SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP)-The Los Angeles Rams couldn’t shake their Super Bowl hangover and will miss the playoffs after an up-and-down season.
They had a chance to put all that aside if they could make a stop against the San Francisco 49ers.
Instead, the defense allowed quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to convert twice on third-and-16 to set up Robbie Gould’s game-winning field goal that eliminated the Rams from playoff contention with a 34-31 loss.
The Rams opened their NFC championship defense with three straight wins, but a three-game losing streak followed. They never really found their groove again.
