Rams shut down struggling Ravens
Matthew Stafford completed 17 of 26 passes for 181 yards and a touchdown, and the visiting Los Angeles Rams pulled away for a 17-3 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday afternoon.
Kyren Williams finished with 87 total yards (50 rushing, 37 receiving) and a touchdown on the ground for Los Angeles (4-2), which bounced back from a loss last week against the San Francisco 49ers. Tyler Higbee added a receiving touchdown.
Derrick Henry had 24 carries for 122 yards for Baltimore (1-5), whose nightmare start to the season continued. Zay Flowers had six catches for a team-high 46 yards.
The Ravens remained without All-Pro quarterback Lamar Jackson, who is sidelined because of a hamstring injury that he sustained in Week 4. Cooper Rush started in Jackson’s place and completed 11 of 19 passes for 72 yards and an interception before he was benched in favor of veteran reserve Tyler Huntley.
In his season debut, Huntley completed 10 of 15 passes for 68 yards. He could not find the end zone for the Ravens, who have scored 13 points combined in their last two games.
The Rams appeared to dodge an injury scare of their own. Top wideout Puka Nacua lumped off the field with a foot injury in the second quarter, but he later returned to the game. He had two receptions for 28 yards.
Nate Landman recorded a franchise-record 17 tackles for the Rams.
Baltimore opened the scoring midway through the first quarter. Tyler Loop made a 37-yard field goal to finish a 12-play, 53-yard drive.
The Rams pulled even on a 36-yard field goal by Joshua Karty with 9:50 left in the first half.
Los Angeles took the lead for good on its opening drive of the second half. Williams scored on a 3-yard run to put the Rams on top 10-3 with 11:52 left in the third quarter.
Flowers lost a fumble on Baltimore’s next drive, and the Rams quickly capitalized. Stafford found Higbee for an 8-yard touchdown to make it 17-3 with 10:20 to go in the third quarter.
-Field Level Media
