2021 · Week 8
Los Angeles Rams at Houston Texans
Oct 31, 2021 · Reliant Stadium · closed · astroturf
Recap
Los Angeles Rams beat Houston Texans 38–22. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Rams (77%). Rams improve to 7-1; Texans fall to 1-7. Matthew Stafford led the way with 305 passing yards and 3 TDs. Rams out-gained the opponent 475–354 in total yards.
Team stats
| LAR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | First downs | 17 |
| 475 | Total yards | 354 |
| 310 | Passing yards | 310 |
| 165 | Rushing yards | 44 |
| 22/34 | Comp / Att | 29/39 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:36) 9-M.Stafford pass short right to 27-D.Henderson for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q18-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
- Q2(8:54) 8-M.Gay 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
- Q2(6:13) (Shotgun) 9-M.Stafford pass short middle to 2-R.Woods for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q28-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
- Q2(:32) 27-D.Henderson left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q28-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
- Q2(:02) 7-K.Fairbairn 45 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q3(7:59) (Shotgun) 9-M.Stafford pass short right to 10-C.Kupp for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q38-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
- Q3(:08) 2-R.Woods left end for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q38-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-6-J.Hekker.
- Q4(8:10) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 28-R.Burkhead up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q47-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q4(5:06) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 10-D.Mills pass deep left to 13-B.Cooks for 45 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q47-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-11-C.Johnston.
- Q4(2:39) (Shotgun) 10-D.Mills pass short left to 9-B.Jordan for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
LAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 21/32 | 305 | 3 | 0 |
| John Wolford | 1/2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Henderson | 14 | 90 | 1 |
| Sony Michel | 9 | 42 | 0 |
| Robert Woods | 3 | 22 | 1 |
| Buddy Howell | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Kupp | 7 | 9 | 115 | 1 |
| Darrell Henderson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Van Jefferson | 3 | 6 | 88 | 0 |
| Sony Michel | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Robert Woods | 3 | 9 | 35 | 1 |
| Ben Skowronek | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Tyler Higbee | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Mills | 29/38 | 310 | 2 | 1 |
| Rex Burkhead | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Burkhead | 4 | 21 | 1 |
| Scottie Phillips | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Phillip Lindsay | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| David Johnson | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Cooks | 6 | 6 | 83 | 1 |
| Nico Collins | 4 | 4 | 55 | 0 |
| Jordan Akins | 5 | 5 | 53 | 0 |
| Brevin Jordan | 3 | 4 | 41 | 1 |
| Rex Burkhead | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| Chris Conley | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Chris Moore | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Scottie Phillips | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| David Johnson | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Danny Amendola | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 |