2021 · Week 2
Los Angeles Rams at Indianapolis Colts
Sep 19, 2021 · Lucas Oil Stadium · closed · fieldturf
Recap
Los Angeles Rams held off Indianapolis Colts 27–24. ScoutIndex had favored Rams (50%) going in. Rams improve to 2-0; Colts fall to 0-2. Matthew Stafford paced the offense with 278 passing yards and 2 TDs; 1 rushing yard.
Team stats
| LAR | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 21 |
| 379 | Total yards | 381 |
| 278 | Passing yards | 272 |
| 101 | Rushing yards | 109 |
| 19/30 | Comp / Att | 22/36 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(3:23) (Shotgun) 9-M.Stafford pass deep left to 10-C.Kupp for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q18-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
- Q2(14:57) 3-R.Blankenship 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q2(1:55) 8-M.Gay 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
- Q2(:02) 3-R.Blankenship 46 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q3(11:39) 27-D.Henderson left tackle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q38-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
- Q3(3:46) (Shotgun) 2-C.Wentz pass short right to 14-Z.Pascal for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(14:17) (Punt formation) 6-J.Hekker Aborted. 42-M.Orzech FUMBLES at LA 5, touched at LA 5, recovered by LA-6-J.Hekker at LA 1. 6-J.Hekker to LA 1 for no gain (45-E.Speed). FUMBLES (45-E.Speed), RECOVERED by IND-16-A.Dulin at LA -4. TOUCHDOWN.
- Q43-R.Blankenship extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q4(12:12) (Shotgun) 9-M.Stafford pass short middle to 10-C.Kupp for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q48-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
- Q4(7:25) 3-R.Blankenship 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q4(2:27) 8-M.Gay 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
Box score
LAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 19/30 | 278 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Cooper Kupp | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Robert Woods | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Darrell Henderson | 13 | 53 | 1 |
| Sony Michel | 10 | 46 | 0 |
| Johnny Hekker | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Kupp | 9 | 11 | 163 | 2 |
| Robert Woods | 5 | 9 | 64 | 0 |
| Darrell Henderson | 3 | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Van Jefferson | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Tyler Higbee | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
IND
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Wentz | 20/31 | 247 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Eason | 2/5 | 25 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Wentz | 5 | 37 | 0 |
| Jonathan Taylor | 15 | 51 | 0 |
| Nyheim Hines | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Marlon Mack | 5 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman | 8 | 12 | 123 | 0 |
| Jack Doyle | 5 | 8 | 64 | 0 |
| Jonathan Taylor | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Zach Pascal | 5 | 6 | 38 | 1 |
| Mo Alie-Cox | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Nyheim Hines | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Marlon Mack | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashton Dulin | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Strachan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |