Matthew Stafford didn’t need long to give the Rams a jolt on Monday night, and Davante Adams was the one on the finishing end.
Matthew Stafford finds Davante Adams in the end zone for the touchdown 😤
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After Buffalo opened with the first six points of the game, Stafford answered by guiding Los Angeles back in front with a touchdown strike to Adams in the front left corner of the end zone. It was the kind of veteran connection the Rams were hoping to see from a healthier-looking lineup in Week 5.
By the two-minute warning of the first half, Stafford and Adams had connected just once, but the quarterback was still operating with good rhythm. Stafford spread the ball around, hitting eight different receivers as Los Angeles tried to stay with Josh Allen and the Bills in a 13-7 game.
Aaron Donald also made his presence felt after returning to action in a lineup that was closer to full strength. He logged his first sack since coming back, though the play was erased by a penalty. Even so, Donald looked much more like the disruptive force the Rams are used to seeing after Sean McVay gave a strongly positive update on his injury status before kickoff.
The Rams’ defense still had plenty to clean up. Buffalo was averaging 6.4 yards per play against Los Angeles as the game moved toward halftime, a sign that Allen and company were finding too much room too often.
Stafford got another chance to engineer a tying or go-ahead drive before the break, but the Rams were pushed backward late in the second quarter and couldn’t capitalize. He went to halftime with 85 passing yards, while Adams had not topped four receiving yards beyond that touchdown catch.
The Rams reached halftime down 13-7, with enough showing from Stafford and Adams to hint at what the offense could be, but not nearly enough to change the scoreboard.
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