Rams hold off Chargers, 29-22: Recapping L.A.'s preseason win

[theramswire.usatoday.com] Rams hold off Chargers, 29-22: Recapping L.A.'s preseason win

Cameron DaSilva
August 13, 2022 10:02 pm PT

No one expected the Rams to play any of their top players in Saturday’s preseason opener against the Chargers, but Sean McVay held back even more players than expected. This game was all about the third- and fourth-stringers who are on the roster bubble and fighting to make the team.

John Wolford, Tutu Atwell, Ben Skowronek, Coleman Shelton and Riley Dixon were all among the players who didn’t take the field on Saturday, an indication that their jobs and roles are safe. It was Bryce Perkins, Lance McCutcheon and a collection of running backs who led the offense on Saturday night, and while things got off to a slow start, they finally found a rhythm in the second quarter.


They played behind an offensive line that experienced plenty of shuffling and experimentation, with Alaric Jackson and Tremayne Anchrum Jr. changing positions during the game and Logan Bruss stepping in and out of the lineup.

It looked bleak for the Rams early when Joe Reed caught a 41-yard touchdown pass to put the Chargers up 7-0 less than 4 minutes into the game, but the Rams scored back-to-back touchdowns to go up 14-7 in the second quarter – including a 60-yard score from Perkins to McCutcheon.

.@TDN_Perk GOING DEEEEP TO @mccutcheonlance!