LA Rams snap 3-game skid, roll over Jacksonville 37-7
INGLEWOOD — Cooper Kupp, Van Jefferson and Odell Beckham Jr. caught touchdown passes from Matthew Stafford, and the Los Angeles Rams snapped their three-game losing streak with a 37-7 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
Stafford passed for 295 yards while Sony Michel rushed for 121 yards and a score for the Rams (8-4), who rebounded from a winless November with a solid all-around effort against a struggling opponent. Kupp had his 100th reception of a remarkable season among his eight catches for 129 yards.
Stafford also snapped back into form, playing turnover-free football after giving the ball away six times during the three-game skid that threatened to derail the Rams’ playoff plans. Los Angeles still has never lost four straight in coach Sean Mcvay’s half-decade in charge.
Rookie Trevor Lawrence passed for 145 yards for the Jaguars (2-10), who have lost four straight.
Jacksonville turned the ball over twice and struggled to get anything going offensively against LA’S star-studded defense, managing just 197 total yards. This defeat means Urban Meyer will lose at least twice as many games in his rookie NFL season as he ever did in any of his 17 seasons as a head coach at the college level.
Jalen Ramsey made three tackles and recovered a fumble on the opening drive against his former team for the Rams, who comfortably won what appeared to be the least daunting game remaining on a tough schedule. Los Angeles still must make trips to Arizona, Baltimore and Minnesota along with two NFC West games at home.
Michel was the Rams’ featured back with Darrell Henderson in uniform but apparently unavailable because of a thigh injury. He capped the Rams’ only TD drive of the first half with a 5-yard run. Michel finished with the Rams’ first 100-yard rushing performance all season.