Matthew Stafford passed for 202 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another touchdown in his first playoff win, and the Los Angeles Rams emerged victorious from the wild-card round by beating the Arizona Cardinals 34-11 on Monday night. the night.
Odell Beckham Jr. and Cooper Kupp caught touchdown passes for the NFC West champion Rams (13-5), who will now visit the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday for a ticket to the conference championship game. Los Angeles advanced to the postseason for the third time in the last four years with coach Sean McVay at the helm.
David Long also scored on a 3-yard interception as the Rams’ defense hounded Kyler Murray in his disastrous playoff debut. Los Angeles built a massive 28-0 lead and easily won the postseason opener at SoFi Stadium, which will host Super Bowl 56 next month.
