It's safe to say it now: The Rams, victorious in their first real test, are legitAlden Gonzalez
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Los Angeles Rams won two of their first three games, but they were supposed to. They beat the short-handed Indianapolis Colts, then survived against a San Francisco 49ers team that is in the midst of an all-out rebuild.
So Sunday, on the road against a star-studded Dallas Cowboys team coming off a 13-win season, represented the Rams' first real test of the 2017 season. Running back Todd Gurley said as much in the days leading up to Week 4. He called it a chance to "see what we are; see how far we came."
The Rams have come a long, long way.
They beat the Cowboys 35-30 at AT&T Stadium, and basically everybody contributed for the Rams.
Gurley, the NFC's Offensive Player of the Month for September, gained 215 yards from scrimmage and scored a touchdown on a 53-yard wheel route that gave the Rams their first lead late in the third quarter. Cooper Kupp caught five of seven targets for 60 yards and a touchdown. Jared Goff went 21-of-36 for 255 yards, two touchdowns and zero turnovers. Tavon Austin gained 48 yards on six carries. Greg Zuerlein made a career-high seven field goals. And a Rams defense that allowed 287 yards in the first half -- and 806 combined yards to the Redskins and 49ers in back-to-back weeks -- forced three consecutive punts and then notched an interception after halftime.
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