{"id":688462,"date":"2026-01-19T10:45:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/688462\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T10:45:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:45:20","slug":"la-rams-db-hbcu-product-cobie-durant-coming-up-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/688462\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Rams DB, HBCU product Cobie Durant coming up big"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HBCU product Cobie Durant continued to make an impact for the LA Rams on Sunday night. Durant, a South Carolina State product, delivered two huge plays early on to help the cause. <\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles beat the Chicago Bears 20-17 in the 2026 NFC Divisional Playoff game. The win sends the\u00a0LA Rams\u00a0to the NFC Championship Game against Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>Cobie Durant delivers two picks for the LA Rams<\/p>\n<p>Cobie Durant\u00a0intercepted Bears quarterback Caleb Williams twice in the first three quarters. Those takeaways helped the\u00a0LA Rams\u00a0control momentum and survive late pressure.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth-year defensive back now has three playoff interceptions this postseason. He has four interceptions in his last four playoff games dating back to 2024. That ties LeRoy Irvin for the second-most postseason interceptions in franchise history.<br \/>Irvin recorded four postseason picks over nine seasons spanning 1980 through 1989.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"76292\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/2022\/05\/03\/clemson-matchup-turned-out-to-be-money-game-for-rams-draftee\/decobiedurantmoney\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DecobieDurantMoney.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DecobieDurantMoney\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DecobieDurantMoney.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DecobieDurantMoney.jpg\" height=\"576\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DecobieDurantMoney.jpg\" alt=\"Decobie Durant Los Angeles Rams South Carolina State\" class=\"wp-image-76292\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>HBCU roots shine as Cobie Durant keeps making January history<\/p>\n<p>The former\u00a0HBCU\u00a0standout said the weather never shook the\u00a0LA Rams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat cold weather ain\u2019t stop nothing. That\u2019s really all I gotta say bout that,\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SportsCentralLA\/status\/2013101314729734265?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">he said after the game.<\/a> \u201cWe just came out here, played a hell of a game, man. Played Rams football. Played 11 as one and just continued to fight man. Continued to fight, that\u2019s all it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Durant also praised quarterback Matthew Stafford\u2019s presence and command.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m glad I\u2019m on his side. I always joke with Matt. Man I always tell Matt \u2014 you know was in my brother\u2019s draft class in \u201909. He\u2019s like \u2018man, you\u2019re making me seem old. But you know, I just sit back and I\u2019ll be on the sidelines looking at the big screen \u2014 watching Matt just go to work man and how he distributes the ball. His ownership, leadership, man. He\u2019s one of a kind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cobie Durant says faith and focus are fueling the LA Rams<\/p>\n<p>Durant credited his turnaround to getting back grounded in his daily routine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod on my side,\u201d he said. \u201cOpened up that bible, dived back in that word. I kinda got off track with it. And I started back diving into it and look what God did for me.\u201d<br \/>His two picks added another chapter to an already blazing postseason run. For an\u00a0HBCU\u00a0product, it\u2019s a spotlight moment on football\u2019s biggest stage.<\/p>\n<p>LA Rams head to Seattle as Cobie Durant calls it \u201canother game\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0LA Rams\u00a0now face a Seahawks team they split with this season. Durant framed the Bears win as a payoff after last year\u2019s loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a getback game too, because the Bears beat us last year,\u201d he said. \u201cGoing into Seattle, we got a split win-loss with them. It\u2019s just another game man. All we can do is play Rams football and go out there and be us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Durant keeps taking the ball away, Los Angeles may keep advancing.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HBCU product Cobie Durant continued to make an impact for the LA Rams on Sunday night. 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