Rams Grind it out against the Jets
“Just happy for him to get out there and play,” Stafford said. “And to be able to cap it off with a touchdown with a great effort at the end, it was awesome.”
Stafford was 6 of 10 for 46 yards with an interception in the first half and finished 14 of 19 for 110 yards. Kyren Williams ran for 122 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries for a 5.3-yard average. He produced half the offense, Puka Nakua had 8 catches for 56 yards.
Earl Heath
Contributing Sports Writer
It was not a pretty win but the Los Angeles Rams will take it as they over came the New York Jets.
19-9 in front of 67,437 at Met Life Stadium.
The game marked the return of Tyler Higbee who returned after tearing the ACL and MCL in his right knee in the playoffs last January.
The nine -year veteran caught a short pass from Matthew Stafford and thundered down the sideline just inside the pylon for the go ahead score.
“I met a lot of guys at the pylon and I lowered my shoulder trying to get in there.” said Higbee. “Then I saw a little opening and thought I’d take it.
That turned out to be the winning score as the Rams (9-6) got their fourth straight victory and are still atop the NFC West start against the Jets (4-11) on a day. At kick-off it was a chilly 23 degrees (minus-5 Celsius).
“Just happy for him to get out there and play,” Stafford said. “And to be able to cap it off with a touchdown with a great effort at the end, it was awesome.”
Stafford was 6 of 10 for 46 yards with an interception in the first half and finished 14 of 19 for 110 yards. Kyren Williams ran for 122 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries for a 5.3-yard average. He produced half the offense, Puka Nakua had 8 catches for 56 yards.
John Karty’s 45-yard field goal put the Rams up by two scores at 19-9 with 5:17 left. It was his second of the game but he also missed a PAT
The Jets couldn’t muster a comeback attempt. Anders Carlsons 48-yard attempt with 1:57 remaining was wide right. New York had another chance to get the ball, but special teamer Jordan Whittingham recovered Xaviers Gipson muffed punt return to seal the victory for the Rams.
Rodgers was 28 of 42 for 256 yards and a touchdown to Davante Adams in the loss that overshadowed a promising start for New York. It was a 99 yard drive that put them on the board first.
“I think we’re good,” said Sean McVay on team injuries after the game.. “We will have our typical bumps and bruises, but it seemed like everybody came out pretty clean. I don’t expect that to affect anybody’s status moving forward, which is a blessing.”
“The rhythm disappeared, I think,” Rodgers said of the Jets’ offense mostly stalling after its hot start and finishing 2 of 5 on fourth down.
The Jets had a 9-6 lead at half as Aaron Rodgers connected with Adams for his 499 th TD pass. It was the 82nd time Rodgers and Adams have combined for a score, including the playoffs, tying Miami’s Dan Marino and Mark Clayton for the third-most in NFL history.
The Arizona (7-8) lost to Carolina thus have been eliminated from the play-offs
Rams will host the NFC West-rival Cardinals Saturday night at So Fi stadium.
