Rams tough one out
The Rookie from BYU finished the day with nine catches for 163 yards, giving him 39 receptions for 501 yards with one TD in the early season. His receptions and yards are NFL records for a player in his first four games.
By Earl Heath
Contributing Sports Writer
Los Angeles and Matthew Stafford showed what they were made of in a case of ‘Old School and ‘new school’ coming together to help pull out a win. The 35 -year-old Veteran QB connected with the rookie Puca Nacua in overtime for a 29-23 win over Indianapolis in front of 65,337 at Lucas Oil Stadium.
After winning the coin toss a limping Stafford led the team on a nine-play 75-yard drive hitting a wide open Nacaua with a 22-yard strike for the game winner.
“Just confidence that oozes out of him,” said Nacua.”
Stafford finished 27-of-40 for 319 yards with a touchdown and an interception. It was a painful looking performance where he was clearly working through some kind of back and/or lower leg injury. The incident occurred when a COLTS lineman landed on top of him.
It was just shutting down my leg,” said Stafford. “It was something I had to battle through. I kept it warm on the sideline.”
Stafford had done the same with the RAMS in 2021.It was his 43rd career comeback win. “We put the game in his hands ,”said coach Sean McVay It was quite a moment for Nacua. “I turned around and there was like nobody there, I was in shock,” said the rookie.
The Rams (2-2) had a 23-0 lead midway through the third quarter. That’s when the Colts came alive, scoring 23 straight points to tie the game with 1:56 left.
COLTS QB Anthony Richardson threw a 35-yard touchdown to Mo Alie-Cox in the third quarter to cap a four-play, 75-yard drive. Then Richardson ran it in from 1-yard out. Finally he hit Drew Ogletree for a 5-yard touchdown and got a two-point conversion to tie the game.
Nacua, a fifth-round pick, has 39 catches for 501 yards. On Sunday, he surpassed Anquan Boldin (30) for the most receptions by an NFL player in his first four games. He also has the most yards by any NFL player in his first four games and became the first since Harlon Hill (Chicago Bears, 1954) with three 100-yard efforts in his first four games.
The Rookie from BYU finished the day with nine catches for 163 yards, giving him 39 receptions for 501 yards with one TD in the early season. His receptions and yards are NFL records for a player in his first four games.
Kyren Williams carried 25 times for 103 yards – his first career 100-yard game. The RAMS led time of possession 39:46 to 25:24.
Things don’t get any easier, the RAMS host the EAGLES this Sunday at So-Fi Stadium.
