2018 Kansas City Chiefs–Los Angeles Rams game
On November 19, 2018, the Los Angeles Rams hosted the Kansas City Chiefs in a National Football League (NFL) regular-season game that was the third-highest-scoring game in the league's history.
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Date | November 19, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Rams by 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Clete Blakeman | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 77,002 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | Westwood One | ||||||||||||||||||
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Televised nationally by ESPN on Monday Night Football, the game was won by the Rams, 54–51, The two teams combined for 105 points, including 21 scored by defenses, and the game set numerous other records: the highest-scoring Monday Night Football game, the highest score by a losing team in NFL history (to date, the Chiefs are the only team in NFL history to score at least 50 points and still lose), and the first NFL game where both teams topped fifty points. The game saw six lead changes, including four in the fourth quarter. The two teams also combined for 1,001 total yards.
The game was hailed as an "instant classic" and is regarded as one of the greatest games ever played.