Rams can’t complete comeback in home loss to WashingtonBy RICH HAMMOND
LOS ANGELES — One of Rams coach Sean McVay’s proteges made game-winning plays Sunday. The other? Well, maybe he’s getting there, but the progress is a bit halting
Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins did exactly what McVay once trained him to do: drive 70 yards in the fourth quarter of a tie game, and win it. Rams quarterback Jared Goff, given the chance for a coming-of-age NFL moment, cracked, and Washington pulled out a 27-20 victory at the Coliseum.
The Rams imploded much earlier, into a rubble of poor run defense, penalties and a sputter-start offense that had them in a 13-0 hole five minutes into the second quarter. The fact that the Rams rallied and nearly took the lead in the fourth quarter is a testament to the immediate improvement under McVay.
“Last year, it would have been a lot different,” running back Todd Gurley said. “It would have been 27-3, instead of us, as an offense, being able to put points on the board and being able to keep our defense in it. It’s a start. Last year is last year. At the end of the day, we didn’t get what we wanted today.”
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