Monday night’s 14-touchdown, 1,001-yard, 105-point instant NFL classic was a cross-generational pre-Thanksgiving feast that fed the new-school crowd at the kids table and the grumpy, old-school recliner guys who want some proof that defense has a future in an over-officiated league.
Not only fun to watch, the Rams’ 54-51 victory over the Chiefs in Los Angeles felt transformational on a grand stage. Perhaps in a way the AFL felt when it started advancing football’s evolution five decades ago.
But Monday wasn’t just deep passes offsetting 3 yards and a cloud of dust. It was fearless, full-throttled football in a league that’s shifting away from playing it safe.