3rd Down and Cooper Kupp (NFC Championship Game) | Rams vs. 49ers | NFL Turning Point

the bengals historic comeback was one for the ages and thanks to the 49ers and rams this year's pair of championship games will go down as two of the greatest in playoff history here we go it's the nfc championship game the los angeles range the san francisco 49ers 49ers are wearing their traditional rogue uniform white jerseys gold pants gold helmets and the la rams are wearing their blue jerseys gold pants anytime anywhere you need to say no more but here today there is so much more to say because of what is at stake [Applause] let's go jimmy come on man go lead them all got to be motivated motivation comes free today the championship weekend and this circle gets better every day every time we get on this field it's a nice no different man fight for the man beside you and that's [Applause] right one at a time all day one at a time all day all you got are you ready for the nfc championship game the winner will play the bengals in the super bowl the nfc championship was more like a heavyweight title fight than a football game [Applause] over the middle samuel gets blown up that's the textbook that's the way the league coaches it up that's what they want to see nothing was safe not even debo samuel's now microphone blow body build volleyball and the knockout punch is gonna come midway through the first quarter the rams were in position to land the first body blow third and goal from the three tenth play of the drive [Music] temp play the drive stafford enzo pass in the air and [Applause] [Music] takeaway k1 williams is in such great coverage here on kappa ball that's a little behind and that causes the deflection and jimmy ward has another pick of matthew stafford great job another one you got that point number one same old stanford yes sir same old stamp although la dominated time of possession the game remained scoreless and after a 17-play drive they faced a third and 13. rams already have a red zone turnover now they got third down and 13. the 16 of san francisco 18th play of the drive staff throws right to the end zone cooper tough touchdown [Applause] and los angeles strikes first in the nfc championship game 18 plays 97 yards nine and a half minutes what a round here by cooper cup as he's in a tight split he releases inside they play a cover two great job of cutting this short and staffer putting the ball rolling cup can get it this is timing at its finest a 16-yard dot to the triple crown winner [Music] that's a 97 yard touchdown drop that's what i'm talking about that's a damn 97-yarder right there kyle shanahan's offense has made larger los angeles leads disappear in the past but never in a game to go to the super bowl come on demo second at 13 49ers go empty garoppolo looks right throws devo tunnel screen block from jennings breaks a tackle davos samuel 20 15 10 5 diving for the end zone right up there touchdown he had an incredible catch and run today on that screen i thought he played his ass off he has all all playoffs all season just it's one of those guys i love to have my foxhole [Applause] for 45 yards on the tunnel screen [Applause] boy what an unbelievable job cutting back against the grain classic depot style then outruns everybody [Music] [Applause] boys that's not good enough hey nick we got to be able to get him down on the rams first possession of the second half shawn mcveigh took a risk the rams are in four down territory from the plus 43 let's hit everybody running to the right fourth in inches what a moment in this nfc championship game this is crazy this is crazy stanford under center gonna try to sneak off left guard he gets a nice search there i don't know i don't i never saw that ball across the line again no he's short he's short he's short hey he's got it higher hold on i think that's short that might be short they're going to bring in the chain gang from across the sideline so a huge measurement upcoming here and they stretch it out and he is short he is short the 49ers take over on downs by inches short by a link yes that way that's that way big time dj another spot we need so the rams go for it on fourth and one a stafford sneak is stuff let's go score man let's go score devo is the lone back toss to debo and runs out to midfield oh yeah troy reader the linebacker was unblocked in the hole and debo just deboed [Applause] samuel continues to just destroy the rams defense unbelievable willpower effort and passion man if we can convert right here to that big fool that's big if we get it right here burn out the whole third quarter on the drive san francisco faced a huge third and 10. juwan jennings trying to fight an effect slams down to get the first down he caught the ball about a yard shy of the first down that is a big time play this first catch of the nfc championship game yards after catch keeps the drive alive for san francisco now i'll take it left here's jimmy back [Music] george kennel makes the catch in the back of the end zone touchdown we wanted more we wanted more george kennel's first touchdown in post-season play has given the 49ers a two-score lead late in the third quarter the 49ers have scored 17 unanswered a 17-7 lead with 159 to play third quarter [Applause] let's do it know what time it is man we keep giving them this little they let them keep breathing i know right i know suffocate me i know don't suffocate some points matthew stafford back looking left out got caught pushed down by williams he's going to feed the ball to number 10. yeah that's just too easy he is slick and hard to get to the ground that's cooper oh that that's cooper club and kubo sideline he's not stepping out of bounds get over there and speaking we start in the fourth