L.A. RAMS 26, NEW
ORLEANS 23
WHEN: 3:05
PM ET, Sunday, January 20, 2019
WHERE: Mercedes-Benz Superdome,
New Orleans, Louisiana
TEMPERATURE: Dome
HEAD OFFICIAL: Bill Vinovich
ATTENDANCE: 73028
After forcing overtime with a 48-yard field goal with 15
seconds left in regulation, Greg Zuerlein nailed a 57-yard field goal 3:17 into
overtime to lift the visiting Los Angeles Rams to a controversial 26-23 victory
over the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday.
The win clinched a berth in Super Bowl LIII against the
New England Patriots, who beat the Kansas City Chiefs in overtime later Sunday.
Zuerlein's game-winning field goal came after the Rams
intercepted a Drew Brees pass on the fourth snap of overtime. Brees' right arm
was hit by linebacker Dante Fowler Jr., and his fluttering pass was picked off
by safety John Johnson at the Los Angeles 46-yard line.
Jared Goff found tight end Tyler Higbee for a 12-yard
gain on first down to the New Orleans 42, and the Rams got 3 more yards in
three plays before Zuerlein, who has career field goals of 60 and 61 yards,
came in to connect on the game winner.
Overtime came after a wild final two minutes in
regulation.
With the game tied at 20 with 4:57 left, the Saints drove
inside the Rams' 15 -- with Ted Ginn Jr. out leaping safety Lamarcus Joyner for
a 43-yard catch.
Three plays later, New Orleans appeared to be the victim
of a blown pass-interference call that would have allowed them to run the clock
down and kick a game-winning, chip-shot field goal. On third-and-10 from the
Los Angeles 13, Brees threw for Tommylee Lewis on the right side, who was
clobbered by safety Nickell Robey-Coleman just before the ball arrived. The
ball fell incomplete, and no penalty was called.
Payton also said he spoke by phone with NFL head of
officials Alberto Riveron, who confirmed the blown call.
Said Robey-Coleman: "Yes, I got there too early. I
was beat, and I was trying to save the touchdown."
Referee Bill Vinovich briefly addressed the play during a
postgame interview with a pool reporter.
Instead, the Saints had to settle for a 31-yard field
goal by Wil Lutz, for a 23-20, lead with 1:41 left.
The Rams then drove 45 yards to the New Orleans 30, where
Zuerlein tied it with 15 seconds left with the 48-yard field goal, sending the
game to overtime.
That set the tone for the decisive kick in the extra
session, which marked the Rams' lone lead of the contest.
Brees put the Saints up 20-10 midway through the third
quarter with a 2-yard screen pass to Taysom Hill, Hill's first career TD
reception. But the Rams came right back to make it 20-17 on Goff's 1-yard toss
to a wide-open tight end, Tyler Higbee, on third down.
The Saints wasted a great scoring opportunity after
taking over at the Rams' 46 with 12:22 left, but they could not overcome a
first-down holding penalty on left tackle Terron Armstead.
Goff then drove the Rams 90 yards to the Saints' 1.
Instead of gambling for the touchdown on fourth-and-goal from the 1, Rams coach
Sean McVay sent in Zuerlein for the tying 24-yard field goal at 24 with 5:03
left.
Goff converted two big throws on the drive -- for 39
yards to tight end Gerald Everett and 33 yards to wide receiver Josh Reynolds.
Brees passed for 249 yards, two touchdowns and one
interceptions for New Orleans. He felt his club missed some scoring chances.
Rams coach Sean McVay had no qualms over what transpired
on the pivotal play.
The Saints jumped out to a 13-0 lead with field goals of
37 and 29 yards by Lutz and a 5-yard touchdown pass from Brees to tight end
Garrett Griffin, but the Rams settled in and scored 10 straight points to make
it 13-10 at halftime.
Goff seemed rattled by the crowd noise in the first
quarter, but he led the Rams 81 yards in seven plays just before halftime to
set up Todd Gurley's 6-yard touchdown run 23 seconds before intermission.
Goff set up the touchdown with two tough throws to former
Saints wide receiver Brandin Cooks -- a 17-yard completion on third-and-10 and
a 36-yarder down the left sideline to the New Orleans 6, where Gurley scored on
the next play.
