So did L.A. throw the game?
 

Seemed obvious to me once it became 24-6 that they laid down.

Im fairly certain this Saints defense would destroy Stafford hence why the Rams gave up even the division title.

Its something that organization certainly would do.

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I honestly do not think so. Wow, does it suck that we won and missed- but no way do I think the Rams lost intentionally. They were fighting all the way until the pick in OT

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I'm not so sure the jury is still way out for me on this one. All I care about now is that Arizona beats the hell out of the Rams.

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No. They just sucked at running the ball and tackling this afternoon - that was their undoing. If it wasn't for Kupp's heroics it wouldn't haven't gotten to OT.

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Don’t believe so, Rams had/have a couple things working against them and it showed today. 1. McVay can shart the bed in bigger games, showed agin today. 2. Stafford will always be a Lion and will always suck when the rubber hits the road……Outcome wasn’t too shocking really. Watch the playoffs, my guess is one and done.

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I saw two distinctly different Rams teams between the first and second half. So yeah.

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What im saying.

By the time it was 17-0 and Saints made it 17-6 or 24-6, here comes San Fran pulling off a 17-0 run. Seems to me the Rams laid down just for pure seeding selection.

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No way the look on McVay’s face on sideline on that last drive was the realization that he had sold the owner that Stafford was the answer for these big moments. Then here in one of those moments his defense failed him and his QB spit the bit.

Looking like 1 and done for the Rams unless the officiating pulls their a$$ across the finish line again.

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hard to believe that team won more than 10 games the way they looked today, least in the 2nd half.

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This! That team was an arm tackling dumpster fire.

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Why is it so hard to see that Matt Stafford is... well, Matt Stafford?

The Rams D was gassed by OT and they couldn't move the ball. Without throwing it. SF was playing like their lives depended on it and was just better in all phases down the stretch. Kudos to Jimmy G and his Boys.

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I will never believe in an honest outcome where the Saints are concerned until A) They win another Super Bowl or B) Roger Goodell is no longer the NFL Commissioner. Goodell has it in for Sean Payton. That much we know for certain. What more needs to be known?

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Sean McVay was 45-0 when leading at halftime 🤔.

They are a soft team. I hope they get throttled next weekend.

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I'm still thinking McVay didn't want to take his chances with the Saints D. He's probably right he's not as dumb as he looks.
Still can't figure out the revolving door of DC's for the Rams. Phillips, Staley, Morris now they are looking at Vic Fangio.

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Go back and watch Drew Lock's second long TD run. There is a Chief that went out of his way(pulled up short, threw up both hands in a "pardon Me" style and actually leaned backwards) to not touch Lock at the 1 yd line. Scripted!!

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Yes. They weren't done screwing us over yet.

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I heard a guy at the bar remark that ever since McVay ran out on the field like a 14-year old girl to celebrate the TD with Higbee, the Rams didn't look the same.

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I think the Rams performance was a fair accurate reflection of Sean McVays coaching ability, which reflects the results you would get if you gave any random unspectacular 30-something assistant with poor understanding of the game and poor leadership skills the reins to an nfl team. McVay lucked into a job with a roster including the #1 pick qb, the best defensive player in the league, half the salary cap cleared for a spending spree, a gm willing to trade every 1st round pick for 10 years to win now, and a commissioner willing to double refs pay to make the franchise a showcase for the key new nfl market. This propelled a talentless amateur coach to impressive win totals and stats, but the truth came out in the superbowl when the rams scored his age in decades. The Rams are a collection of clashing egos with no leadership and almost no youth playing in week 18. Collapse is imminent. If McVay want to start over as an assistant rb coach, about where he belongs, I would give him a chance.

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I only watched the end of the game but I'll take your word for it. McVay just doesn't look the part of an NFL head coach.

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I said it a few weeks ago...Roger did not want the Saints anywhere near his playoffs. I stand by it.

Look at how Covid was managed, how it clearly affected some teams profoundly and others less...precisely because the rules were altered in season, giving some teams breaks other teams did not get.

It's one of the reasons I was not as broken up this year as past years. Covid gave Roger another tool in his shed, and he used it. Who wants to 'win' that kind of a tournament...one where there is no attempt at fair play and not so much as an attempt to cover it up. "This is what we're doing", sayeth the league. Who's going to challenge it? The NFL is 'entertainment' of course, so they can fix games all they want. It's not illegal...

Cozying up to Vegas is alarming, or would be if fair play was being remotely considered, and ironically it may be this closeness with gambling that ultimately reveals the truth...

:popcorn:

At least get me back to the time where we're all playing by the same rules from start to finish.

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Can't blame the 9ers for putting full effort.

There's way too much bs over the last 6 years from the NFL hosing the Saints to not consider that the fix may have been in. Especially since the NFL was advertising the 9ers in the playoffs 2 days before the game. Media markets matter, and profits rely on ad revenues. Would you like to have the 6th largest media market in the playoffs or the 50th?

No calls, bs calls, covid calls, tanking. 1 point is an anomaly, 2 points is a line, 3 points is a trend, but this many is potentially a criminal conspiracy. I may be frustrated, but I'm not blind.

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We've been bombarded for years with talk of the 'Boy Genius' and his 'leading at halftime, unbeaten' streak. They went all in with OBJ, Stafford, Miller trades. I would love to see them get humiliated in the first round.

(I'm still salty over that no call DPI. Does it show?)

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More succinctly,

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Can’t use COVID…

We weren’t the only team that got the shaft on having to play abs remember last year when we played the Broncos. They played with a WR at QB.

Now regarding the Rams. They are not a physical team….never have been and that’s why the 49ers have a 6 game winning streak against them. Debo made the defense look super soft and their O-line is average at best in the running game and below average in pass blocking.

We lost two games that we had no business losing and it cost us.

We have a couple of areas to address on the offense and a few on defense this off-season. None the less, I’m proud of this team because through it all they kept fighting.

No one expected us to even be in the playoff race at the start of the season or have a winning record.

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It took at extra game to get past .500 and we aren't in the playoffs.

You're still an idiot...

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Pffffft...

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Post of the year.

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I'm sure Godhell finally got through to the refs calling that game saying the Saints don't deserve to be in the hunt and to make damn sure they weren't!

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When was the last time one of those scenarios EVER played out for the Saints benefit in which so and so team needs to win?

I havent seen or recalled as such for as far back as i can remember.

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Low bar given the year's only ten days old.

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/Negligible...wk-max-1mb.gif

:D

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Looks like that was an "a" "b" exchange, and you decided you inject your opinion?

I thought you blocked me?

Bah hahahahaha

Idiot...

:banana:

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The Saints organization doesn’t have enough fingers on two hands to point out how many ways the NFL had tried to screw them but no, this wasn’t one of them. No way in hell are the Rams giving up a 2 seed and title just to screw the Saints who wouldn’t be any real threat in the playoffs anyway. I’m sure they would much rather have had a chance to play us than the 49r’s for a third time.

Re: So did L.A. throw the game?
 

No

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No
They thought the game was done got cocky and took their foot off the gas at HT.

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Nailed it.

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Just how much money does this team have,

Eric Weddle has come out of retirement to join the Los Angeles Rams for their playoff hunt. Weddle’s agent announced the veteran safety’s return on Wednesday.

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Every team has as much money as they want. It all depends upon how they structure contracts.

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Are you stupid? There's this thing called a salary cap.

In the unfortunate event you're still here in a few months and we have a few cap casualties I'll remind you of just how stupid you are...

:nuts: