Matthew Stafford finishes 25 of 35 for 273 yards in his eighth consecutive game without throwing an interception. Cobie Durant returns an interception 50 yards for a touchdown, igniting a dominant performance in the Rams’ sixth straight victory.
Even before kickoff between the Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the SoFi Stadium record crowd of 75,545 understood what was at stake this Sunday. With each step of the Cowboys’ comeback against the Eagles shown on the Oculus video ring, the crowd cheered.
No love for Dallas. Rather, the understanding that if Philadelphia lost, the Rams would be playing to take control of the No. 1 seed in the NFC on Sunday night.
The Eagles’ loss put that fate in the Rams’ hands. And with a 34-7 demolition of the NFC South-leading Bucs (6-5), the Rams (9-2) made their case to be the favorites to win their conference come January.
After a performance like that, there’s no examination of what went wrong with the offense. No moral victory for the opponent, as there was last week when the Rams beat the Seattle Seahawks by just two.
Just an unequivocal statement by the Rams on a national stage on Sunday Night Football.
