The Los Angeles Rams secured their 1st round bye with their victory in week 17 Joseph Noteboom Jersey , earning some much needed rest. With Todd Gurley, Andrew Whitworth, and several other key players nursing injuries, the bye will help us all sleep a little better as we watch Wild Card Weekend.Let’s take a look back at Hotdaddywags Rams to watch from last week and see how they performed.Aaron DonaldDonald was in peak form in the season finale, even though the stat sheet may not show it. He had an early sack and 3 more QB hits while fighting through double teams all game. We hear the term ‘generational talent’ more often than we should in the NFL, but Donald truly is a man among boys in the trenches.C.J. AndersonTodd who?I kid, but in all honestly Anderson has been a godsend to Jared Goff and this offense. He is a yard shy of 300 yards in the last 2 games and has given the Rams another aspect to their running game to take some pressure off the young QB’s shoulders.I can’t wait to see how McVay works Anderson into the gameplan when Gurley is healthy.Gerald EverettEverett was a ghost. There’s no nice way to put it. Sure the Rams didn’t need him to be a huge contributor, but he didn’t even get a target from Goff. The resurgence of the running game is opening up big play-action gains for the Rams, but I’d personally like to see young Gerald more involved in the short passing game.Mark BarronBarron is an enigma. He will make a big play Jack Youngblood Jersey , then shoot himself in the foot several plays later. At this point he is what he is though. He’s an inconsistent player capable of making some impact plays, but you have to learn to live with his brain farts as well.I’m not sure he’ll be around in 2019.Aqib TalibJust as C.J. Anderson has been a godsend for the offense, Talib has been the same for the defense. With a competent DB opposite him, Marcus Peters has been much improved and the LBs haven’t been relied upon to cover as much in coverage.The end result is a Rams defense that can be aggressive and try to make the big play - knowing that the back end is covered (for the most part). A big comeback. A blown call. And, finally, a booming kick that sent the Los Angeles Rams to the Super Bowl.After rallying from an early 13-0 deficit, the Rams stunned the New Orleans Saints with Greg Zuerlein’s 57-yard field goal in overtime for a 26-23 victory in the NFC championship game Sunday — an outcome that might not have been possible without an egregious mistake by the officials in the closing minutes of regulation.Los Angeles cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman committed a blatant interference penalty with a helmet-to-helmet hit inside the 5, forcing the Saints to settle for Wil Lutz’s 31-yard field goal that made it 23-20 with 1:45 left in regulation.That was enough time for Jared Goff to lead the Rams down the field for Zuerlein’s tying field goal, a 48-yarder with 15 seconds remaining.New Orleans won the coin toss and got the ball first in the extra period. But Torry Holt Jersey , with a Rams defender in his face, Drew Brees fluttered up a pass that was picked off by John Johnson III, who was able to hang on to the interception while stumbling backward. Johnson hopped up and celebrated by doing with the “Choppa Style” dance popularized by New Orleans rapper Choppa, whose namesake song had become a Saints’ rallying cry and was even performed during the halftime show.The Rams weren’t able to do much offensively, but it didn’t matter. Zuerlein booted through the winning field goal from just inside midfield with plenty of room to spare.“It’s unbelievable, man. I can’t put it into words,” Goff said. “The defense played the way they did to force it to overtime. The defense gets a pick and Greg makes a 57-yarder to win it. That was good from about 70. Unbelievable.”The Rams (15-3) and their 32-year-old coach, Sean McVay, capped a remarkable rise since moving back to Los Angeles three years ago. The team will be appearing in its first Super Bowl since the 2001 season Orlando Pace Jersey , when the “Greatest Show on Turf” was still in St. Louis.“Shoot, I don’t even know what day it is,” McVay said. “All I know is we’re NFC champs, baby!”It was another bitter end to the season for the Saints, who lost the previous season in the divisional round on the “Minnesota Miracle” — the Vikings’ long touchdown pass on the final play of the game.“It’s a tough pill to swallow,” said Brees, who was denied a shot at adding to the Super Bowl title he won during the 2009 season.This time, New Orleans (14-4) couldn’t hang on to the lead or overcome a mistake by the officials.The Saints were on the verge of blowing out the Rams, scoring on their first three possessions and taking advantage of an interception off a dropped pass by Todd Gurley.Then a fake punt early in the second quarter gave Los Angeles its initial first down of the game. Sparked by that play Deacon Jones Jersey , the Rams finally came to life offensively and drove into position for the first of four field goals by Zuerlein.Gurley made it 13-10 at halftime on a 6-yard touchdown run just before the intermission.INJURY REPORTThe Saints lost tight end Josh Hill to a concussion in the first quarter.Hill was injured after hauling in a 24-yard pass from Brees. While making the tackle, Los Angeles Rams linebacker Cory Littleton delivered a forearm to Hill’s head.No penalty was called, but Hill staggered off the field to be evaluated by the medical staff. Just before halftime, the Saints announced he was done for the game.The loss of Hill led to a much bigger role in the offense for Garrett Griffin, who spent most of the season on the practice squad. He caught a 5-yard pass for his first career touchdown.UP NEXTThe Rams head to Atlanta in about a week for the Feb. 3 Super Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. They will face either the Kansas City Chiefs or the New England Patriots, who met Sunday night for the AFC title.