Rams vs. Giants Postgame Notes

Rams vs. Giants Postgame Notes
- The Rams beat the Giants 51-17 and improved to 6-2, which is their best start in the first eight games of the season since 2001 when they started 7-1.
- Today is the fifth game this season that the Rams scored 30-plus points, which is the most in a season since 2003 when they scored 30-plus points in seven of their 16 games.
- Today is the third time this season that the Rams have surpassed 40 total points scored. The last time the Rams scored 40-plus points in three or more games was in 2001. (2017: 3 games with 40-plus points; 2001: 3 games with 40-plus points; 2000: 5 games with 40-plus points)
- The last time the Rams beat the Giants was October 14, 2001.
- QB Jared Goff completed 14-of-22 passes for 311 yards and four touchdowns (a new career-high) for a passer rating of 146.8, the ninth highest passer rating in franchise history.
- Goff is the fourth quarterback this season to have 300-plus passing yards, four passing touchdowns and no interceptions in a game:
o Tom Brady (9/24/17): 378 yards and 5 TDs against Houston
o Russell Wilson (9/24/17): 373 yards and 4 TDs against Tennessee
o Alex Smith (9/7/17): 368 yards and 4 TD against New England
- Marks Goff’s second game this season with at least 300 yards.
- RB Todd Gurley rushed 16 times for 59 yards and two touchdowns. Gurley now has seven rushing touchdowns this season and three receiving touchdowns.
- Gurley registered a rush of 36 yards, his longest rush since 12/13/15 vs. Detroit.
- WR Robert Woods notched his first touchdown of the season on a 52-yard pass from Goff. Also marked his longest touchdown reception of his career. Woods finished with four receptions for 70 yards.
- Woods added a second touchdown for his first multi-touchdown game of his career.
- TE Tyler Higbee hauled in his first touchdown of the season on an 8-yard pass from Goff.
- Rookie TE Gerald Everett is currently the only rookie tight end in the NFL with two 40-plus yard receptions this season (vs. Giants - 44 yard rec., vs. WAS - 69 yard rec).
- WR Sammy Watkins registered a 67-yard touchdown pass from Goff. Marked the longest receiving touchdown for the Rams since TE Lance Kendricks had an 80-yard touchdown reception at Tampa Bay (12/23/12).
- DT Aaron Donald notched a strip-sack on Giants QB Eli Manning. Donald now has 4.0 sacks this season. OLB Connor Barwin recovered the fumble.
- LB Alec Ogletree forced RB Wayne Gallman Jr. to fumble and Donald recovered the ball.
- CB Trumaine Johnson picked off Manning. Johnson has two interceptions this season.
- Barwin registered a sack on Manning to push his season total to 4.0 sacks.
- LB Cory Littleon blocked a Brad Wing punt at the New York 34-yard line.
- The Rams’ offense scored following all three defensive turnovers (two touchdowns, one field goal) and following the special teams’ blocked punt.
- K Greg Zuerlein converted field goals of 27, 46 and 47 yards. Entering today’s game, Zuerlein was the NFL’s leading scorer and he added 15 points today to push his season total to 99 points.
- P Johnny Hekker punted two times for 75 yards, a 37.5-yard average and 37.5-yard net average.