Rams defeat Bears 20-17 on Harrison Mevis’ overtime field goal

The Cardiac Bears thought they had one more comeback up their sleeves, but the Los Angeles Rams managed to seize a 20-17 win in overtime Sunday.

Caleb Williams threw an interception on the Bears’ possession in overtime, and Davante Adams and Puka Nacua hauled in key catches to get the Rams into field goal range, where Harrison Mevis booted through the game-winning field goal to eliminate the Bears.

The win propels the Rams into the NFC title game, where they will face the Seattle Seahawks next weekend.

The Bears had multiple opportunities to convert on fourth downs in Rams territory, but only were 1-of-4 on such plays until Caleb Williams heaved a fourth-down touchdown pass to Cole Kmet to tie things up at 17-17 to force overtime.

Unfortunately the comeback attempt came to naught, as Stafford and the Rams captured the game and put themselves one win away from a Super Bowl appearance.

After Williams threw a fourth down interception to end the Bears’ first drive, the Rams put together a 14-play, 85-yard scoring drive to give themselves a lead. Stafford threw for 67 yards on the possession, and Kyren Williams capped it off with a four-yard touchdown run for a 7-0 Rams lead.

The Bears responded with a scoring drive of their own, capping it off early in the second quarter with a Williams toss to DJ Moore on fourth and goal to tie things up at 7-7.

As the second quarter moved along, both defenses clamped down, but the teams were able to trade field goals in the late stages of the second quarter to send the game to halftime at 10-10.

A scoreless third quarter followed, but the Rams were able to finally get back on the board in the middle stages of the fourth as they executed a 14-play, 91-yard drive that chewed up six minutes of clock.

After a Nacua conversion on a fourth down play, Williams again did the honors for the Rams as he scampered in from five yards out, giving Los Angeles a 17-10 lead.

The Bears then returned the favor with a drive of nearly six minutes, but they once again stalled out just shy of the goal line, as three straight run plays and a Williams pass couldn’t get them into the end zone, leaving them down seven with just three minutes to go.

The Bears got the ball back, and with 27 seconds to go and on 4^th-and-4 Williams threw for quite possibly his most improbable touchdown of the season, running straight backwards, turning around and then lofting a prayer that was answered by Kmet in the end zone to tie things up at 17-17.

The Rams got the ball to start overtime but immediately went three-and-out, with Grady Jarrett slowing down Blake Corum enough to allow the Bears to corral him and force the Rams to punt.

Unfortunately, the Bears couldn’t take advantage, as their drive came to an abrupt end with Williams throwing his third interception of the game to give the Rams back the ball.

The Rams then started moving the ball downfield, with Stafford completing multiple passes, including to Davante Adams to get the Rams across midfield with five minutes remaining in overtime.

The Rams then got another first down from Nacua, and Mevis hammered through a field goal to give Los Angeles a 20-17 victory.

The Rams will next take on the Seattle Seahawks next Sunday, and the Bears will look to continue building momentum after an NFC North-winning season.