Los Angeles 21, Kansas City 20
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, August 20, 2016
Where: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Temperature:
71°
Head Official:
Peter Morelli
Attendance:
80782
By The Sports Xchange
Rookie quarterback Jared Goff threw his first touchdown pass, rallying the Rams to a 21-20 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Goff, the No. 1 pick of this year's NFL draft, connected with Malcolm Brown for a 10-yard scoring pass with 10:30 remaining. Goff was 8 of 12 for 82 yards and a touchdown.
Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith completed 9 of 12 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown. Smith guided the Chiefs on a 13-play, 75-yard march on their opening drive as running back Spencer Ware scored on a 2-yard run for an early lead.
However, the Rams (2-0) answered on their initial possession, going 81 yards in five plays as running back Todd Gurley scooted in for a 3-yard touchdown run to make it 7-7 with 5:13 left in the first quarter.
Rams starting quarterback Case Keenum, who finished with 4 of 5 completions and a score, hit Pharoh Cooper on an 11-yard touchdown pass for a 14-7 advantage early in the second quarter.
The Chiefs knotted the score when Smith found Jeremy Maclin for a 20-yard scoring pass 3:29 later.
Goff's outing didn't start well. He fumbled on his second play and Kansas City recovered.
The Chiefs cashed in the miscue with a 32-yard field goal by Carlos Santos at 7:59 of the second quarter. Santos added a 19-yard boot before the end of the half for a 20-14 Kansas City edge.
Kansas City (0-2) had a shot at winning in the final two minutes but Jabriel Washington recovered Aaron Murray's fumble at the Rams' 22-yard line to seal it for Los Angeles.
Chiefs quarterback Nick Foles, a former Ram, finished 18 of 22 for 133 yards passing.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Kansas City |
|
Los Angeles |
Spencer Ware
|
Player |
Malcolm Brown
|
10 |
Attempts |
12 |
37 |
Yards |
68 |
3.7 |
Avg Yards |
5.7 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
12 |
Long |
28 |
Receiving
Kansas City |
|
Los Angeles |
Chris Conley
|
Player |
Kenny Britt
|
3 |
Receptions |
2 |
66 |
Yards |
27 |
22.0 |
Avg Yards |
13.5 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
37 |
Long |
20 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Kansas City
|
390 |
82 |
308 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1.0 |
1 |
Los Angeles
|
264 |
139 |
125 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3.0 |
2 |
Upcoming Games
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Los Angeles will play their next game on the road against Denver. The Rams have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Chiefs have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.