![]() ![]() The 1985 Miami Dolphins beating the undefeated Chicago Bears is remembered fondly, and though it was not a great game (the Dolphins dominated from the start) it was memorable. John Elway and Joe Montana dueling on “Monday Night Football” at Mile High Stadium in 1994 is up there. The Miracle at the Meadowlands II, with DeSean Jackson’s punt return touchdown on the final play capping a crazy comeback for the Eagles over the Giants in 2010, was fantastic. There are some worthy contenders, including the aforementioned 49ers-Bills game in 1992 and the Broncos-Cowboys thriller in 2013. Is Rams-Chiefs the greatest NFL regular season game? Even if you weren’t a fan of either team, you were drained by the end. There were eight second-half touchdowns, including the game winner to Gerald Everett with 1:49 to go. The Chiefs rallied and tied it 23-23 at halftime on a touchdown in the final seconds of the second quarter. But Rams-Chiefs had a ridiculous amount of ebbs and flows. The drama: In the two highest-scoring games in NFL history, both games were decided by double-digits, so a lot of points and yards alone doesn’t make a great game. Mahomes had 478 yards and six touchdowns Jared Goff had 413 yards and four touchdowns. The 51 points the Chiefs put up are the most for a losing team in NFL history. The stats and records: This was the highest-scoring game in Monday night history. If you watched the Rams and Chiefs play as well as any two offenses can play in a single game and complained about the lack of defense, you also probably bemoan sunsets because they lead to it being dark outside. And let’s not forget there were three defensive touchdowns. Patrick Mahomes was authoring one of the greatest quarterback seasons ever and the Rams were absolutely loaded. The talent, coaching and execution was startling. This was offensive football at its absolute finest. But you’re missing the point if you’re griping. ![]() ![]() This was not a case of bad defensive football: If you looked at the final score and decided it was just a bad defensive game, you’re wrong. There’s a reason an inordinate amount of famous NFL moments happened on “Monday Night Football.” There have been some phenomenal games that don’t resonate like they should because they happened on a Sunday afternoon, like the 1992 “no punt game” between the 49ers and Bills or the great Peyton Manning-Tony Romo 51-48 shootout in 2013. There is an extra weight to a big prime time game. It was on “Monday Night Football”: Maybe it shouldn’t matter, but it does. This was a game we were waiting for, and it delivered. As Joe Tessitore says before the opening kickoff, it was the first time in NFL history two teams averaging at least 33 points per game met that late in the NFL. ![]() The Rams went to the Super Bowl that season, and the Chiefs went to an AFC championship game before winning the Super Bowl this past season. But it’s fun to take a look back.īoth teams were excellent: The Rams and Chiefs were both 9-1 in 2018. It’s not so far in the rear-view mirror that we don’t remember it. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo) Why was ‘Rams 54, Chiefs 51’ such a great game?įirst we have to establish why Chiefs-Rams was great. Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Robert Woods (17) catches a pass for a touchdown ahead of Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Orlando Scandrick (22) in the 2018 thriller. ![]()
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