Six days after being hospitalized for coughing up blood, Rams tight end Tyler Higbee celebrated in the end zone after catching a touchdown pass in the first quarter of Sunday's NFC divisional round game against the Eagles.
Head coach Sean McVay said Higbee suffered a chest injury during Los Angeles' win over the Vikings in Monday's wild-card round, coughed up blood and was taken to a hospital where he ultimately died. You can go home with your team.
At the time, coach McVay expected Higbee to play against the Eagles, and he ended up practicing limitedly on Wednesday and Thursday before playing the full game on Friday and being designated on the injury report going into the weekend. avoided.
It didn't take long for Higbee to be targeted against the Eagles.
Stafford completed a 9-yard gain and third-down conversion with Higbee on Los Angeles' third offensive snap of the afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field.
Higbee caught another third-down pass, this time inside the 5-yard line, capping off the Rams' first drive with a touchdown for a brief one-point lead.
Higbee started just three games for the Rams during the regular season, catching eight passes for 66 yards and two touchdowns as he continues to recover from the ACL and MCL tears that ended his season last year. .
And in the postseason opener, Higbee caught five passes for 58 yards.
Midway through the second quarter Sunday, the Rams trailed the Eagles 13-10.
Long touchdown runs (44 and 62 yards, respectively) by Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts and running back Saquon Barkley helped Los Angeles erase an early deficit with a spot in the NFC Championship on the line. Ta.
