Joe Curley @vcsjoecurley
Wade Phillips’ defense held the Colts to 225 yards of total offense, 10 first downs and 0 for 10 on third-down conversions.
Secondary had two interceptions (Tru Johnson, Joyner) and six pass breakups (Joyner 2, Ogletree, Johnson, Robey plus Smart).
Rams had four sacks (Westbrooks, Walker, Quinn, Longacre), nine TFLs (Walker, Quinn had two each) and five QB hits.
Football Perspective @fbgchase
QBs who threw for first downs on at least 40% of their dropbacks in week 1:
Carr (47%)
Alex Smith (45%)
Wentz (41%)
Goff (40%) [no really]
Vincent Bonsignore @DailyNewsVinny
The #Rams won their four games last year by a combined 18 points. That puts today’s 37-point win over the #Colts in perspective I’d say
Alden Gonzalez @Alden_Gonzalez
A Rams defense without Aaron Donald had seven tackles for loss in one game.
Rams CB Trumaine Johnson, on Jared Goff: “It’s going to be a big rebound year for him, and I’m excited for him.”
Rams OLB Robert Quinn, on the players who stepped in for Aaron Donald: “There’s no concern from me. There’s no concern about the ability that the players have. Of course Aaron’s on a level of his own. … Wade and his system, I think it allows everyone, no matter the skill level, to be productive and dominate.”
Rams coach Sean McVay on Aaron Donald: “Aaron loves football. He wants to get this thing figured out. When you talk to him about, ‘What do you think is the best way to handle this?’ The first thing he says is, ‘I don’t at all want to be a distraction to my teammates, so I’ll reconvene with the team on Monday and we’ll figure this thing out moving forward.”
Rich Hammond@Rich_Hammond
Rewatching first half now. Whitworth is like a vacuum seal at tackle. And if I hear one more “Kupp” pun, I’m muting this.
Yes, you can downplay the Rams’ win because they beat a dreadful Indy squad. But remember, the Rams lost to the awful 49ers TWICE last year.
Joyner, on Donald’s impact: “You can’t replace a guy like Aaron Donald, so when that guy comes back, it’s going to be like Hell on Earth.”
Rams also scored more points today than they did in their last four games combined last year (44).
Ryan KartjeV @Ryan_Kartje
Without their best defensive player, the Rams turned in maybe their best defensive performance since returning to LA
Nose tackle Michael Brockers led the #Rams defense in tackles (5) today. Not sure I’ve ever seen a nose tackle do that before.
The Colts did not convert a single third down in that entire game. That’s amazing.
Lindsey Thiry@LindseyThiry
The Rams secondary sparked the team through training camp. It carried over to the season opener.
Louis Riddick @LRiddickESPN
I like Goff’s mechanics/delivery. Always have. Wentz is a very good young QB. Goff at least has a chance this year. He had NO CHANCE in ’16.
Michael Silver @MikeSilver
Sean McVay can coach. Jared Goff can ball. Don’t be mad.
Albert Breer @AlbertBreer
Rams QB Jared Goff: 21-29, 306 yds, 1 TD, 0 INTs, 117.9 rating. McVay wanted a base in what Goff does well, grow it from there. Good start.
Rich Eisen@richeisen
Sean McVay: 1-for-1 in wins, Goff 300-yard games and 40-burgers.
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