Refocused: Atlanta Falcons 26, Los Angeles Rams 13
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The Atlanta Falcons spoiled the return of playoff football to the L.A. Coliseum, defeating the Los Angeles Rams 26-13 Saturday night.
QB Matt Ryan was fairly efficient on the night, going 21-of-30 for 218 yards. He connected on a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to WR Julio Jones, who had nine catches for 94 yards in total. Running backs Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman combined for over 100 yards rushing.
QB Jared Goff didn’t have his best statistical night, going 24-of-45 for 259 yards and throwing one touchdown to reliable rookie WR Cooper Kupp. RB Todd Gurley was efficient running the ball, averaging over 7.0 yards per carry on the way to 101 yards on the ground. WR Robert Woods led the Rams with 142 receiving yards on nine receptions.
TOP 5 GRADES:
DI Aaron Donald, 97.8 overall grade
CB Troy Hill, 91.7 overall grade
WR Robert Woods, 82.5 overall grade
G Rodger Saffold, 80.0 overall grade
DI Morgan Fox, 78.3 overall grade
PERFORMANCES OF NOTE:
QB JARED GOFF, 73.8 OVERALL GRADE
Outside of Goff putting it together for a handful of no huddle drives at the end of each half, the second-year quarterback was extremely erratic all day. His ball placement underneath wasn’t always conducive to yards after the catch and he was too often content with check downs. When faced with pressure, Goff was only 4-of-12 for 57 yards and he took three sacks.
T ANDREW WHITWORTH, 36.8 OVERALL GRADE
Mere days after being named first team All-Pro left tackle, Whitworth had the lowest-graded game of his entire career. Brooks Reed killed him a handful of times with a spin move, while Adrian Clayborn and Takk McKinley got the better of him with bull rushes. Whitworth allowed six pressures on the day, his highest total all season.
DI AARON DONALD, 97.8 OVERALL GRADE
Donald wreaked havoc in the first half, generating 10 pressures as the Falcons line struggled to contain him. To their credit, he was held to one pressure in the second half, although his 11 pressures and pass-rush grade of 99.5 are still impressive figures.
CB TROY HILL, 91.7 OVERALL GRADE
Hill showed vast improvement down the stretch for the Rams and continued his high-level play Saturday night. He didn’t allow a single reception on five targets and recorded two pass break ups. On the night, Ryan had a 39.6 passer rating when throwing into his coverage.