Rams’ Kam Curl weighs in on DJ Moore backlash after Bears playoff game

Los Angeles Rams star Kam Curl

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Matthew Couden

By Matthew Couden

Contributing Writer

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The Los Angeles Rams picked up a hard-fought win against the Chicago Bears in the NFC Divisional Round, with a clutch play in overtime helping them significantly.

After the Bears' Caleb Williams had a heroic touchdown throw to send the game to the extra session, Chicago seemed on the verge of moving down the field into field goal range. With Williams attempting to hit DJ Moore with a pass, something went awry with Moore on his route.

With the ball thrown in the direction of where Williams was expecting Moore to grab the reception, Rams safety Kam Curl seized the opportunity, intercepting the Bears' pass. That ultimately helped his team go back on offense and connect on a game-winning field goal to crush Chicago's playoff run at home.

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With the Rams set to face the Seattle Seahawks next, he appeared as a guest on "Up and Adams" with Kay Adams to discuss several topics. That included his huge interception against the Bears, and Moore getting backlash over the situation.

“It looked like they were gonna take a shot with the type of formation they were in,” Curl said, adding, “I see the stems of the receivers, and I just played off the quarterback, and I just took my shot reading the little dagger concept that they ran.”

"It was really our only shot, because they were getting close to field goal range," Moore told Adams.

She also brought up how Moore received heavy criticism for his mistake of "not flattening his route out," which some contend cost the Bears the Divisional Round win. Critical fans may have also suggested he gave up on the route or wasn't paying attention to Williams' throw.

“I’m not on the offensive side,” Curl said when asked if he agreed with the criticism of Moore.

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"They can say what they want. They're at home, we're not," he indicated about the fan criticism.

Curl finished the game with 13 total tackles and two passes defended, along with that huge interception. After saying he would've intercepted the ball regardless of what Moore did, Adams attempted to bait Curl into telling Chicago fans that it wasn't Moore's fault.

"Nah, they gotta argue against themselves. They gotta self-destruct," Curl joked.

That particular highly intercepted pass was a massive one for the Rams, as they were among the favorites to win this year's Super Bowl, and are second in the odds to win it with just four teams remaining.

Next up, Curl and the Los Angeles Rams will have another challenge as they take on their division rivals and No. 1 seed in the NFC, the Seattle Seahawks.

While the Bears' Caleb Williams is only two years into the league, he wasn't being intercepted too heavily in his second season.

Meanwhile, the Rams' Sam Darnold ranked third among the most-intercepted quarterbacks this past season, with 14 thrown to go with his 25 touchdown passes.