Gurley's jitters had a lot to do with the Rams' 13-0
hole. Trailing 3-0, Gurley dropped a pass from Goff that fell into the arms of
Saints linebacker Demario Davis at the Los Angeles 16. But the Rams' defense
held the Saints to a field goal, and a 6-0 lead.
Brees made it 13-0, driving the Saints 68 yards in eight
plays, and finding the little used Griffin for the score. It was Griffin's
second career reception and first TD catch.
Trailing 13-0 and faced with a fourth-and-5 from their
own 30, the Rams had punter Johnny Hekker throw a sideline pass to cornerback
Sam Shields for 12 yards and a first down.
The fake punt extended the drive and led to Zuerlein's
36-yard field goal, cutting the deficit to 13-3 and giving the Rams some momentum.
TOP GAME
PERFORMANCES
RUSHING
|
L.A. RAMS
|
|
NEW ORLEANS
|
|
C.J. ANDERSON
|
PLAYER
|
MARK INGRAM II
|
|
16
|
Attempts
|
9
|
|
44
|
Yards
|
31
|
|
2.8
|
Avg Yards
|
3.4
|
|
0
|
Touchdowns
|
0
|
|
8
|
Long
|
16
|
RECEIVING
|
L.A. RAMS
|
|
NEW ORLEANS
|
|
BRANDIN COOKS
|
PLAYER
|
ALVIN KAMARA
|
|
7
|
Receptions
|
11
|
|
107
|
Yards
|
96
|
|
15.3
|
Avg Yards
|
8.7
|
|
0
|
Touchdowns
|
0
|
|
36
|
Long
|
21
|
TEAM STATS SUMMARY
|
|
YARDS
|
SCORING
|
DEFENSE
|
|||||
|
TEAM
|
Tot
|
Rus
|
Pas
|
TD
|
FG
|
INT
|
Sck
|
FF
|
|
L.A. RAMS
|
378
|
77
|
301
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
2.0
|
1
|
|
NEW ORLEANS
|
290
|
48
|
242
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1.0
|
0
|
FINAL SCORING SUMMARY
|
FINAL
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
OT
|
T
|
|
L.A. RAMS
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
6
|
3
|
26
|
|
NEW ORLEANS
|
13
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
23
|
SCORING
SCORING SUMMARY
|
1st Quarter - 10:04
|
||
|
New Orleans
|
FG
|
New Orleans 3 - L.A. Rams 0
Wil Lutz 37 yd. field goal |
|
1st Quarter - 7:06
|
||
|
New Orleans
|
FG
|
New Orleans 6 - L.A. Rams 0
Wil Lutz 29 yd. field goal |
|
1st Quarter - 1:35
|
||
|
New Orleans
|
TD
|
New Orleans 13 - L.A. Rams 0
Garrett Griffin 5 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick) |
|
2nd Quarter - 9:45
|
||
|
L.A. Rams
|
FG
|
New Orleans 13 - L.A. Rams 3
