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The NFL season is down to the final four.
Drake Maye and the New England Patriots kick off the fun at 2pm in Denver against the now Bo Nix-less Broncos.
Denver, now led by Jarrett Stidham at quarterback, look to stave off the surging Patriots and earn their first trip to the Super Bowl since 2013.
That 2013 season was a masterclass of offensive leadership by then QB Peyton Manning, and the Broncos have been trying to get back to that since then.
The fun continues at 5:30pm when Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams travel North on the West coast to take on the Seattle Seahawks for the third time this season.
Los Angeles and Seattle split the first two meetings of the season, with each team winning at home.
There is an interesting nugget in NFL history that the Rams have the chance to change.
In NFL history, there has yet to be a team with an indoor stadium that has traveled outdoors in a conference championship game and left with a victory.
Teams are 0-15 in that scenario, but Sean McVay and the Rams have a chance to do something that has never been done, and I think it is something worth monitoring.
Today, I want to talk about the Rams’ chances in this game, and also list the three worst road performances by indoor teams traveling outdoors for the conference championship.
The way this article started out, you would think the Rams are trying to accomplish something that requires a miracle from the universe.
On the contrary, the Rams split the season series with Seahawks, and the teams could not be more even in terms of scores and stats.
The first matchup was in Los Angeles early in the season, and it ended in a tight 21-19 final score in favor of the Rams.
Los Angeles held the lead the entire game, and kept Seattle out of the endzone until the final two minutes.
Sam Darnold got the ball back with a chance to lead his team to a comeback win, and he put Jason Myers in position for a 61-yard game-winning field goal.
The kick fell short, and the Rams stayed atop the NFC West.
Flash forward a few weeks, and the Seahawks won a barn-burner in Seattle by the score of 38-37.
The end of that game was high drama, as the Rams once again held the upper hand, going into the fourth quarter with a 16-point lead.
Darnold and the offense woke up, and the Seahawks defense, with help from the 12th man, stifled the Rams’ offense in the fourth quarter.
It was a back and forth affair, and ended with Seattle attempting and converting a 2-point conversion for the win in overtime.
If the Rams manage to win in Seattle this weekend and advance to the Super Bowl, it would be the first time for an indoor road team...
