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Everything to know from Los Angeles’s come-from-behind win

For the second straight year, the Super Bowl will be hosted by one of its participants.

The Los Angeles Rams outlasted the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 on Sunday, giving the team the NFC crown and setting up a title showdown with the Cincinnati Bengals. The Rams scored 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to take a lead they would never surrender. Aaron Donald’s pressure of Jimmy Garoppolo and the quarterback’s subsequent interception sealed the result for Los Angeles, which snapped a six-game losing streak to Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers.

The result puts Sean McVay’s crew back in the Super Bowl for the first time in 4 years. Los Angeles embodied an all-in mentality, acquiring quarterback Matthew Stafford last offseason while adding outside linebacker Von Miller and wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. during the season. Stafford won his first playoff game two weeks ago in the wild-card round, and now he and his teammates will be staying home for the Super Bowl.

Here’s a look back at how it all unfolded.

49ers-Rams final score: Los Angeles wins 20-17 to head to Super Bowl

Aaron Donald’s pressure made all the difference.

The perennial All-Pro didn’t notch a sack, but he reached Jimmy Garoppolo and forced the quarterback into a game-sealing interception by linebacker Travin Howard.

The Rams will get to stay home and face the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl 56 after all.…

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Rams win epic game vs. Buccaneers, 30-27: Everything we know from Sunday’s wild shootout

For the first 40 minutes of the game, it looked like the Los Angeles Rams were going to cruise to an easy win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They led 27-3 in the third quarter, completely dominating on both sides of the ball.

Then the mistakes piled up. Cooper Kupp fumbled the ball, a snap sailed past Matthew Stafford and was recovered by the Buccaneers, and Matt Gay left a 47-yard field goal short with a chance to give the Rams a 17-point lead.

But that’s not all. Jalen Ramsey gave up a 55-yard touchdown to Mike Evans to make it a one-score game, then on the next drive, Cam Akers fumbled it for the second time and the ball was recovered by Tampa Bay. All of those miscues kept the Buccaneers in the game after it seemed like they had no chance whatsoever to come back.

The Buccaneers tied it with 42 seconds left but Stafford and Kupp saved the day with a clutch 44-yard completion deep down the field to set up Gay’s 30-yard game-winning field goal.

Here’s a recap of the wild ride that was Rams-Bucs on Sunday.

Final score: Rams 30, Buccaneers 27…