BALTIMORE – The Rams (6-7) fell to the Ravens 37-31 in overtime on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium, with Baltimore wide receiver Tylan Wallace’s walk-off, 76-yard punt return for a touchdown the difference in the extra period.
Trailing 23-22 midway through the fourth quarter, quarterback Matthew Stafford fired a 5-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Demarcus Robinson to give Los Angeles a 28-23 lead with 4:41 remaining after the ensuing 2-point attempt was unsuccessful.
The Ravens (10-3) responded with a 21-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Lamar Jackson to wide receiver Zay Flowers, who also caught the ensuing 2-point attempt to give the Ravens a 31-28 lead with 1:16 remaining.
Highlighted by a 19-yard completion to Robinson and 34-yard completion to wide receiver Cooper Kupp, Stafford on the ensuing drive marched the Rams to the Ravens 18-yard line with 22 seconds left. Helped by Robinson breaking up a near-pick by Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey in the endzone, the Rams were able to settle for a 36-yard field goal by Lucas Havrisik with 7 seconds left to force overtime.
Both teams traded 3-and-outs at the onset of overtime; the Rams’ punt after theirs being what Wallace took the distance. Wallace was returning the punt because Baltimore’s regular punt returner, wide receiver Devin Duvernay, had been ruled out with a back injury.
Stafford finished 23 of 41 passing for 294 yards and 3 touchdowns in the loss, which ended a 3-game win streak for L.A. Kupp had 8 catches for 115 yards and 1 touchdown.
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The Rams leaned heavily on the run on their first offensive series, calling nine consecutive run plays – including a jet sweep to Puka Nacua – to make their way to the Ravens 9-yard line. However, after three consecutive incompletions by Stafford, they were forced to settle for a 27-yard field goal to gain an 3-0 lead late in the first quarter. Williams had 43 rushing yards on 7 carries on that drive alone, which lasted a little over 5 and a half minutes.