Rams stay unbeaten, Vinatieri sets scoring record
Los angeles: gregzu er le in boo ted a 34-yard go-ahead ield goal with 2:05 left as the Los Angeles Rams kept their perfect record alive with a 29-27 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.
Quarterback Jared Goff passed for 295 yards and three touchdowns for the Rams, who have started the season with eight consecutive wins and no losses.
Aaron Rodgers threw for 286 yards as the Packers gave the Rams all they could handle but ultimately came up short. Green Bay dropped to 3-3-1.
Ramik Wilson recovered a fumble for the Rams after Ty Montgomery couldn’t hold onto the ball on the kickoff return immediately following Zuerlein’s field goal.
Both teams charged back from 10-point deficits to take a lead in front of a crowd of 75,800 at the historic Los Angeles Coliseum.
Rodgers is known for his trademark fourth quarter game-winning drives, but he never got a chance to mount one this time.
As a result, Los Angeles was able to extend their best start to a season since 1969.
Josh Reynolds caught two touchdown passes for Los Angeles, while running back Todd Gurley rushed for 114 yards and scored a touchdown.
The Rams played without receiver Cooper Kupp, who missed his second straight game with a knee injury.
Elsewhere, Adam Vinatieri kicked a first-half field goal to surpass Morten Andersen and become the NFL’S all-time points leader in the Indianapolis Colt’s 42-28 win over the Oakland Raiders.
Vinatieri kicked a 26-yard field goal in the first quarter to tie Andersen with 2,544 points and then added a 25-yarder late in the second to set the record.