Rams answer with TE Tyler Higbee touchdown
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Sarah Barshop, ESPN Staff Writer
PHILADELPHIA — Less than a week after leaving the Los Angeles Rams‘ playoff game with a chest injury because he was “spitting up a little bit of blood,” tight end Tyler Higbee found the end zone.
Higbee, who returned in Week 16 after tearing his ACL and MCL during the Rams’ loss to the Detroit Lions in the wild-card round of the 2023 NFC playoffs, caught a four-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Matthew Stafford.
Stafford to Higbee! The @RamsNFL answer.
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According to ESPN Research, Higbee has been targeted on 20 of 50 routes (40%) since returning from injury in Week 16 (through his first-quarter touchdown). The only qualified player over 33% this season was Puka Nacua (39.7%).
The catch was Higbee’s second of the game, giving him two catches for 13 yards and a touchdown.The touchdown gave the Rams a 7-6 lead.
Stafford now has 14 passing touchdowns in the playoffs with the Rams, one shy of tying Kurt Warner for the most in franchise history.