Greg Zuerlein 36 yd. field goal |
|
2nd Quarter - 0:23
|
||
|
L.A. Rams
|
TD
|
New Orleans 13 - L.A. Rams 10
Todd Gurley 6 yd. run (Greg Zuerlein kick) |
|
3rd Quarter - 8:34
|
||
|
New Orleans
|
TD
|
New Orleans 20 - L.A. Rams 10
Taysom Hill 2 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick) |
|
3rd Quarter - 3:06
|
||
|
L.A. Rams
|
TD
|
New Orleans 20 - L.A. Rams 17
Tyler Higbee 1 yd. pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick) |
|
4th Quarter - 5:03
|
||
|
L.A. Rams
|
FG
|
New Orleans 20 - L.A. Rams 20
Greg Zuerlein 24 yd. field goal |
|
4th Quarter - 1:41
|
||
|
New Orleans
|
FG
|
New Orleans 23 - L.A. Rams 20
Wil Lutz 31 yd. field goal |
|
4th Quarter - 0:15
|
||
|
L.A. Rams
|
FG
|
New Orleans 23 - L.A. Rams 23
Greg Zuerlein 48 yd. field goal |
|
Overtime - 11:43
|
||
|
L.A. Rams
|
FG
|
New Orleans 23 - L.A. Rams 26
Greg Zuerlein 57 yd. field goal |
TEAMS
TEAM STATS
|
|
L.A. Rams
|
New Orleans
|
|
1st Downs
|
19
|
19
|
|
Rushing
|
5
|
5
|
|
Passing
|
14
|
12
|
|
Penalty
|
0
|
2
|
|
3rd Down Conversions
|
6-16
|
6-14
|
|
4th Down Conversions
|
1-1
|
0-0
|
|
Punts-Average
|
4-45.8
|
4-42.8
|
|
Return Yards
|
17
|
120
|
|
Punts-Returns
|
1-0
|
0-0
|
|
Kickoffs-Returns
|
1-17
|
4-119
|
|
Int - Returns
|
1-0
|
1-1
|
|
Penalties-Yards
|
7-64
|
3-20
|
|
Fumbles-Lost
|
1-0
|
2-0
|
|
Time of Possession
|
32:36
|
30:41
|
|
Total Net Yards
|
378
|
290
|
|
Total Plays
|
68
|
64
|
|
Average Gain
|
5.6
|
4.5
|
|
Net Yards Rushing
|
77
|
48
|
|
Rushes
|
26
|
21
|
|
Average/Rush
|
3.0
|
2.3
|
|
Net Yards Passing
|
301
|
242
|
|
Comp-Att
|
26-41
|
26-41
|
|
Yards/Pass
|
7.2
|
5.6
|
|
Sacked-Yards Lost
|
1-8
|
2-7
|
|
Had Intercepted
|
1
|
1
|
|
Touchdowns
|
2
|
2
|
|
Rushing
|
1
|
0
|
|
Passing
|
1
|
2
|
|
Other
|
0
|
0
|
|
Extra Points
|
2-2
|
2-2
|
|
Field Goals
|
4-4
|
3-3
|
|
Red Zone Efficiency
|
2-4-50%
|
2-5-40%
|
|
Goal To Go Efficiency
|
2-3-67%
|
2-2-100%
|
|
Safeties
|
0
|
0
|
PLAYER STATS
Los Angeles
Rams (15-3)
|
Passing
|
||||
|
|
COMP/ATT
|
YDS
|
TD
|
INT
|
|
J. Goff
|
25/40
|
297
|
1
|
1
|
|
J. Hekker
|
1/1
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
New Orleans
Saints (14-4)
