Rams accomplished what Packers couldn't in surviving Bears rally

Key Highlights

• The two teams were tied 10-10 at halftime and tied 10-10 entering the fourth quarter.
• McVay's team matched stops with stops. Williams was able to create a play of pure magic late in the fourth quarter to get the game into overtime, and the Rams were pushed to the edge in the extra period, but McVay's team was able to create the game-changing play -- an interception of Williams with the Bears driving for the game-winning field goal. After an impressive sideline catch from Davante Adams and a big third down conversion from Nacua, the Rams lined up their own game-winning field goal -- and Harrison Mevis connected from 42 yards out to send Los Angeles to the NFC title game.
• Mevis, a first-year kicker signed midseason, made both of his field goals and both extra points during a perfect 4-for-4 night. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementA week earlier on the same field, the Packers fell apart during an offensive lull to start the third quarter, failed to create a big play defensively in the fourth quarter as the Bears scored 25 points, and Brandon McManus missed an extra point and two field goals, including a pivotal 44-yard attempt late in the fourth quarter.
• McManus, a veteran kicker with playoff experience, cost the Packers seven points in a four-point loss. The two games weren't perfectly comparable, but the Packers' failures stand in stark contrast to the Rams' victories in similar situations. And now McVay's team will go to Seattle, where the Packers would have headed for the divisional round had LaFleur's team followed the Rams' survival blueprint at Soldier Field. This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Rams accomplished what Packers couldn't in surviving Bears rally.