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Rams Reach NFC Title Game on OT Interception After Bears’ Route Mix-Up

Williams called the overtime pick a miscommunication following replays of D.J. Moore slowing his route.

Overview

  • Kamren Curl intercepted Caleb Williams on a 25-yard throw to the right sideline on 2nd-and-8 from the Rams’ 48-yard line, ending Chicago’s overtime possession.
  • Los Angeles then drove for Harrison Mevis’s 42-yard field goal to win 20-17 and advance to face Seattle in the NFC Championship.
  • Video showed D.J. Moore slow or stop on the route that Curl undercut, prompting scrutiny of the receiver’s execution in the decisive moment.
  • Williams declined to blame Moore, describing a miscommunication on the route’s shape and depth after his late touchdown to Cole Kmet had forced overtime.
  • D.J. Moore finished with five catches for 52 yards and a touchdown, and analysts also highlighted Chicago’s earlier short-yardage and goal-line failures as key to the loss.