Los Angeles Rams at New England Patriots
· National Football LeagueStafford throws for 4 TDs, 2 to Kupp and 1 to Nacua, to lead Rams past Patriots 28-22
It was 14-10. The three-win Patriots were moving the ball well. And the Rams were staring at a potential second straight loss.
Then Matthew Stafford connected with Cooper Kupp on the second play of the second half, and Kupp coasted to the end zone for a 69-yard score to help Los Angeles pull away and beat the Patriots 28-22 on Sunday.
“Cooper, obviously, he’s been doing it for a long time. He’s so steady; he maximizes his moments,” Rams coach Sean McVay said after Kupp caught six passes for 106 yards and two scores. “That’s what he’s been. That’s what makes him great.”
Stafford threw for four touchdowns to give him 370 in his career, passing Eli Manning for 10th on the NFL's all-time list. In addition to the long strike to Kupp to start the second half, he hit Puka Nacua on the first play after Drake Maye's fumble set the Rams (5-5) up at the New England 12.
“To be able to have two capable guys ... I think (Kupp's) influence has rubbed off on Puka," McVay said. “They were both great. They were instrumental in today’s win.”
Stafford threw for 295 yards, hitting Nacua seven times for 123 yards and a score. Kyren Williams ran for 86 yards, and Michael Hoecht blocked an extra-point attempt to keep the Patriots (3-8) from making it a one-score game after they cut the deficit to 28-19 early in the fourth quarter.
A false start on a fourth-and-1 with five minutes left hurt another chance to close the gap, and the Patriots settled for a field goal. New England got the ball back at its 10 with 2:14 left and one timeout, but Kamren Kinchens intercepted Maye to ice it.
“We have enough talent in our locker room to be a very good football team, we’ve just got to be able to put it together,” Patriots coach Jerod Mayo said. “We’ll grow into being able to finish and close out these games.”
The Patriots drove into Los Angeles territory, with a first-and-goal from the Rams 5, but settled for a field goal. On the Rams’ next possession, Stafford found Colby Parkinson in the corner of the end zone to make it 28-13.
The Rams have won four of their past five games since starting the season 1-4. They have won three out of four since getting Kupp and Nacua back from injuries in Week 8.
“Props to Stafford and Puka and Kupp,” Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez said. “They came in and they did what they had to do.”
Maye threw for 282 yards and two TDs — one of them to offensive lineman Vederian Lowe — for New England (3-8), which has yet to win back-to-back games this season. The Patriots rookie also gave up a strip-sack at his 12; Stafford hit Nacua for a 12-yard touchdown on the next play to give the Rams a 14-7 lead, and they never trailed from there.
The Patriots fell to 1/3 at home after going 1-7 at Gillette Stadium last season. They ran 73 plays vs. the Rams' 51 and won the time of possession 37:20 to 22:40.
But a one-play touchdown drive and a two-play touchdown drive will make up for that.
“It was a strange game,” McVay said.
McVay said Nacua threw up when he landed on the ball. Nacua said he was just catching his breath.
“They were just being cautious with him,” the coach said.
Patriots: CB Marcus Jones was slow to get up in the first quarter but returned to the game. … On a kickoff after a Patriots field goal, LB Curtis Jacobs didn’t get up. He eventually walked off but had a head injury and did not return.
Patriots: Visit Miami on Sunday.
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Scoring Summary
TD | 1st Period 5:05 | Kendrick Bourne 9 Yd pass from Drake Maye (Joey Slye Kick) | |
TD | 2nd Period 7:18 | Cooper Kupp 5 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Joshua Karty Kick) | |
TD | 2nd Period 5:45 | Puka Nacua 12 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Joshua Karty Kick) | |
FG | 2nd Period 1:52 | Joey Slye 32 Yd Field Goal | |
TD | 3rd Period 14:10 | Cooper Kupp 69 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Joshua Karty Kick) | |
FG | 3rd Period 7:02 | Joey Slye 25 Yd Field Goal | |
TD | 3rd Period 3:30 | Colby Parkinson 19 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Joshua Karty Kick) | |
TD | 4th Period 12:45 | Vederian Lowe 4 Yd pass from Drake Maye (kick blocked) | |
FG | 4th Period 4:54 | Joey Slye 42 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
LAR | NE | |
---|---|---|
19 | 1st Downs | 26 |
13 | Passing 1st downs | 16 |
5 | Rushing 1st downs | 6 |
1 | 1st downs from penalties | 4 |
2-8 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-14 |
1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
51 | Total Plays | 72 |
402 | Total Yards | 382 |
7.9 | Yards per Play | 5.3 |
10 | Total Drives | 9 |
295 | Passing | 257 |
18/27 | Comp/Att | 29/39 |
10.9 | Yards per pass | 6.1 |
0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
0-0 | Sacks-Yards Lost | 3-25 |
107 | Rushing | 125 |
24 | Rushing Attempts | 30 |
4.5 | Yards per rush | 4.2 |
3-4 | Red Zone (Made-Att) | 2-5 |
7-66 | Penalties | 7-45 |
0 | Turnovers | 2 |
0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
0 | Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 |
22:40 | Possession | 37:20 |
Game Information
Location: Foxborough, MA
Attendance: 64,628 · Capacity:
2024 NFC West Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | T | PF | PA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 329 | 347 |
Seattle | 8 | 7 | .533 | 0 | 339 | 340 |
Arizona | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 344 | 342 |
San Francisco | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 331 | 349 |
2024 AFC East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | T | PF | PA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buffalo | 12 | 3 | .800 | 0 | 469 | 331 |
Miami | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 305 | 329 |
New York | 4 | 11 | .267 | 0 | 292 | 344 |
New England | 3 | 12 | .200 | 0 | 259 | 361 |
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