Vikings can't catch up to big-play Rams in 38-31 loss

LOS ANGELES – Even with as much as the Vikings had working against them, what happened against the Los Angeles Rams defied convention, for a defense that’s been fashioned into one of the NFL’s best under Mike Zimmer’s watchful gaze.

A year ago, the Vikings had shut down the Rams’ high-flying offense, delivering one of its signature performances in a victory that gave the Vikings the inside track on a first-round playoff bye. On Thursday night in the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, it was the Rams who landed the haymakers in a 38-31 victory.

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