If the Los Angeles Rams beat the Chicago Bears on Sunday, they will be heading to Seattle to face the Seahawks in the NFC Championship game. There was a chance that L.A. could host the NFC Championship if the 49ers pulled the upset, but that was not the case and it wasn’t close. The Seahawks beat the 49ers 41-6.
So now the Rams know what’s ahead if they can do what the Niners and Bills
couldn’t on Saturday and win a road divisional playoff game.
At least the Bears seem to be a lot worse than the Broncos and Seahawks.
Seattle held the 49ers to two field goals and forced three turnovers, including two by former Rams linebacker Ernest Jones. Traded to the Titans for almost nothing in 2024, Jones has been a stalwart on defense for Mike Macdonald’s defense since the Seahawks acquired him at the trade deadline last year. Jones had a forced fumble on Niners tight end Jake Tonges, then picked off Brock Purdy in the second half.
Jones was a second-team All-Pro this season.
Former Rams receiver Cooper Kupp, trying to win his second career Super Bowl, had 5 catches for 60 yards. A slow season all year, the 32-year-old had probably his best game as a Seahawks player. Running back Kenneth Walker III had three touchdowns and 119 yards on the ground.
In the early game, the Broncos beat the Bills 33-30 in overtime but quarterback Bo Nix broke his ankle at the very end of the game and will miss the rest of the postseason.
The Rams now face the Bears and look to advance to the NFC Championship. If they do, it’ll be a rematch of arguably the season’s most exciting game which happened in the same stadium barely a month ago.
