Recently dominant, Rams' defense embarrassed by Saints

Recently dominant, Rams' defense embarrassed by Saints

Alden Gonzalez

NEW ORLEANS -- Trumaine Johnson sat in front of his locker in silence, his head buried in his hands and his entire uniform remaining untouched. When he finally emerged, the Los Angeles Rams' primary cornerback continually clung to one phrase while describing his team's 49-21 shellacking at the hands of the New Orleans Saints:

"We got our ass beat."

Yeah, pretty much.

A defense that gave up a combined 50 points in its previous four games, gave up 49 of them in four quarters Sunday. A unit that gave up an NFL-best 253 yards per game from Weeks 7-11 gave up 555 in Week 12.

"We just had too many mistakes," Rams middle linebacker Alec Ogletree said, "and when you go against an offense like that, they're able to expose you. You can't have that."

Saints quarterback Drew Brees entered Sunday's game leading the NFL in passing yards per game at home, then went 28-of-36 for 310 yards and four touchdowns, leading his team into the end zone in seven of its first 11 possessions.

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