Inglewood, CA- After last Sundays crushing loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, the Rams rallied for a thrilling 27-20 win over the previously unbeaten Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, September 28th.
A late 88-yard touchdown pass from Stafford to Wide Receiver Tutu Atwell under two minutes proved to be the game winning score, as the fans at SoFi Stadium went wild.
Stafford passed for 375 yards and three touchdowns, including the longest TD throw of his 17-year NFL career. Los Angeles tied it on his 9-yard TD pass to Puka Nacua, who finished with 13 catches for a career-high 170 yards.
While the Rams (3-1) earned a gritty comeback win by scoring two TDs in the final 3:20, the Colts (3-1) couldn’t overcome Mitchell’s mind-boggling fumble right before the receiver crossed the goal line with what was about to be a 76-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter.
“It felt great,” Atwell said. “It’s something I’ve been doing my whole (football) career. I’m happy, but it’s something I’m capable of, and I’m glad we got the win.”
There was still time for Colts Quarterback Daniel Jones and the potent offense to even the score, and send the game into overtime.
Stafford said Atwell was “the last thought in my head jogging out on the field” before the TD throw, but he pounced when Colts cornerback Mekhi Blackmon fell down in coverage. Indianapolis safety Camryn Bynum also said his defense only had 10 men on the field.
Kam Curl stopped any chance of a Colts comeback with his second interception of the day with 53 seconds left, and the Rams ran out the clock on an ecstatic win featuring four lead changes.
Jones passed for 262 yards for the Colts, who also had a 53-yard rushing TD by Jonathan Taylor taken off the board by a holding call on Mitchell with 2:15 to play.
There won’t be much time for celebration, as the Rams will be hosting their arch nemesis, the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday night at SoFi. Both teams are at a mark of (3-1), which means the victor will sit atop the NFC West.
The game will air on Fox, as well as Amazon Prime. Kickoff is slated for 5:15 pm.
