Rams Avoid Collapse, Beat Bucs To Advance To NFC Championship

(Tampa, FL) — The Rams take down the defending Super Bowl champs to advance to the NFC championship. Los Angeles avoided a late collapse to beat the Buccaneers 30-27 in the Divisional Round in Tampa. The Rams dominated the first half and built a 27-3 lead by midway though the third quarter. That proved to not be enough as Tom Brady and Tampa Bay stormed back to tie the game at 27-apiece with 42 seconds left. Matthew Stafford would get the last laugh, driving his team down to the 12-yard line and setting up Matt Gay for a 30-yard game winning field goal. The Rams will now square off with the 49ers in all-NFC West conference title game.