LA Rams 54-51 Kansas City Chiefs: Rams edge high-scoring classic

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The Los Angeles Rams won a clash of two Super Bowl favourites as they beat the Kansas City Chiefs 54-51 in the third-highest scoring NFL game of all time.

Rams quarterback Jared Goff threw four touchdowns including the winning score with 1 minute 49 seconds left.

It is the first time two teams have scored more than 50 points in a match.

"It was a whirlwind," said Rams head coach Sean McVay, whose side improved to 10-1. "Until the final few seconds you weren't really able to breathe."

The match between the league's two highest-scoring offenses was moved to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum after concerns over the pitch at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was on the losing side despite throwing 478 yards and six touchdowns, with the lead changing hands six times.

Mahomes had two chances to overhaul the Rams after Goff's late score, but twice threw interceptions under pressure.

The 105 total points has been topped only twice in NFL history - 106 when the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Cleveland Browns 58-48 in 2004 and 113 as the Washington Redskins won 72-41 against the New York Giants in 1966.

"It was a crazy game," said Goff, who threw for 413 yards. "It was a lot of fun."

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  • Comment posted by marhin147, at 08:58 20 Nov 2018

    Warning - trolls sighted!
    Feel free to keep to boring and predictable jokes coming...
    We'll keep selling out Wembley when England can't even half the stadium for friendlies despite handing out tickets for free to schoolkids
    We'll keep bringing hundreds of thousands to Regent Street each year
    We'll keep buying tickets for NFL games faster than any sporting or music event in UK history

  • Comment posted by Kentaa, at 08:31 20 Nov 2018

    "Neither team will win a Super Bowl with their current defences."

    Probably not, as the Saints look like the best all round team this year.

    However, what entertainment from two teams who focus on making the most of all scoring opportunities and having fun in the process.

    Rarely in any sport does the event exceed the hype to this extent.

  • Comment posted by Liofa73, at 10:08 20 Nov 2018

    There seem to be a lot of people moaning in these comments about NFL coverage on the BBC website, if you don't like it, may I suggest you don't click the story or comment on the articles. There are a lot of fans that do enjoy NFL in the UK, it's a great game, perhaps watch some and you might engage with it.

  • Comment posted by niknak, at 08:42 20 Nov 2018

    Saints are great but Rams were unlucky against them in their home stadium (4th &4 sneak by Hekker just failed & momentum shifted). Came from 3 TDs back to tie with 9mins left & lost the late shoot out.

    I'll take a repeat of this matchup for Superbowl! Rams 75-74 Chiefs!

  • Comment posted by redpirate, at 09:05 20 Nov 2018

    The Rams have a resilience this year they haven't had for a while. They never seem to know when they are beaten. Agree about the Saints though, they are looking good. A superbowl made from 2 of Rams, Saints, Chiefs would be great to watch but there are always surprises in the play-offs.

  • Comment posted by a19tgg, at 11:19 20 Nov 2018

    I'm always amazed by people who take the time to click on an article and then comment on it saying something negative. It really baffles me. There is no limit to the amount of articles the BBC can publish. How arrogant to expect people to only like what you like, and how sad to have to post on an article about something you don't even like.

  • Comment posted by messis_wendy_house, at 09:56 20 Nov 2018

    I bet the Mexicans are mildly annoyed at missing this

  • Comment posted by BNT, at 10:06 20 Nov 2018

    #11. I don't think that the names are any more childish than the names we give our teams: Exeter Chiefs, Leicester Tigers, Bristol Bears, Sales Sharks, Harlequins, Saracens, etc.

  • Comment posted by Gulvin, at 08:23 20 Nov 2018

    I didnt think we'd win that! The Saints look to be favourites as we need to shore up our defence.

  • Comment posted by Rugbo, at 09:24 20 Nov 2018

    "14. Posted by Roy_72 on
    You’d think no-one was playing Defense at all from this article, but both teams made huge plays on the QB and had a DT scoring two touchdowns in one game which is rare as"

    Exactly. A lot of commenters here don't seem to watch the game much. It's an attacking league nowadays

  • Comment posted by Roy_72, at 09:22 20 Nov 2018

    You’d think no-one was playing Defense at all from this article, but both teams made huge plays on the QB and had a DT scoring two touchdowns in one game which is rare as

  • Comment posted by Jedi_Master, at 10:14 20 Nov 2018

    Ignoring the moaners (they're everywhere these days) I can only think that Mahomes and the Chiefs will have learnt more from this than the Rams. If they do meet again in the post-season, then (all other things being equal) I'd put money on the result being reversed.

    Meanwhile, top game!

  • Comment posted by RedAndYellowBarmy, at 09:40 20 Nov 2018

    We will be talking about both these quarterbacks for the next decade. What we witnessed today is the future of the sport. Gurley , Mahomes , Goff , Hunt , Hill. Those players will be Superbowl winners at some point in their career if they stick together as a unit. As the old guard (Brady , Brees , Manning, Gronk) fade away, these guys will be the new superstars of the league.

  • Comment posted by Rugbo, at 09:16 20 Nov 2018

    Epic game. Fitting that it was in the Coliseum as these were two Gladiators fighting it out and it was spectacular. Not often do sports events live up to this sort of hype, but somehow Chiefs@Rams exceeded it.

    My money is still on an all LA Superbowl, but I'd be happy to see a repeat of this fixture

  • Comment posted by The Ladder, at 11:36 20 Nov 2018

    Got up to use the toilet in the middle of the night, it was 23-23 at HT. Thought I'd check out a few plays in the second half... was still there at 5am having watched the entire second half. Amazing stuff from Goff and Mahomes.

  • Comment posted by PatriotsArsenalRedsox, at 10:05 20 Nov 2018

    Jheeez, that game had all the ingredients to end up like that but never thought it would!

    This is why is love the NFL

    #NFL

  • Comment posted by Liofa73, at 10:14 20 Nov 2018

    @SuarezShouldBeKnighted

    "'Chiefs' and 'rams'.... if the BBC get their way and we do become the 51st state, our pl teams will have to introduce silly names into the titles also.."

    You mentioned Everton, whose nickname of The Toffeemen, makes the L.A. Rams and Kansas City Chiefs seem quite boring.

  • Comment posted by CFCMark, at 12:11 20 Nov 2018

    @11
    The nicknames names are the franchise names, and are actually more important than the city names. Thus, although it is
    a policy alien to us, some teams move to different cities but retain their franchise name, e.g. Raiders (Oakland, LA and soon to Las Vegas), Cardinals (St Louis and Arizona), Colts (Baltimore and Indianapolis). The 'nickname' provides the consistent identity.

  • Comment posted by Babtridge, at 11:59 20 Nov 2018

    50. Joe 86
    One game scores like this, and you get a little upset by it? Whats up bro? Whats going on in your life to make you so upset?

  • Comment posted by Raedwulf, at 11:31 20 Nov 2018

    @44: Nicknames are nicknames. They're not part of the official club names. Chiefs & Rams & whatnot is very much an American tradition, which is why I think it's idiotic to label it 'childish'. It's simply their tradition. I'm less than enthusiastic about it creeping into traditional UK sports, though. Especially when it's been done simply for commercialisation.

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