As if losing to the Baltimore Ravens after at one time holding a 10 point lead in the fourth quarter wasn’t bad enough, the St. Louis Rams and head coach Jeff Fisher’s handling of Case Keenum put an even larger black eye on the disappointing loss. The Ravens have lost Steve Smith (Torn Achilles), Terrell Suggs, (Torn Achilles), and their first round pick Breshad Perriman for the entire season making this one of the most injury riddled seasons in recent memory.
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Now that Flacco is out for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL and MCL, Harbaugh will look to his backup quarterback for the first time in his coaching career.
Louis Rams 16-13 on a game-winning Justin Tucker field goal this afternoon, moving them to 3-7 on the year.
Notes: Rams RT Andrew Donnal left the game early in the second quarter with an unspecified knee injury.
Baltimore Ravens cornerback Lardarius Webb (21) breaks up a pass intended for St. Louis Rams wide receiver Tavon Austin (11) during the first half of an NFL football game in Baltimore, Sunday, November 22, 2015.
Keenum was sacked late in the Rams’ loss to the Baltimore Ravens, the back of his head hitting the turf.
“It’s just the nature of the game, man”, Flacco said after the game.
Patrick Smith/Getty Images Rams QB Case Keenum clearly shows concussion symptoms but nobody stops to assess him as he goes right back in for the next play. However, nose tackle Brandon Williams stripped Rams running back Todd Gurley of the ball in St. Louis territory and that was the play the Ravens needed to get back in the game. Instead, he stayed in the game and had a costly fumble a few plays later.
“We’ve got too much talent without getting things done”, he said. In those 15 games, Flacco has completed over 62 percent of his passes, including throwing for 19 touchdowns (highest against any opponent) and seven interceptions.
“I didn’t know what was wrong”, Flacco said.
-Minnesota quarterback Teddy Bridgewater left briefly with an injury to his left shoulder against Green Bay, but still finished 25 for 37 for 296 yards and a touchdown without any turnovers. His run of 122 straight starts will end next week. They’ve won all their three games this season with a game winning field goal.
Afterward, Keenum was being examined for a concussion and was not made available to reporters.
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Veteran Matt Schaub, whom the Ravens signed over the offseason, is anticipated to start next Monday against the Browns. And chiming in with four TD passes was Arizona’s Carson Palmer, in a 34-31 win against Cincinnati.
