2021 · Week 1
Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams
Sep 12, 2021 · SoFi Stadium · dome · matrixturf
Recap
Los Angeles Rams defeated Chicago Bears 34–14. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Rams (75%). Rams improve to 1-0; Bears fall to 0-1. Matthew Stafford paced the offense with 321 passing yards and 3 TDs.
Team stats
| CHI | LAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | First downs | 17 |
| 350 | Total yards | 395 |
| 216 | Passing yards | 321 |
| 134 | Rushing yards | 74 |
| 29/40 | Comp / Att | 20/26 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(10:48) 9-M.Stafford pass deep right to 12-V.Jefferson for 67 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q18-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
- Q1(4:44) 8-M.Gay 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
- Q2(11:42) 8-M.Gay 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
- Q2(:38) (Shotgun) 32-D.Montgomery up the middle for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-P.O'Donnell.
- Q3(14:01) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 9-M.Stafford pass deep middle to 10-C.Kupp for 56 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on CHI-96-A.Hicks, Roughing the Passer, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q38-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
- Q3(4:20) (Shotgun) 1-J.Fields right end for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q32-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-P.O'Donnell.
- Q3(1:52) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 9-M.Stafford pass short left to 10-C.Kupp for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (No Huddle, Shotgun) 9-M.Stafford pass short left to 10-C.Kupp to CHI 1 for 17 yards (4-E.Jackson).
- Q3(1:24) 27-D.Henderson up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q38-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
- Q4(3:22) 9-M.Stafford pass short middle to 2-R.Woods for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on CHI-44-A.Ogletree, Defensive Holding, declined.
- Q48-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
Box score
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 27/38 | 206 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Fields | 2/2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| David Montgomery | 16 | 108 | 1 |
| Marquise Goodwin | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Damien Williams | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Justin Fields | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Montgomery | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Marquise Goodwin | 4 | 4 | 45 | 0 |
| Cole Kmet | 5 | 7 | 42 | 0 |
| Allen Robinson | 6 | 11 | 35 | 0 |
| Damien Williams | 4 | 5 | 28 | 0 |
| Darnell Mooney | 5 | 7 | 26 | 0 |
| Damiere Byrd | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Jimmy Graham | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
LAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 20/26 | 321 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| Darrell Henderson | 16 | 70 | 1 |
| Robert Woods | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Sony Michel | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Kupp | 7 | 10 | 108 | 1 |
| Van Jefferson | 2 | 3 | 80 | 1 |
| Darrell Henderson | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Tyler Higbee | 5 | 6 | 68 | 0 |
| Robert Woods | 3 | 4 | 27 | 1 |
| DeSean Jackson | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 |