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L.A. RAMS TO FACE ATLANTA FALCONS AT HOME ON SAT., JAN. 6

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Rams will host the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday, Jan. 6 at 5:15 p.m. (Pacific Time) as part of the NFC Wild Card Round, the NFL announced today. The game will be televised on NBC and will take place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, marking the Rams’ first playoff game at the stadium since Jan. 7, 1979 in an NFC Championship game vs. the Dallas Cowboys. In total, the Rams own an 11-7 home postseason record (19-24 overall record).

The Rams’ 2018 Wild Card game marks the 28th time that the team has made the postseason and the first time that the club has appeared in playoff action since 2005. That year, the Rams defeated the Seahawks, 27-20, on Jan. 8 in the Wild Card Round before falling to the Atlanta Falcons, 47-17, on Jan. 15 in the Divisional Round.

Saturday’s matchup will be the Rams’ second home Wild Card game in team history. The franchise last hosted a Wild Card game on Dec. 23, 1984 at Anaheim Stadium (vs. NYG, L 16-13). Additional Rams-Falcons playoff stats and notes are attached to this news release.

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Gregg Rosenthal

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Team no one wants to face

The Rams have the most balanced team in the NFL, ranking in the top-six in Football Outsiders’ efficiency metrics on offense, defense and special teams. Los Angeles caught a break Sunday when the Saints lost in Tampa, preserving the Rams’ No. 3 seed and a greater chance to host the NFC Championship Game.

It could be argued that the Rams’ opponent Saturday night, the No. 6-seeded Atlanta Falcons, would also qualify as the most dangerous lower seed in the playoffs. The Falcons’ recipe in their victory Sunday over the Panthers showed Atlanta’s potential, with a lightning fast defense complementing a ball control offense piloted by Matt Ryan. But the Falcons have made so many critical errors in key games this season that it’s hard to believe this is their year.

The Rams are much more of the moment. A win in the Wild Card Round would send the Rams to Minnesota. While the Vikings throttled the Rams in the initial Case Keenum Revenge Game, it would be a great challenge for Vikings coach Mike Zimmer to hold down the Rams’ offense for a second time. No team playing on Wild Card Weekend is more likely to win the Super Bowl than the Rams.

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