“What was impressive to me is how our team and how our sideline responded with what he was doing on the field”, Jones said. “You couldn’t have made this up in a movie”.
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Trevone Boykin connected with Tanner McEvoy for a 37-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass with no time remaining and running back Troymaine Pope converted the two-point conversion as Seattle stunned host Kansas City.
Meaningful NFL games won’t be played for roughly another four weeks, but Saturday’s preseason action was a more than satisfying appetizer. It was as if we just clenched the playoffs as far as they were concerned, and that’s always fun. “So that was fun”. Case Keenum might have the experience to win the quarterback battle. That helped Dallas jump out to a 24-7 lead.
Goff’s left, non-throwing shoulder “was a little sore” from a hit he took on the first series he was in, Fisher said. The Rams do not believe the injury to be serious.
“It was another opportunity to prove to my teammates and my coaches and this organization the player and person I am”, Prescott said. I thought they’d surely draft players that could impact the team this year in the first two rounds, then in the third look at a quarterback.
After a running play and a forced-attempt incomplete pass, Goff faced a third-down blitz, at least for a couple seconds. On Saturday night, the Cowboys recorded two interceptions, one by defensive back Deji Olatoye and the other by linebacker Mark Nzeocha.
“When the Cowboys got the ball back on offense, Prescott went to work and didn”t look back.
Surprisingly, that did it for Goff. The main attraction was No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff, whose National Football League career didn’t get off to the best start. He snagged six passes for 51 yards, including a touchdown. “It was cover-2 and I got in between”.
While Goff and Keenum are the names getting the attention, Mannion should be the one getting the love after his performance. He’s expected to be ready for the regular season. Rams head coach Jeff Fisher isn’t taking this preseason home opener lightly.
On the field, the old familiar blue and yellow in the Rams’ uniforms was replaced with St. Louis gold, navy and white.
In fact, they couldn’t have been worse at the start.
The last time National Football League teams played at the Coliseum was on December 24, 1994, when the Los Angeles Raiders lost to the Kansas City Chiefs, 19-9, before a crowd announced at 67,642.
But the Cowboys stunned the Coliseum fans right off the bat when Lucky Whitehead returned the opening kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown and a 7-0 Dallas lead after just 13 seconds. At that point, the Rams took a 28-24 lead, which would be the final score.
In an offense where the tight ends see the field a lot, Higbee would be a ideal fit alongside Lance Kendricks to help block for running back Todd Gurley.
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Overall, the wideouts played extremely well.
