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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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
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.
I'll take a repeat of this matchup for Superbowl! Rams 75-74 Chiefs!
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
Meanwhile, top game!
My money is still on an all LA Superbowl, but I'd be happy to see a repeat of this fixture
This is why is love the NFL
#NFL
"'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.
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.
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?