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Gilberto Manzano

NFL Wild-Card Round Winners and Losers: C.J. Stroud, Texans Silence the Doubters

Stroud and the Texans used a dominant second half to deliver a 32–12 wild-card win over the Chargers. | Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

It was tough to care about football last week as the Los Angeles area was devastated by wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes and businesses and forced about 92,000 people to evacuate and seek shelter. 

Los Angeles is still hurting and battling, which will be the case for some time. But there was a sense of normalcy by the time the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings kicked off for their wild-card matchup in Glendale, Ariz. 

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