Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Gurley, Rams get in kicks
Tailback, seven field goals top Cowboys, 35-30.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Todd Gurley can help make Jared Goff’s second go-round in the NFL much more enjoyable than the first.
Gurley scored the goahead touchdown on a 53yard catch-and-run while generating 215 total yards, Greg Zuerlein kicked a career-high 7 field goals, and the Rams beat the Cowboys 35-30 on Sunday.
Gurley finished with 121 yards rushing and 94 receiving as the Rams overcame two first-half touchdowns from Ezekiel Elliott the day before a federal appeals court hearing related to the running back’s blocked six-game suspension over a domestic incident in Ohio.
“Me being able to step up takes a lot of stress off everybody, and we obviously have a lot of guys that can do a lot of things, just being able to have diversity on of- fense,” Gurley said.
The Rams (3-1) rallied from 11 points down late in the first half and matched their start from a year ago,
when they went 1-11 the rest of the way as Goff, the No. 1 overall pick, was sitting and later lost the first seven starts of his career.
Goff showed more poise in first-year Coach Sean McVay’s offense, throwing for 255 yards and two touchdowns without an interception. He has seven TD passes and one interception this season.
The Cowboys (2-2) are already a loss shy of their total from last season when Prescott, the 135th pick in Goff’s draft, was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year for the top-seeded team in the NFC.
And Prescott is already one interception away from last year’s total of four after a play that was originally ruled a fumble was changed to a diving pick by linebacker Mark Barron at the Dallas 29. Zuerlein’s sixth field goal gave the Rams 19 consecutive points and a 32-24 lead.
“We’re not going to lose confidence,” Prescott said. “We feel like we’re getting better. Even in a loss, we’re going to find a way to get better.”
Dallas held the Rams to 131 yards in the first half, but the absence of All-Pro linebacker Sean Lee (hamstring) showed up after halftime. After punting on their first possession of the second half, the Rams scored five consecutive times, including Gurley’s long TD catch.