Donald Langer 
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Matthew Stafford had done his job. He’d done what he was brought here to do. With 1:46 remaining in the NFC Championship game, Stafford had just led the Rams to the go-ahead field goal that would end up being the difference in a 20-17 Rams win over the 49ers Sunday at SoFi … Read more
Rams’ defensive tackle Aaron Donald had seen enough of the 49ers scoring. Los Angeles fell behind 17-7 to San Francisco late in the third quarter, and after the latest touchdown by George Kittle with 1:59 left in the quarter, Donald gathered the defense into the huddle for a pep talk, as captured by the Fox … Read more
Sean McVay won’t be the only wunderkind in the Super Bowl this time around. Three years after squaring off against a legendary head coach 33 years his senior, the 36-year-old McVay led the Rams back to the Promised Land, where he will match wits in Super Bowl 2022 against the Bengals’ Zac Taylor in a … Read more
Up and down the lineup, Canada men’s national team players produced memorable performances as the hosts crafted a brilliant 90 minutes en route to a famous 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over the United States in Hamilton, Ontario. Canada asserted its game plan and absorbed pressure brilliantly, with solid defending and dizzying counterattacks. The USMNT … Read more
One bettor won more than a half-million dollars by hitting an insane parlay during Championship Sunday in the NFL. The lucky winner turned their $20 site credit on FanDuel into $579,000 by correctly guessing the winners and exact score of both conference championship games. $20 → $579K 🤯🤯🤯 There’s 𝗡𝗢 𝗪𝗔𝗬. There’s just 𝗡𝗢 𝗪𝗔𝗬. … Read more
The matchup for Super Bowl 56 didn’t go according to script. The Bengals, AFC No. 4 seed, will be playing vs. the Rams, the NFC No. 4 seed. Cincinnati will be traveling to Los Angeles and SoFi Stadium the game, but it is designated the home team. The Rams (-4, 50 over/under) are the slight favorites as … Read more
Championship Sunday wasn’t a banner day for Tony Romo. CBS’ top NFL game analyst was criticized on social media for his analysis at the end of the Bengals’ AFC Championship game win over the Chiefs, which earned them a trip to Super Bowl 2022. When the Chiefs got deep into Cincinnati territory with less than … Read more
When the result of this game was inevitable, though not yet official, Aaron Donald pointed to the ring finger on his left hand, which has been naked for far too long. He has been one of the NFL’s greatest players almost since the day he walked into league — not one of its greatest current … Read more
Jimmy Garoppolo sat on the bench and shook his head, his face a brew of shock and despair. He had just thrown a wild back-handed shovel pass while being pulled down by the Rams’ Aaron Donald, one of the great defensive linemen of his or any generation, and on cue the ball was deflected and … Read more
One win wasn’t enough for the Bengals on Sunday. Both the team’s Twitter account and cornerback Eli Apple had to pile on the Chiefs following the game. The Bengals took one of the first shots, taking a page out of the Blue Oyster Cult’s book by saying, “DON’T FEAR THE REAPER,” a direct response to Chiefs … Read more