quarter stafford throws out left in his car touchdown easy easy touchdown to cooper cup and the reigns are right back into the game [Music] y'all can do your thing up front we're gonna be better than the back end oh yeah we're gonna be we're gonna be better than the back end we can't keep giving them one here one there to allow them to think they can hang with us all right ah lee we gotta be better come on come on come on come on guys come on guys come on guys come on guys come on guys come on come on the 49ers were on the move in the fourth quarter caught by divo samuel drops his shoulder and runs for a 49er first down but their drive stalled near midfield setting up a key short yardage play it's third down in two offset eye they give the first man through it's the fullback he's hit by gaines he got nothing greg no games kyle use check he got stood up and the 49ers have to punt the ball back to the rams keep bringing it to him we have him exactly how we want him no no i mean the d-line they do what they supposed to do we got to be tighter in the back end as a group as a unit [Applause] down three with under 10 minutes remaining a turnover would be fatal to the rams chances it's a gotta have a drive for matthew staff in this offense there is no tomorrow still matthew stafford and company weren't playing it safe jefferson down field he's picked now dropped unbelievable a drop by jakwaski tart and he is sick about it [Music] it's the moment a lot of athletes i know dream of you can make that game-changing play [Music] moment of truth showed tonight and i didn't step up the truth is jaquaski tart had done everything perfectly up to the moment of the drop tart held his cover two disguise until stafford's back was to the defense inducing the qb to believe there would be no single high safety by the time stafford got his head back around he had already decided to take the deep shot down the middle [Music] see it i'm like oh yeah he look we about to win this game that ball was so badly under thrown it hits him right in the numbers really wish i could have it back i feel like i let my brothers down that's a play i should make in my sleep and i didn't make it football is the highest of highs and the lowest of lows and sometimes you just get kicked below the belt is a disappointing sure i mean i know kowalski probably feels terrible but we have his back hey let's go let's go baby lock in now all right next play best play mentality the next play didn't go any better for san fran's d second intent new life for stafford he deals deep left side obj all alone at the left sideline he makes the catch of the 45 and a flat comes in for an illegal hit that was bad well you can mark this down with what should have been an interception a gift and now a 30-yard completion plus 15 yards 45 yards of field position the rams weigh [Applause] drive ended with a game-tying field goal and the 49ers wondering if a trip to the super bowl had slipped through their fingers it's still 6 49 next play best play hey y'all you might be the one to win the game all right following a 49ers three and out la faced third down on the edge of field goal range there was little question who would get the turning point target third and three from the 37. this has been the money down for matthew stafford and the rams tonight 10 of 15 on third down ready to go he's got that left foot forward he lifts the knee to call for the snap here comes the blitz he stands in and delivers cooper cup makes the catch break it across the field breaking attack on the 20 and he's down at the 11. cooper cup roars in celebration with 26 on third down and three cooper cup's amazing he's just a special player we talk about competitive greatness all the time being your best when your best was required he embodied competitive greatness today just a big catch after big catch he does so many things we would have no chance of being here without cooper cup when it's third down for the rams it's third down and has converted six third downs in the first downs in this game if we believe that we're the number one defense we we needed to come out and and play much better than we did gave up way too many yards in the past game couldn't get off on third down fred warner cannot get in the throwing lane and then cooper cup breaking away how many yards did he go for 140 how many catches he had herself a great day he was on the field entirely too long [Music] couldn't get off third down you lose games like that the way you win games is by doing unselfish things like sony michelle protecting his quarterback by stepping in front of a charging linebacker right there in the pocket in the middle sony michelle he picks up paul shire just enough that allows stafford to hang in the pocket with confidence and put the ball right on the money [Music] as we approach three minutes to play in the championship game wow what a round what a throw cooper cub cups catch and carry put la in position to take the lead one more defensive stop and they'd take the conference [Music] this is the moment right here let's go this is the movement [Music] 20-17 the rams have the lead now their defense trying to clinch it snap back to garoppolo he spins out he's hit he's wrapped up he's lifted forward it's tipped [Music] the nfc championship game san francisco is heading home the rams are staying home [Music] [Applause] in his first year in los angeles is going to take his team to the super bowl [Music] got a little more work to do [Applause] here's family are each other every year every week i love you guys the rams are the best in the west they're the nfc champions and they're one win away from a [Music] let's go [Music] you

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Published: Wed Feb 16 2022