Rams' return to playoffs short-lived; top-ranked offense stalls vs. Falcons
by Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times
Jan 07, 2018
3 minutes
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LOS ANGELES - Experience counts.
The Los Angeles Rams, making their first playoff appearance since 2004, found out the hard way on Saturday at the Coliseum.
The Atlanta Falcons, a year removed from their Super Bowl meltdown, muted the Rams' high-scoring offense and took advantage of special teams miscues en route to a 26-13 victory in an NFC wild-card playoff game before a crowd of 74,300.
Matt Ryan passed for a touchdown, Devonta Freeman ran for one and Matt Bryant kicked four field goals as the sixth-seeded Falcons (11-6) advanced to play
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