The Los Angeles gave up a lot of draft capitol to acquire quarterback Matthew Stafford from the Detroit Lions believing he was the missing piece to take their offense to another level. On Sunday Stafford showed everyone that the Rams were right by shredding the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense for 343 yards and 4 touchdowns (no interceptions). Stafford was obviously jittery as the game began, missing several wide open receivers, but after his nerves wore off the Rams passing game became all but unstoppable from the beginning of the second quarter on scoring on every possession until late in the fourth quarter.
From The Official Rams Website:
A strong offensive performance led by quarterback Matthew Stafford and wide receivers Cooper Kupp and DeSean Jackson powered the Los Angeles Rams (3-0) to a 34-24 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1) Sunday afternoon at SoFi Stadium.
Stafford finished 27 of 38 for 343 yards and four touchdowns, Kupp nine catches for 96 yards and two touchdowns and Jackson three receptions for 120 yards and one touchdown to help the Rams remain undefeated. Tight end Tyler Higbee (five receptions for 40 yards) accounted for Stafford's other passing touchdown.
With Darrell Henderson Jr. (ribs) inactive, Sony Michel carried the load at running back with 20 carries for 67 yards, both team-highs.
Linebacker Kenny Young and defensive lineman Aaron Donald both authored strong performances for Los Angeles' defense. Young posted a team-high 10 total tackles, plus one sack, one QB hit and one forced fumble, while Donald had three total tackles, one sack-fumble and one pass breakup. The sack moved Donald into a tie with defensive end Leonard Little for most career sacks in Rams franchise history (87.5).
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