What we learned from the Rams' 13-10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys

What we learned from the Rams' 13-10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys

By Gary Klein

What we learned in the Rams’ 13-10 preseason victory over the Dallas Cowboys:

Jared Goff can bounce back quickly

The Rams went three and out on their first series, and you could sense the Coliseum crowd’s “Oh no, not this again” dread.

But the Cowboys muffed a punt, giving Rams quarterback Jared Goff another opportunity.

He responded with a couple of nice plays.

The most impressive was a play-action fake to his right, a roll to his left and then a pass to rookie receiver Cooper Kupp for a big gain.

The play set up a pass to receiver Robert Woods on slant route toward the end zone. Goff completed the pass, Woods fumbled and Kupp recovered for the Rams’ lone touchdown.

The right side of the offensive line remains an issue

Rob Havenstein, a two-year starter at right tackle, spent the entire offseason working at guard.

Jamon Brown, who played guard the last two seasons, spent the offseason working at tackle.

Less than a week before Saturday’s game, coaches switched them again.

So it’s probably no wonder they looked out of sync against the Cowboys.

Coach Sean McVay said after that game that Havenstein would remain at tackle… for now.

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