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Recap - Falcons Defeat Los Angeles 26-13

The Falcons were Wild-Card Playoff winners on Saturday, coming out on top of the Rams by a score of 26-13 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Atlanta won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +6.0-point spread as underdogs. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 48.0.

Devonta Freeman rushed for 66 yards, while Tevin Coleman added 40 yards in the win. Julio Jones and Mohamed Sanu added 94 and 75 receiving yards respectively.

Todd Gurley rushed for 101 yards for Los Angeles, while Malcolm Brown added 14 yards. Jared Goff threw for 259 yards for the Rams, while receivers Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp had 142 and 69 yards respectively.

Atlanta was outgained by Los Angeles 361-322 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 20-19 by the Falcons.

Atlanta led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 37:35-22:25 split in that important category.