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! L.A. RAMS TO FACE FALCONS AT HOME ON SAT., JAN. 6

LOS ANGELES – The will host the on Saturday, Jan. 6 at 5:15 p.m. (Pacific Time) as part of the NFC Wild Card Round, the NFL announced today. The game will be televised on NBC and will take place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, marking the Rams’ first playoff game at the stadium since Jan. 7, 1979 in an NFC Championship game vs. the . In total, the Rams own an 11-7 home postseason record (19-24 overall record).

The Rams’ 2018 Wild Card game marks the 28 th time that the team has made the postseason and the first time that the club has appeared in playoff action since 2005. That year, the Rams defeated the Seahawks, 27-20, on Jan. 8 in the Wild Card Round before falling to the Atlanta Falcons, 47-17, on Jan. 15 in the Divisional Round.

Saturday’s matchup will be the Rams’ second home Wild Card game in team history . The franchise last hosted a Wild Card game on Dec. 23, 1984 at Anaheim Stadium (vs. NYG, L 16-13). Additional Rams- Falcons playoff stats and notes are attached to this news release.

Please see below for information on requesting media credentials and purchasing tickets to the Wild Card game. For more information, please contact a member of the Rams Communications Department.

WILD CARD TICKET INFORMATION Tickets are available at TheRams.com/Playoffs or by calling (800) 745-3000, with prices starting at $85.

WILD CARD CREDENTIAL INFORMATION Media interested in covering the Rams’ Wild Card matchup must request credentials at www.therams.com/credentials. The deadline to apply is Monday, Jan. 1 at 5 p.m. (Pacific Time). For questions regarding the process, email [email protected].

--RAMS-- RAMS-FALCONS PLAYOFF NOTES RAMS PLAYOFF QUICK HITS RAMS PLAYOFF QUICK HITS LAST TIME VERSUS ATLANTA IN THE POSTSEASON

This is the 28th time that the Los Angeles Rams have made the playoffs in franchise history. Los Angeles has a 19-24 postseason record and they are 11-7 in home playoff games. This is the first time that the Rams will be in the playoffs since 2005 when they defeated the Seahawks, 27-20, on Jan. 8, 2005 in the Wild Card Round and fell to Atlanta, 47-17, on Jan. 15, 2005 in the Divisional Round. vs. The Rams have only hosted a Wild Card game once in NFL DIVISIONAL ROUND history and that was on Dec. 23, 1984, when they were defeated by the N.Y. Giants, 16-13, at Anaheim Stadium. Saturday • January 15, 2005 • 8:22 p.m. EST Dome • Atlanta, Georgia The Rams have advanced to the three times and are 1-2 in those contests. Their sole Super Bowl victory was a, Team 1 2 3 4 Total 23-16, win over the Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV. Rams 7 10 0 0 17 This will be the first Rams playoff game at the Los Angeles Falcons 14 14 10 9 47 Memorial since January 7, 1979, when the Rams lost to the Game Summary Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Championship Game. The Atlanta Falcons and St. Louis Rams met in the playoffs for the first time in NFL history in the Divisional Round at the The Rams and Falcons have met in the playoffs once in NFL . The Rams entered the playoffs as a wild card history on Jan. 15, 2005 at the Georgia Dome. team at 8-8 and defeated the NFC West Seattle Se- ahawks to advance to the divisional round. The Falcons hosted FALCONS PLAYOFF QUICK HITS this game as the No. 2 seed in the NFC after winning the NFC South with an 11-5 record.

This is the 15th time that the Atlanta Falcons have made the The Falcons got off to a fast start behind the legs of Atlanta playoffs in franchise history. QB , whose 47-yard run set up an 18-yard Algae Crumpler for a 7-0 on the game’s first possession. Atlanta has a 3-8 postseason record on the road and a 9-13 The Rams would answer with a 57-yard touchdown pass from postseason record overall. QB to Kevin Curtis. Atlanta would answer with a 62-yard touchdown run on the next possession The Falcons have advanced to the NFC Championship game of the game. From that point on the Falcons would outscore the four times and the Super Bowl twice. They are 2-2 in the NFC Rams 33-10 en route to a 47-17 win. Championship game and 0-2 in the Super Bowl. Vick set the NFL record for rushing yards by a in Atlanta lost to New England in Super Bowl LI this past season the game with 119 (That record has since been broken by Colin and was defeated by the in Super Bowl Kaepernick who rushed for 181 yards against Green Bay on XXXIII in 1999. Jan. 12, 2013). The Falcons would go on to play the Eagles in the NFC Championship game and ended up dropping that The Falcons have appeared in the NFC Wild Card round contest 27-10 at Veteran Stadium in Philadelphia. seven times and were the road team in six of those matchups. They are 3-4 in the Wild Card Round and 2-4 on the road in Team Highs Wild Card matchups. Rams Falcons Marc Bulger (299) Pass Yds. Michael Vick (82) The Falcons have not won a road playoff game since 2003, when they defeated the at , Marc Bulger (2) Pass TD Michael Vick (2) 27-7, on Jan. 4th of that year. (32) Rush Yds. Warrick Dunn (142) None Rush TDs Warrick Dunn (2) The Rams and Falcons have met in the playoffs once in NFL Kevin Curtis (128) Rec Yds A. Crumpler & P. Price (22) history on Jan. 15, 2005 at the Georgia Dome. Kevin Curtis & Torry Holt (1) TD Recs A. Crumpler & P. Price (1) Leonard Little (1.0) Sacks 4 Tied (1.0)

RAMS-FALCONS CONNECTIONS

Rams was a member of the Falcons front office for 13 years. He was Atlanta’s director of player personnel from 2009-11 before joining the Rams. Rams Assistant General Manager Brian Xanders worked for the Falcons for 14 seasons (1994-2008) in various scouting, player personnel, football operations, coaching staff (defense/offense/special teams) and technology/systerms roles. Rams Matt LaFleur was the Falcons coach from 2015-16. He worked closely with QB Matt Ryan and was a member of the the Falcons staff that made it to the Super Bowl last season. Rams was Atlanta’s defensive coordinator from 2002-03 and took over as interim head coach at the end of the 2003 season. Rams Defensive Line Coach Bill Johnson coached the defensive line with the Falcons from 2001-06. Rams Senior Personnel Advisor Taylor Morton spent 12 years in the Falcons player personnel department.