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Rams' one-two punch is a new look against Saints

LOS ANGELES_The rotation began seven plays into the Los Angeles Rams' divisional-round playoff victory over the Dallas Cowboys.

Star running back Todd Gurley, on the field for the first time in nearly a month, had carried the ball four times when backup C.J. Anderson came off the sideline and carried three times before an eventual field goal. The rotation continued throughout the game.

"There was times he wanted to come in, and I tell him I was in a rhythm, and there was times he felt like he was in a rhythm and I'm going to let him go," Anderson said.

By the end of the 30-22 victory, Anderson had rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns in 23 carries. Gurley rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown in 16 carries . It had been two decades since two backs from the same team

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