minute of the third quarter. Jacoby Brissett and the Commanders would make a comeback bid after Sam Howell got benched the second half. Brissett thew two fourth quarter TDs to bring the Rams within striking distance with 1:46 to go. The Commanders tried an onside kick but Kupp swiped it out of bounds to seal the deal and bring the Rams back to .500. 

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Saints last week 

The Saints had a second straight cup cake game after their three games losing streak that put their playoff chances in serious jeopardy. Since then, they have beaten the Panthers and then the Giants to get back to .500 last week. Derek Carr tossed three TDs to silence some of the boo birds as the Saints defense kept Tommy DeVito quiet all day from the Super Dome. The rookie sensation and the rest of the offense was kept out of the end zone for 60 minutes as the Saints offense woke up in the second half and buried New York with a one yard Carr pass to Jimmy Graham to put the game out of reach. 

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We are live from SoFi

Hello everyone and welcome to LaLa Land where the Rams are coming on riding a wave of resurgence after the return of their QB and one of the best receivers in the league. The Rams looked lost as they dropped three straight and seemed to be falling out of the playoff picture in the NFC, but the comeback for their Super Bowl winning quarter back and their top pass catcher has propelled them to a three wins in their last four and all of the sudden there are playoff possibilities for this team that was previously written off. They are going to have to deliver a home win against a Saints team that has rolled through some of the weakest teams in the league over the last couple of weeks. Now it’s time for New Orleans to put up or shut up against a Rams team that is aiming for a Wild Card spot. 

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Saints vs. Rams 

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Sure it might be the holiday season, but more importantly we have end of season NFL football. There are going to be a lot of games that will have a heavy hand in deciding playoff spots, and tonight we are lucky enough to open Week 16 with a must win matchup between the Rams and the Saints. AS English will be with you all night providing live coverage, stats, highlights and analysis of tonight’s game from SoFi Stadium. 

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