Rams QB Jared Goff shows flashes but can't keep up in blowout lossAlden Gonzalez
ESPN Staff Writer
NEW ORLEANS -- The Los Angeles Rams arrived in New Orleans knowing they needed Jared Goff to throw the ball downfield to have a chance against a top-ranked Saints offense.
But seven touchdowns was way too much to ask.
That's what it took to keep up with Drew Brees and the Saints, who torched the Rams' defense for a whopping 555 yards from scrimmage and beat them handily 49-21.
The Rams' defense gave up an NFL-low 253 yards per game from Weeks 7-11, but gave up two very late touchdowns in a heartbreaking loss to the Miami Dolphins last Sunday and allowed the Saints to reach the end zone on seven of their first 11 possessions in Week 12.
It was the most points the Rams had given up since Week 14 of the 2002 season to the Kansas City Chiefs, who also put up 49 points then.
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