He leaped high over cornerback Coty Sensabaugh to make the catch and then reached ball across the end zone.
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“He made a lot of little plays, he made some big plays”.
Lucky Whitehead returned the opening kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown to give Dallas the lead before numerous 89,140 fans – the largest to ever see a preseason National Football League game in the USA – even had settled into their seats at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Mannion led the Rams on two touchdown drives that pulled them within 24-21, but also threw an interception.
Regardless, the Rams clearly are not looking to stash Goff on the bench. The Rams offensive line had a hard time stopping anyone in the first half, failing both Goff and starting quarterback Case Keenum, while the wide receivers, who had major problems separating from coverage a year ago, found some space Saturday but used stone hands to catch passes.
Jameill Showers was solid in the second half.
Fisher had said beforehand that Goff probably play about a half.
Rams current starting quarterback Case Keenum started the first three series for the Rams, completing six of seven passes for 58 yards and a touchdown.
Rams running back Aaron Green caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Sean Mannion with 1:54 remaining on the clock to clinch the win. He was outstanding. Prescott went 10-for-12 for 139 yards and two touchdowns. While the Rams said Goff would play about two quarters in this game, things obviously didn’t go as planned, and the coaches turned to Sean Mannion at the start of the second half. He could have easily ended the night with a flawless completion percentage, as both of his incompletions were dropped passes.
The fourth-round pick out of Mississippi State looked poised behind the strong Cowboys offensive line, finding Terrance Williams for a 32-yard touchdown with a perfectly placed throw over Lamarcus Joyner.
“He was running the show”, Bryant said. Instead they traded those picks, and many more, to the Tennessee Titans for the rights to draft Jared Goff.
The Dallas Cowboys finished 4-12 last season, far from what everybody expected for. Todd Gurley did not play for the Rams. However, Higbee showed that he can be a reliable option for whoever is the quarterback in the receiving game with his sure hands.
Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers played just one series and connected with Melvin Gordon on a 44-yard touchdown.
“It”s like practice,” Bryant said. Joyner seems to be a better fit at nickel back, while Sensabaugh’s issues mean a starting cornerback job is nearly certainly E.J. Gaines’ to lose.
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“I think the best thing about Dak is that he is extremely calm”, Bryant said about his backup quarterback. “It’s like he’s been here before”. We’ve got some really good practices in – offseason, training camp – and feel like he’s progressing very, very well and we’re going to strive for making that our goal every day. With fans from both teams in attendance for this historic game, everyone seemed to get along for the most part-except for the group of fans in the video below of course.
