Epic NFL game · 2018

Pregame

Pregame: Week 11

2018 Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Kickoff time: 8:15pm.

Columnist

2018 Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. This is a regular-season game that earned its place on a curated list, which means the matchup itself carried some weight beyond a generic Sunday. Some regular-season games stick in the memory more than the playoff games of the same era. The names attached to Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams in 2018, the implications for division standing, or just the moment one play crystallized the season, made this one of those. Watch the early possessions for the read. Coaches treat curated-list games as their best stretches of preparation; the answers come quickly when the stakes are tangible.

Around the league

2018 Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams meet at a midpoint in the season, with the rest of the 2018 field watching to see how the result reshapes the conference standings. Around the league, the scouting departments take careful notes on regular-season games featuring contenders. The film here will be reviewed long after the final whistle by staffs who plan to face one or both of these teams later in the year.

Trend analyst

2018 Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs versus Los Angeles Rams. Midseason analytics shift around what matters most on any given Sunday: takeaway differential and red-zone conversion lead the indicator list for both contenders and the teams hunting them. The on-screen scoreboard tells one story; the underlying drive efficiency tells the more durable one. Both staffs know which numbers travel through December and which evaporate after a hot start.

League standings entering Week 18

Standings as of kickoff, Week 18 (no future-game spoilers)

Around the league

  • Tied atop the league at 13-3: New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Rams.

AFC

AFC East

TeamRecStrk
New England Patriots11-5W2
Miami Dolphins7-9L3
Buffalo Bills6-10W1
New York Jets4-12L3

AFC North

TeamRecStrk
Baltimore Ravens10-6W3
Pittsburgh Steelers9-6-1W1
Cleveland Browns7-8-1L1
Cincinnati Bengals6-10L2

AFC South

TeamRecStrk
Houston Texans11-5W1
Indianapolis Colts10-6W4
Tennessee Titans9-7L1
Jacksonville Jaguars5-11L1

AFC West

TeamRecStrk
Kansas City Chiefs12-4W1
Los Angeles Chargers12-4W1
Denver Broncos6-10L4
Oakland Raiders4-12L1

NFC

NFC West

TeamRecStrk
Los Angeles Rams13-3--
Seattle Seahawks10-6W2
San Francisco 49ers4-12L2
Arizona Cardinals3-13--

NFC East

TeamRecStrk
Dallas Cowboys10-6W2
Philadelphia Eagles9-7W3
Washington Redskins7-9L2
New York Giants5-11L3

NFC North

TeamRecStrk
Chicago Bears12-4W4
Minnesota Vikings8-7-1L1
Green Bay Packers6-9-1L1
Detroit Lions6-10W1

NFC South

TeamRecStrk
New Orleans Saints13-3L1
Atlanta Falcons7-9W3
Carolina Panthers7-9W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers5-11L4

Game video

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Game info

Roof
outdoors
Surface
grass
Weather
65°F

Score

Reveal through:
1234T
Kansas City Chiefs716721723305151
Los Angeles Rams131017141323405454

Scoring plays

Q1

TeamPlayScore
RamsRobert Woods 7 yard pass from Jared Goff ( Greg Zuerlein kick failed)0-6
RamsJosh Reynolds 4 yard pass from Jared Goff ( Greg Zuerlein kick)0-13
ChiefsTyreek Hill 25 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes ( Harrison Butker kick)7-13

Q2

TeamPlayScore
RamsGreg Zuerlein 23 yard field goal7-16
ChiefsHarrison Butker 21 yard field goal10-16
ChiefsKareem Hunt 21 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes ( Harrison Butker kick)17-16
RamsSamson Ebukam 11 yard fumble return ( Greg Zuerlein kick)17-23
ChiefsChris Conley 8 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes ( Harrison Butker kick failed)23-23

Q3

TeamPlayScore
RamsJared Goff 7 yard rush ( Greg Zuerlein kick)23-30
ChiefsTravis Kelce 4 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes ( Harrison Butker kick)30-30
RamsGreg Zuerlein 33 yard field goal30-33
RamsSamson Ebukam 25 yard interception return ( Greg Zuerlein kick)30-40

Q4

TeamPlayScore
ChiefsTyreek Hill 73 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes ( Harrison Butker kick)37-40
ChiefsAllen Bailey 2 yard fumble return ( Harrison Butker kick)44-40
RamsGerald Everett 7 yard pass from Jared Goff ( Greg Zuerlein kick)44-47
ChiefsChris Conley 10 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes ( Harrison Butker kick)51-47
RamsGerald Everett 40 yard pass from Jared Goff ( Greg Zuerlein kick)51-54

