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'He's a freak': Inside Odell Beckham Jr.'s trick pass, other big plays from Rams' win

LOS ANGELES — The Rams manhandled the Arizona Cardinals in an NFC wild-card game Monday night, their 34-11 victory before 70,625 in SoFi Stadium earning them a berth in the divisional round against the defending Super Bowl-champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and a $500,000 bonus for star receiver Odell Beckham Jr.

Beckham's contract contains $3 million in postseason incentives tied to victories, and he earned the first of what he hopes is several sizable installments with a stellar performance in which he caught four passes for 54 yards and a touchdown and set up another score with a 40-yard pass.

Here's a look at Beckham's big game and four other takeaways from the win:

Catch and throw

Beckham, who signed with the Rams in November after being waived by the Cleveland Browns, did what he is paid to

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