With five left to play, here are five takeaways from yesterday’s 31-7 loss. As head coach Jeff Fisher said after the game, the Rams simply are not getting enough production out of the offensive unit.
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DeSean Jackson caught a 63-yard touchdown pass from Kirk Cousins, while Giants’ quarterback Eli Manning was intercepted three times before throwing fourth-quarter touchdown passes to Rueben Randle and Odell Beckham Jr, who pulled off a superb one-handed diving catch. Dunlap sacked Foles on third down at the Ram 19. Eifert didn’t return to the contest after exiting in the third quarter, but suggested that he may have returned if the Bengals weren’t up by so much on their way to the 31-7 win.
“That’s what happens when teams lose four in a row is people say it’s effort”, Fisher continued. Until the execution improves, the results will remain the same. Baldwin had six receptions for 145 yards, and Thomas Rawls provided 72 yards rushing and a touchdown on 19 carries for the 6-5 Seahawks. He went 20 of 27 for 233 yards with one interception and a passer rating of 121.4, his highest in three games. Just turn to the Tyler Eifert’s 22-yard strike from Andy Dalton.
[Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images]The Bengals promptly fell asleep on the Rams next drive. To those who believe the Cincinnati Bengals simply ran into two hot teams fighting for playoff positioning, the game was an inspired win, allowing the Bengals to take out a lesser opponent.
“Anyone who implies it’s an effort issue and kiss my (butt)”, he said. It was Austin’s team-high and career-high eighth TD of the season, and it was set up by a 60-yard jet sweep with Austin taking the handoff from “quarterback” Todd Gurley – who was lined up in the Wildcat formation. “It’s something new we tried to put in”. Foles went 30 of 46 for 228 yards. He has to get the ball out of his hands really quick. Hilton caught six passes for 95 yards, and wide receiver Donte Moncrief caught eight passes for 114 yards.
“At this point, Case has been limited in practice and we’ve got him listed as questionable”, Fisher said after practice. During the Rams’ four-game winning streak, he missed three and played sparingly in the other.
The Rams are yet to have even a break-even season under Fisher, going from 7-8-1 in 2012 to 7-9 in ’13 to 6-10 last season. With five games left and little sign of a turnaround, this season is trending toward that place. That’s why he was enjoying some Thanksgiving leftovers with family on Friday afternoon when he received an important phone call.
Sunday, Wichmann was back at right guard and Rhaney played left guard.
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Cedric Williams, a lifelong St. Louisan and proud UMSL alum, has been a full-time reporter/photographer covering St. Louis area sports for almost two decades. It was seen that a trainer went to the field to do a check on the quarterback but he obviously did not remove him in order to be subjected to an official concussion evaluation, something the National Football League has been quite strict since the protocol was created and implemented. Fisher said he’s not sure how long Zuerlein may be out, but he was pleased with how Hocker performed. Quinn has also had an issue with his hip, and Fisher said of his recovery, “It’s rest and rehab and core strengthening and those kind of things”. “Zach did a nice job with the kickoffs under hard circumstances”.
