![]() Los Angeles had 75.Īny hope the Rams had evaporated on the first two possessions of the second half, when they went three-and-out and Mahomes and Co. The Chiefs nonetheless had 277 yards of offense at that point. “We have to finish in the red zone,” Smith-Schuster said, “That's one of the biggest points.” Kansas City instead marched methodically down field only to twice settle for field goals, leaving the woebegone Rams surprisingly within 13-3 lead at intermission. The Chiefs didn't penalize them early for their many miscues, though defensive tackle Chris Jones did pick up his 10th sack of the season, triggering a $1.25 million incentive. They scrapped just to get positive yardage on every snap, and that's only when they managed to get the play off in time or didn't have to waste a timeout. The Rams certainly looked like a team playing without its starting quarterback, top two wide receivers and two starting offensive linemen - all out with injuries Sunday. The Rams' losing streak and their record through 11 games matches the 1987 Giants for the worst among defending Super Bowl champs, though New York's dismal start came amid a strike resulting in the use of replacement players. ![]() ![]() "There’s a lot of challenges based on what guys know and their skill sets.” “It’s hard to say that you’re running anything that resembles anything close to your offense and what you envisioned it to be,” Rams coach Sean McVay said. He made a couple of nice plays with his legs but threw for just 100 yards with a touchdown pass and two interceptions. Playing without Matthew Stafford, who remained in the concussion protocol, the Rams (3-8) struggled to move the chains behind Perkins, a career backup making his first start. Still, the Chiefs (9-2) have won six of the last seven against Los Angeles, and they exacted a measure of revenge for that lone defeat, when then-Rams quarterback Jared Goff threw a late TD pass to win a 54-51 thriller in November 2018. “You like the win but we have a lot to get better at,” Mahomes said, “especially me.” And down the stretch in the pursuit of the AFC's top seed. It might matter against the Bengals next week. ![]() It didn't matter against the Rams, who have lost five straight for the first time under Sean McVay. We'll get back to the drawing board and take care of that.” That's a place where we're normally pretty good,” Reid said. ![]() “Got to do a little better in the red zone. And they were thrilled with the performance of their defense, which frustrated fill-in quarterback Bryce Perkins and shut down the Rams ground game.īut the Chiefs also made plenty of mistakes, including an interception by Mahomes in the end zone in the fourth quarter - that dumb play he referenced - and red-zone woes that led to four field goals by Harrison Butker. Sure, the Chiefs were pleased by Mahomes throwing for 320 yards and a touchdown, and the hard yardage Isiah Pacheco gained on the ground eventually netted him a score. So much for celebrating a 26-10 victory Sunday over the beat-up Los Angeles Rams. Patrick Mahomes bemoaned “the one dumb play I make every game." JuJu Smith-Schuster regretted their many failures in the red zone. Andy Reid lamented more problems with the Kansas City Chiefs punt return unit. NFL, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas CityĬhiefs slog their way past beat-up Rams for 26-10 victory ![]()
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