EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — After an Aaron Rodgers turnover, Matthew Stafford threw a go-ahead 11-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Higbee early in the fourth quarter, and the Rams defeated the New York Jets 19-9 on Sunday. He defeated them and won four in a row.
The Rams (9-6), who have won five of six games, are in first place in the NFC West after a slow start against the Jets (4-11) on a cold day of 23 degrees (-23 degrees). maintained its position. -5℃) at kickoff.
But the Rams defense, which had struggled for much of the game against Rodgers and New York’s offense, made a momentum-shifting play.
With the score tied at nine early in the fourth quarter, Cam Karl blitzed and sacked Rodgers, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Jared Verse at the Jets’ 21.
Three plays later, Stafford found Higbee (making his season debut after missing the first 14 games with a knee injury) for an 11-yard go-ahead touchdown to make it 16-9.
Rodgers limped off the field a bit after the strip sack and briefly entered the injury tent, but returned for the Jets’ next series. Joshua Carty’s 45-yard field goal gave the Rams a two-point lead at 19-9 with five points. 17 pieces left.
The Jets were unable to put together a comeback attempt. With 1:57 left, Anders Karlsson’s 48-yard attempt missed to the right. New York had another chance to get the ball back, but Jordan Whittington recovered a fluffy punt return from Xavier Gipson, clinching the victory for the Rams.
Stafford went 6-of-10 for 46 yards and one interception in the first half and went 14-of-19 for 110 yards. Kyren Williams ran for 122 yards and one touchdown on 23 carries.
Rodgers completed 28 of 42 for 256 yards and a touchdown to Davante Adams, but the loss overshadowed New York’s promising start.
After Jacob Hamel sank an Ethan Evans punt on the Rams’ opening drive at Jets 1, Rodgers and New York’s offense began to move quickly.
The Jets were helped by five first downs, including an 8-yard gain by Adams on a fourth-and-2 from the 20-yard line, and the Rams were up to 11 points. Rodgers pulled off a nice play-action fake, rolling to his right and finding Adams. He scored a touchdown in the back of the end zone with 23 seconds left in the first quarter, giving New York a 6-0 lead.
Karlsson missed the extra point to the left, his second mistake of the season.
It was the second consecutive game this season that the Jets failed to score on their opening drive. The 99-yard scoring drive was New York’s first since 2016 against the Rams. This was the Jets’ fifth 99-yard TD drive since 1963.
This was Rodgers’ 499th TD pass of the regular season and the 82nd time, including the playoffs, that Rodgers and Adams have combined to score, tied for third in NFL history with Miami’s Dan Marino and Mark Clayton. It became a record.
Tony Adams intercepted Stafford on the Rams’ next drive, ending the Rams quarterback’s career-best turnover-free streak at five games. However, the Jets had interim coach Jeff Ulbrich electing to shoot with fourth out and first base, turning the ball over on downs, but Breece Hall was stopped for no gain, giving the ball to Los Angeles with New York at 33 points.
The Rams took advantage of a short field with Williams’ 2-yard TD run up the middle, but Joshua Carty hit the right upright to tie the teams at 6 with 6:22 left in the second quarter. Ta.
Carlson made a 21-yard field goal late in the first half, giving the Jets a 9-6 lead. Carty tied the score early in the fourth quarter with a 38-yard run.
injury
Jets DL Quinnen Williams tested his injured hamstring hours before the game, but ended up hurting it. …CB Sauce Gardner missed the second half with a hamstring injury. …Tony Adams injured his ankle in the third quarter. … Rookie LT Olu Fashanu hurt his left leg midway through the fourth quarter and was carted from the sideline to the locker room.
to the next
Rams: Host NFC West rival Arizona Cardinals next Saturday night. Jets: Travel to Buffalo next Sunday to take on the AFC East rival Bills.
More on this story later.
First Published: December 22, 2024 1:22 PM PST