|
Passing
|
|||||||
|
|
COMP/ATT
|
YDS
|
TD
|
INT
|
|||
|
D. Brees
|
26/40
|
249
|
2
|
1
|
|||
|
T. Hill
|
0/1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||
|
Rushing
|
|||||||
|
|
ATT
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LG
|
||
|
C. Anderson
|
16
|
44
|
2.8
|
0
|
8
|
||
|
J. Reynolds
|
1
|
16
|
16.0
|
0
|
16
|
||
|
J. Goff
|
3
|
10
|
3.3
|
0
|
7
|
||
|
T. Gurley
|
4
|
10
|
2.5
|
1
|
6
|
||
|
R. Woods
|
2
|
-3
|
-1.5
|
0
|
1
|
||
|
Rushing
|
|||||||||||
|
|
ATT
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LG
|
||||||
|
M. Ingram
II
|
9
|
31
|
3.4
|
0
|
16
|
||||||
|
A. Kamara
|
8
|
15
|
1.9
|
0
|
6
|
||||||
|
Z. Line
|
1
|
4
|
4.0
|
0
|
4
|
||||||
|
T. Hill
|
1
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
||||||
|
D. Brees
|
2
|
-2
|
-1.0
|
0
|
-1
|
||||||
|
Receiving
|
|||||||||||
|
|
TAR
|
REC
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LG
|
|||||
|
B. Cooks
|
8
|
7
|
107
|
15.3
|
0
|
36
|
|||||
|
J. Reynolds
|
7
|
4
|
74
|
18.5
|
0
|
33
|
|||||
|
G. Everett
|
4
|
2
|
50
|
25.0
|
0
|
39
|
|||||
|
R. Woods
|
10
|
6
|
33
|
5.5
|
0
|
16
|
|||||
|
T. Higbee
|
4
|
4
|
25
|
6.2
|
1
|
12
|
|||||
|
S. Shields
|
1
|
1
|
12
|
12.0
|
0
|
12
|
|||||
|
C. Anderson
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
5.0
|
0
|
5
|
|||||
|
T. Gurley
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
3.0
|
0
|
3
|
|||||
|
Receiving
|
|||||||||
|
|
TAR
|
REC
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LG
|
|||
|
A. Kamara
|
13
|
11
|
96
|
8.7
|
0
|
21
|
|||
|
T. Ginn Jr.
|
6
|
3
|
58
|
19.3
|
0
|
43
|
|||
|
M. Thomas
|
7
|
4
|
36
|
9.0
|
0
|
19
|
|||
|
J. Hill
|
1
|
1
|
24
|
24.0
|
0
|
24
|
|||
|
G. Griffin
|
2
|
2
|
12
|
6.0
|
1
|
7
|
|||
|
T. Smith
|
2
|
1
|
10
|
10.0
|
0
|
10
|
|||
|
M. Ingram
II
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
3.0
|
0
|
3
|
|||
|
A. Carr
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
5.0
|
0
|
5
|
|||
|
T. Hill
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2.0
|
1
|
2
|
|||
|
T. Lewis
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||
|
D. Arnold
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||
|
Interceptions
|
|||||||||
|
|
NO.
|
YDS
|
TD
|
||||||
|
J. Johnson
III
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
||||||
|
Interceptions
|
|||||
|
|
NO.
|
YDS
|
TD
|
||
|
D. Davis
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
||
|
Sacks
|
|||||
|
|
NO.
|
YDS
|
|||
|
N. Suh
|
1.5
|
6.5
|
|||
|
D. Fowler
Jr.
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
|||
|
Sacks
|
|||
|
|
NO.
|
YDS
|
|
|
C. Jordan
|
1.0
|
8.0
|
|
|
Tackles
|
|||
|
|
Tk
|
Ast
|
|
|
C.
Littleton
|
11
|
1
|
|
|
M. Barron
|
7
|
2
|
|
|
J. Johnson
III
|
3
|
1
|
|
|
A. Donald
|
2
|
0
|
|
|
A. Talib
|
2
|
0
|
|
|
S. Ebukam
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
L. Joyner
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
M. Peters
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
M. Brockers
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
N. Suh
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
D. Fowler
Jr.
|
2
|
3
|
|
|
N. Robey-Coleman
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
J.
Franklin-Myers
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
Tackles
|
||
|
|
Tk
|
Ast
|
|
D. Davis
|
9
|
5
|
|
P. Williams
|
7
|
1
|
|
M.
Lattimore
|
5
|
1
|
|
A. Klein
|
5
|
2
|
|
E. Apple
|
4
|
0
|
|
V. Bell
|
3
|
0
|
|
A. Okafor
|
3
|
1
|
|
M.
Davenport
|
2
|
1
|
|
T. Davison
|
2
|
2
|
|
C. Banjo
|
1
|
0
|
|
A. Anzalone
|
1
|
1
|
|
C. Jordan
|
1
|
2
|
|
M. Williams
|
1
|
4
|
|
D. Onyemata
|
0
|
1
|
|
T.
Stallworth
|
0
|
2
|
|
Tackles For Loss
|
||
|
|
NO.
|
|
|
A. Donald
|
2.0
|
|
|
N. Suh
|
1.0
|
|
|
D. Fowler
Jr.
|
1.0
|
|
|
Tackles For Loss
|
|
|
|
NO.
|
|
A. Klein
|
2.0
|
|
M. Davenport
|
1.0
|
|
C. Jordan
|
1.0
|
|
A. Okafor
|
1.0
|
|
D. Davis
|
1.0
|
|
Fumbles
|
|
|
|
NO.
|
|
J. Goff
|
1
|
|
Fumbles
|
|
|
|
NO.
|
|
T. Hill
|
1
|
|
T. Ginn Jr.
|
1
|
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