I seem to see a trend developing with this Los Angeles Rams team. Every game starts off the same way. Matthew Stafford and the offense are out of sink and seem like they have never played together, the defense seems soft and the opposing offense moves the ball with ease play after play.
I'm almost convinced that this somehow intentional.
Then, almost like magic, Stafford wakes up and the offense becomes almost unstoppable. The defense, likewise, starts shutting things down.
This has been going on for six weeks now, and today was no different. First quarter ... nothin', then blammo the second the second quarter begins the Rams start moving the ball at will and before you know it the scoreboard reads 28 - 3.
The third quarter begins and next thing you know it's 38 -3. The Rams defense is catching more passes than the Giant receivers and start using passer Daniel Jones as a tackling dummy.
Overall this was the best performance on both sides off the ball that the Rams have had all season.
>The Kupp is EXTRA full today 🤯 @CooperKupp
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) October 17, 2021
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Rams head coach Sean McVay was frustrated with his offense during that 28 point second quarter and threw his headset to the turf after a Stafford interception. He told the Fox sideline reporter that the offense wasn't playing up to snuff and that defense was bailing them out.
Apparently if you don't roll up a hundred points on the Giants in one quarter your slacking off.
I love what the Fox analyst commented after hearing about McVay's displeasure (I'm paraphrasing) "If they can score 28 points playing terrible, I would hate to see what they could do if they played well."
It was something like that.
Here is more from Stu Jackson of the Rams website"
A complementary effort in all three phases paved the way for a 38-11 Rams victory over the New York Giants (1-5) on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
The win also helped L.A. (5-1) stay a perfect 3-0 on the road this season.
Three of the four takeaways created by the Rams defense – a sack-fumble by outside linebacker Ogbo Okoronkwo and an interception by safety Taylor Rapp – directly led to 21 of their 38 points. The Rams scored 28 of their 38 points and secured three of their four takeaways by halftime.
Rapp finished with two interceptions overall, snagging another late in the third quarter that led to a 13-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Matthew Stafford to wide receiver Cooper Kupp. Rookie Robert Rochell also notched the first interception of his NFL career.
Kupp caught his 30th and 31st career touchdowns, surpassing Rams legend Isaac Bruce's 29 for most such scores through a player's first 60 games in franchise history. Kupp finished with a team-high nine receptions for 130 yards overall in addition to the pair of touchdowns.
Running back Darrell Henderson Jr. tallied 107 yards from scrimmage and two total touchdowns in the win, while quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 22 of 28 passes for 251 yards and four touchdowns with one interception.
Additionally, all four of punter Johnny Hekker's punts landed inside the 20, while Matt Gay made his lone field goal attempt and all five of his extra point attempts.
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