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NFL history made with NFC Championship Game location

Stephen Samraby: Steve Samra01/24/22SamraSource
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History is being made with the NFC Championship Game taking place in Los Angeles next Sunday. Not only is it the first title game in Los Angeles since the Rams moved back to the city, but it’s the first time the NFL is having a conference championship game in the same stadium they’ll have the Super Bowl.

Of course, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers played a ‘home game’ in the Super Bowl last February. However, the NFC Championship was played at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.

Additionally, the Minnesota Vikings also came close to the accomplishment. Instead of hosting the conference championship game, the Vikings traveled to Philadelphia. In that instance, the Eagles stopped Minnesota from getting to the Super Bowl.

Now, the Rams will host their NFC West rivals, the San Francisco 49ers, in the NFC Championship. If they can find a way to be victorious, the host of the Super Bowl will see their home team play in the game for the second straight season.

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Moreover, the Los Angeles Rams are headed home for the NFC Championship Game after defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by a score of 30-27. It originally looked like the Rams would have a stressless victory. However, the game ended up taking years off the lives of their faithful.

Matthew Stafford and the offense were humming, and the Rams raced out to a 27-3 lead. However, the Buccaneers flipped a switch — making a furious comeback to tie the game.

Luckily, the Rams got the ball back with the game tied at 27 and 42 seconds on the clock. After Stafford was sacked on first down, he found Cooper Kupp for a 20-yard gain. Then, the back-breaker — a 44-yard connection to Kupp to bring the Rams down to the Buccaneers 12-yard line. Then, a 30-yard field god by kicker Matt Gay sent the Rams to the next round.

It was an uneven performance, but the Rams are moving on while Tom Brady and the Buccaneers saw their season end. Now, Los Angeles will host the NFC Championship Game — welcoming the San Francisco 49ers to town next Sunday at 6:30 PM EST.