He punched a gap within the wall outdoors the guests’ locker room within the bowels of Lambeau Area, and sobbed within the visiting locker room as a result of he didn’t present up in his first playoff recreation 5 lengthy years in the past, and Eli Manning had no probability in opposition to the Packers with out him.
Odell Beckham Jr. would study that simply since you will be celebrated for a one-handed catch for the ages doesn’t imply you can’t be thrown overboard following an notorious Boat Journey the earlier weekend in Miami.
You may go from scorching to chilly in a blink of an eye fixed.
Beckham caught 4 passes for 28 yards, didn’t catch a possible landing go and added a pair of different drops as Manning misplaced his final shot at a 3rd Tremendous Bowl championship in that 2017 playoff loss in Inexperienced Bay.
And Beckham misplaced his final shot at changing into a New York legend.
His return to the postseason waited till Monday evening’s NFC wild-card recreation in opposition to the Cardinals, following an unfulfilling cease in Cleveland with Baker Mayfield.
Dream Groups by no means assure that desires do come true.
Sean McVay had a Tremendous Bowl dream, and it featured Matthew Stafford changing Jared Goff and Von Miller becoming a member of Aaron Donald and Beckham becoming a member of Cooper Kupp.
Dream evening at SoFi Stadium for the Rams.
Dream evening for McVay, even with out his two profitable first-half challenges.
Dream evening for Stafford (13-for-17, 202 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs, 6-22-1 TD speeding).
And dream evening for OBJ.
“I really feel like I’ve gotten to a sure age the place I’m a realist and never an idealist,” Beckham mentioned, “and I understood the state of affairs of what I used to be coming into with this workforce and every part that they had been able to. And it simply feels superb to get the primary one off your again, now figuring out it’s simply time to place it collectively and make a run.”
OBJ caught a fade for a 4-yard TD in opposition to Marco Wilson within the left nook of the tip zone that ignited the Rams’ 34-11 victory over the Cardinals. Caught it with two palms, too.
“Not attempting to downplay the second, it feels superb to get the win,” Beckham mentioned, “however I believe our eyes are all targeted on one thing greater.”
He caught a 31-yard bomb down the left sideline to the Cardinals 2 to place Stafford for the 1-yard QB sneak that made it Rams 14, Cardinals 0.
And he even threw a 40-yard rainbow to Cam Akers on the primary possession of the second half that arrange Stafford’s 7-yard TD go to Kupp that made it Rams 28, Cardinals 0. Giants followers would possibly keep in mind OBJ tossing two TD passes, one in all which was a 57-yarder to Saquon Barkley in opposition to the Panthers in 2018.
To that time Monday evening, OBJ (4-54-1 TD) had 40 passing yards whereas Kyler Murray had 28.
Stafford: “Most likely might’ve thrown it lefty, too. He’s a freak.”
Miller: “There’s actually not a lot he can’t do.”
Miller contributed a sack whereas Donald was doing disruptive Donald issues — one pointless roughness penalty, however loads of vital roughness — that lower Murray all the way down to measurement, in addition to sighs.
So sure, Deliver on Tom Brady.
Deliver on the defending-champion Bucs on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Raymond James Stadium.
“Revered what he did prior to now, nevertheless it’s a complete new 12 months,” Donald mentioned.
For McVay, it is going to be an opportunity to assuage among the ache from shedding Tremendous Bowl LIII to Brady and Invoice Belichick in 2019, and this time he'll carry a greater quarterback to the NFC Divisional Spherical.
“What a workforce effort,” Stafford mentioned.
It was McVay’s second problem — a violent hit on A.J. Inexperienced by security Nick Scott after the dominated catch — that stored Murray backed up at his 4 following a Johnny Hekker punt that had been fashioned on the 1.
Below strain from blitzing linebacker Troy Reeder, Murray suffered a stunning meltdown. He held the ball too lengthy in the long run zone earlier than making an attempt a panicked underhand fling that grew to become a 3-yard pick-six present for CB David Lengthy.
Murray (19-for-34, 137 yards, 0 TDs, 2 INTs) was bewitched, bothered and bewildered, and stunningly rattled. His decision-making and accuracy gave the Cardinals no probability. A rushed display screen that deflected off James Conner’s palms grew to become a Marquise Copeland interception.
Stafford, struggling these days and dealing with Tremendous-Bowl-or-Bust in his first playoff recreation following an unfulfilling 12-year profession with the Lions, was the higher quarterback partially as a result of he had a head coach who made him snug with a Floor & Pound assault led by Akers, who flattened Budda Baker (concussion) late within the third quarter and despatched him to the hospital, that rendered J. J. Watt’s inspirational return from shoulder surgical procedure moot.
And since he had Beckham on an evening when Kupp was principally a double-teamed decoy.
“He’s an important asset to our workforce,” Akers mentioned.
Murray, with out the illusion of a operating recreation, with out DeAndre Hopkins (torn MCL), appeared misplaced.
The Rams’ Week 3 victory over the Bucs means nothing. Beckham, 29 now, is effectively conscious that there's a 100-foot-long pirate ship behind one of many finish zones inside Raymond James Stadium. If he has discovered his lesson, he received’t be entertaining Justin Bieber there, or in Miami, earlier than the sport. He’s singing Hooray For Hollywood lately, on The Love Boat.
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