Box score

ChiefsRams
Team totals
First Downs2729
Total Yards546455
Turnovers52
Passing
Comp/Att33/4631/49
Pass yards478413
Pass TD64
Interceptions30
Sacks taken35
Sack yards lost3034
Net pass yards448379
Rushing
Rushes2021
Rush yards9876
Rush TD01
Discipline
Fumbles23
Fumbles lost22
Penalties138
Penalty yards13560

Passing

PlayerC/AYdsTDIntRate
KAN
Patrick Mahomes33/4647863
LAR
Jared Goff31/4941340

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsTDLong
KAN
Kareem Hunt1470027
Patrick Mahomes62800
LAR
Todd Gurley1255024
Malcolm Brown41508
Jared Goff4610
Brandin Cooks1000

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsTDLong
KAN
Tyreek Hill10215273
Travis Kelce10127137
Chris Conley774227
Kareem Hunt341121
Demarcus Robinson114014
Sammy Watkins1404
Demetrius Harris1303
LAR
Brandin Cooks8107030
Josh Reynolds680127
Robert Woods472136
Tyler Higbee663016
Gerald Everett349240
Todd Gurley339019
KhaDarel Hodge1303

Recap

AI summary based on verified facts

Los Angeles Rams defeated Kansas City Chiefs 54-51 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Week 11. The final scoring play was Rams: Gerald Everett 40 yard pass from Jared Goff ( Greg Zuerlein kick). The result came down to the final possession; Los Angeles Rams won by 3. Top line of the day: Patrick Mahomes: 478 pass yards on 33-of-46, 6 TD, 3 INT.

AI summary based on verified facts

Los Angeles Rams walked out of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with a 54-51 Week 11 result Kansas City Chiefs will replay all the way to the offseason. The game stayed within 3 points throughout, the kind of contest where every drive felt like a referendum and every defensive stop carried twice its usual weight. The final scoring play came from Rams: Gerald Everett 40 yard pass from Jared Goff ( Greg Zuerlein kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier.

AI summary based on verified facts

Los Angeles Rams 54, Kansas City Chiefs 51. Game: 2018 Week 11. Attendance: 77002. Q1: 3 scoring plays. Q2: 5 scoring plays. Q3: 4 scoring plays. Q4: 5 scoring plays. Top performers: - Patrick Mahomes: 478 pass yards on 33-of-46, 6 TD, 3 INT - Kareem Hunt: 70 rush yards on 14 carries - Tyreek Hill: 10 catches for 215 yards

AI summary based on verified facts

Week 11, played at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Final: Kansas City Chiefs 51, Los Angeles Rams 54, with Los Angeles Rams taking the result by 3. **First quarter**

- Rams: Robert Woods 7 yard pass from Jared Goff ( Greg Zuerlein kick failed) - Rams: Josh Reynolds 4 yard pass from Jared Goff ( Greg Zuerlein kick) - Chiefs: Tyreek Hill 25 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes ( Harrison Butker kick)

**Second quarter**

- Rams: Greg Zuerlein 23 yard field goal - Chiefs: Harrison Butker 21 yard field goal - Chiefs: Kareem Hunt 21 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes ( Harrison Butker kick) - Rams: Samson Ebukam 11 yard fumble return ( Greg Zuerlein kick) - Chiefs: Chris Conley 8 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes ( Harrison Butker kick failed)

**Third quarter**

- Rams: Jared Goff 7 yard rush ( Greg Zuerlein kick) - Chiefs: Travis Kelce 4 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes ( Harrison Butker kick) - Rams: Greg Zuerlein 33 yard field goal - Rams: Samson Ebukam 25 yard interception return ( Greg Zuerlein kick)

**Fourth quarter**

- Chiefs: Tyreek Hill 73 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes ( Harrison Butker kick) - Chiefs: Allen Bailey 2 yard fumble return ( Harrison Butker kick) - Rams: Gerald Everett 7 yard pass from Jared Goff ( Greg Zuerlein kick) - Chiefs: Chris Conley 10 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes ( Harrison Butker kick) - Rams: Gerald Everett 40 yard pass from Jared Goff ( Greg Zuerlein kick)

**Top performers**

- Patrick Mahomes: 478 pass yards on 33-of-46, 6 TD, 3 INT - Kareem Hunt: 70 rush yards on 14 carries - Tyreek Hill: 10 catches for 215 yards

A 3-point margin in Week 11 is the kind of result that defines reputations on both sidelines.

Sources

  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201811190ram.htm