2017 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 6, 2018 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Atlanta FalconsWinner
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Los Angeles Rams
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LA -6.5 upsetU 48 ✓
Atlanta Falcons 26–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · LA
24/45, 259 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-3.9 expected points added · -9.8% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
21/30, 218 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
7.0 expected points added · +2.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 21/30 | 218 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonta Freeman | 18 | 66 | 3.7 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Tevin Coleman | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Julio Jones | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Matt Ryan | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | 9 | 10 | 94 | 1 | 34% | 7.3 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 4 | 8 | 75 | 0 | 28% | 3.3 |
| Tevin Coleman | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 10% | 2.8 |
| Austin Hooper | 3 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 17% | 0.7 |
| Devonta Freeman | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7% | -2.4 |
| Justin Hardy | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deion Jones | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keanu Neal | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Desmond Trufant | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Poole | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Alford | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Damontae Kazee | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takk McKinley | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Courtney Upshaw | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dontari Poe | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kemal Ishmael | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Rams
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | 24/45 | 259 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Gurley | 14 | 101 | 7.2 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Malcolm Brown | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Woods | 9 | 14 | 142 | 0 | 31% | 12.9 |
| Cooper Kupp | 8 | 13 | 69 | 1 | 29% | 0.7 |
| Sammy Watkins | 1 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 9% | -1.5 |
| Tyler Higbee | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4% | -1.9 |
| Todd Gurley | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 22% | -8.1 |
| Gerald Everett | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamarcus Joyner | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Barron | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Johnson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Donald | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Fox | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Ogletree | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Hill | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Trumaine Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nickell Robey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyrunn Walker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- LA -6.5
- Closing total
- 48
- ATL moneyline
- +222
- LA moneyline
- -250
Rams closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 48; the game landed 39 — under by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 62°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- ATL 6 days · LA 6 days
- Coaches
- Dan Quinn vs Sean McVay