Rams tight finish Tyler Higbee was “stable” after being taken to a neighborhood hospital with a chest damage suffered within the 27-9 wild-card win over the Vikings on Monday in Glendale, Ariz., based on head coach Sean McVay.
“It was something with his chest,” McVay mentioned. “I think he’s going to be OK. What does that mean in terms of his status moving forward? I don’t know.”
Higbee suffered his damage within the first half after catching 5 passes for 58 yards, together with two passes for 27 yards to assist the Rams take a 7-0 lead on their first drive.
He performed simply 12 snaps.
The Rams initially declared the veteran uncertain to return throughout the second quarter, earlier than later downgrading him to out.
Monday’s sport marked solely Higbee’s fourth of the 2024 season, with the 2016 fourth-round choose coming into the sport with eight catches for 66 yards and two touchdowns.
He missed the primary 15 weeks of the season after tearing his ACL and MCL final yr, returning towards the Jets in Week 16 and hauling in a landing catch.
Higbee appeared to be returning to kind during the last two weeks, catching 12 passes for 104 yards and one landing.
With Higbee solely enjoying restricted snaps Monday, Cody Parkinson (33 snaps), Hunter Lengthy (22 snaps) and Davis Allen (19 snaps) helped choose up the slack.
The tight turnaround for the Rams earlier than their divisional-round sport towards the Eagles on Sunday in Philadelphia may make it powerful for Higbee to swimsuit up.
The Rams are 5.5-point underdogs at FanDuel towards the NFC East champions.
The Eagles downed the Rams, 37-20, on the street in Week 12, which proved to be a turning level for Los Angeles’ season.
The Rams haven’t misplaced at full power since that sport, profitable their subsequent 5 video games to win the NFC West earlier than shedding to the Seahawks whereas enjoying backups in Week 18.
Monday’s sport was moved from Los Angeles to Glendale as a result of LA fires.
