DON’T LOOK NOW BUT GOFF’S GETTING BETTER
PHILADELPHIA
Less than 24 hours after flying across the country with his teammates, Rams quarterback Jared Goff stayed on the move Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles.
He rolled to his right. He rolled to his left. He faked a handoff and casually dished the ball on a reverse. Or he kept the ball on read-option plays and tried to reach the end zone.
Along the way, Goff connected with tight end Tyler Higbee on three touchdown passes and outplayed Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz in a 37-19 victory at Lincoln Financial Field.
“I’ve done a good job on the move up to this point, but you know my game is a drop-back passer,” Goff said. “It’s what I’ve always been my whole life.
“We’ve been on the move quite a bit early on. I think just continuing to get good at stuff I’m not good at. Early on in my career, I wasn’t very good at it. I worked on it this offseason and many previous offseasons to get better.”
The trip to the East Coast and the early kickoff could not slow down the Rams (2-0).
Wide receiver Robert
Woods and running back Darrell Henderson rushed for touchdowns. Linebacker Micah Kiser forced a fumble and cornerbacks Darious Williams and Troy Hill intercepted passes to help the Rams maintain the momentum they gained from a season-opening victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
The Rams will try to repeat their success next Sunday when they travel to play the Buffalo Bills. They will need another good performance from Goff, who completed 20 of 27 passes for 267 yards
Goff started quickly, completing his first 13 pass attempts, including two short ones to Higbee for touchdowns.
“They were kind of like joking around with me,” Goff said of teammates.
“‘Hey, we’re not going to talk to you,’ like when a pitcher’s throwing a perfect game.”
Wentz, taken just behind Goff at the top of the 2016 NFL Draft, completed 26 of 43 pass attempts for 242 yards with two interceptions. He also rushed for a touchdown.
But with the Eagles (0-2) threatening to erase the Rams’ 21-16 halftime lead midway through the third quarter, Williams intercepted a pass by Wentz in the end zone.
Klein writes for the L.A. Times.
Rams 37, Eagles 19
Rams 37, Eagles 19