After a physically and mentally exhausting week filled with altered travel plans and the devastation of seeing a city decimated by wildfires, the Los Angeles Rams took care of business on Monday night against the Minnesota Vikings.

Here’s what Sean McVay said about facing the Vikings in the wild-card round, breaking down what makes them an “excellent team”

When the Los Angeles Rams decided to t ake their foot off the proverbial gas in Week 18 to rest their starters ahead of the playoffs, it left fans with one major takeaway: LA must have been okay with playing against the Minnesota Vikings or the Detroit Lions in the Wildcard Round.

Before their Wild Card matchup in the playoffs, Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell sent a heartfelt message to the Rams and Sean McVay.

The Good Morning Football crew shares their thoughts on yesterday's Los Angeles Rams Wild Card win vs. the Minnesota Vikings.

McVay’s own coaching tree has become a popular spot for other NFL teams to harvest head coaches, partly because he pays forward the opportunities and preparation he was provided as an assistant.

This matchup of former coaching cohorts could come down to whether the Vikings can protect Sam Darnold against the fearsome Rams front.

It has been a tough week in and around Los Angeles, as the fires that prompted Monday night's wild card game between the Rams and Cardinals to move to Glendale, Ariz. still blaze across the city.

The Rams had to do that on Monday, and quarterback Matthew Stafford credited head coach Sean McVay for getting the team ready to play. “It starts with our head coach obviously dialing everybody in,” Matthew Stafford said after the game on SportsCenter.