The contest was relocated from the Rams' home venue at SoFi Stadium to State Farm Stadium in Arizona due to the L.A. wildfires.

The Minnesota Vikings cruised to a 14-2 start to the 2024 season. Their only losses came in October when they lost to the D

On Monday night, the Rams provided a welcomed, albeit temporary escape for their fans who are dealing with the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. Led by a dominant defensive effort, the Rams took a 24-3 halftime lead en route to a 27-9 win over the Vikings in the NFC wild-card round.

Los Angeles sacked Sam Darnold a playoff record-tying nine times en route to a dominant 27-9 win in Arizona, advancing to the divisional round

Sam Darnold tried to step up in the pocket to find a receiver but there was nowhere to go. The blue and yellow wall that was the Los Angeles Rams' defense closed too fast. Akhello Witherspoon got there first,

The Rams could not have been focused on football over the past week, not with deadly wildfires affecting a huge part of the L.A. area. Yet, the Rams played their best game of the season on Monday night.

More predictions: Commanders vs Buccaneers Expert Predictions for NFL Wild Card Weekend The No. 5 seeded Vikings (14-3) are taking on the No. 4 seeded Rams (10-7) in a rematch of the teams' Week 8 matchup. The Rams handed the Vikings one of their three losses this season and were the only non-Detroit Lions team to beat Minnesota.

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The Rams defensive line sacked Minnesota quarterback Sam Darnold six times in the first two quarters, and recorded nine total sacks.

The Los Angeles Rams defense was lights out in their NFL playoff win over the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night. The Rams defense did not give the Vikings any chance to get going.