WEEK 2
ATLANTA FALCONS (0-1) @ LOS ANGELES RAMS (0-1)
DATE: Sunday (9/18/22)
STADIUM: SoFi Stadium
TIME: 4:05 PM ET
REFEREE: Clay Martin
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Rams lead all-time series, 48-28-2
STREAKS Falcons have won 4 of last 5
LAST GAME 10/20/19: Rams 37 at Falcons 10
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/11/16: Falcons 42, Rams 14 (L.A. Coliseum)
ATLANTA FALCONS
LAST WEEK L 27-26 vs. New Orleans
COACH VS. OPP. Arthur Smith: 0-0
PTS. FOR 26.0
OFFENSE 416.0
PASSING Marcus Mariota: 20-33-215-0-0-79.7
RUSHING Cordarrelle Patterson: 22-120-5.5-1
RECEIVING Drake London (R): 5-74-14.8-0
PTS. AGAINST 27.0
DEFENSE 385.0
SACKS Grady Jarrett: 1.5
INTs —
TAKE/GIVE -1 (1/2)
PUNTING (NET) Bradley Pinion: 45.0 (42.0)
KICKING Younghoe Koo: 14 (2/2 PAT; 4/5 FG)
FALCONS NOTES
• QB MARCUS MARIOTA passed for 215 yards & rushed for 72 yards & TD in Week 1, his 4th career game with 50+ rush yards & rush TD. Passed for 275 yards in his only career start vs. LAR (12/24/17 w/ Ten.).
• RB CORDARRELLE PATTERSON had 136 scrimmage yards (career-high 120 rush, 16 rec.) & rush TD last week. Had 676 scrimmage yards (75.1 per game) & 6 TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.) in 9 road games last season.
• WR DRAKE LONDON (rookie) had 5 catches for 74 yards in NFL debut last week, most rec. yards among rookies in Week 1.
• WR OLAMIDE ZACCHEAUS had 4 catches for 49 yards in Week 1. Aims for his 3rd in row with 40+ rec. yards.
• TE KYLE PITTS has 60+ rec. yards in 6 of his past 7 on road.
• DL GRADY JARRETT had 1.5 sacks last week, his 5th-career game with 1.5+ sacks. Has 5+ tackles in 5 of his past 7 on road.
• LB MYKAL WALKER had 1st-career sack, career-high 2 TFL & 2nd-career FF last week. Has 5+ tackles in 3 of his past 4.
• LB LORENZO CARTER aims for his 6th in row with 0.5+ sacks.
• LB RASHAAN EVANS had 6 tackles & 4th-career FR in Week 1.
• LB ARNOLD EBIKETIE (rookie) recorded his 1st-career sack last week.
• CB A.J. TERRELL had 5 tackles last week. Had 13 PD & 2 INTs in 8 road games last season. Aims for his 5th in row on road with PD.
• S RICHIE GRANT led team with career-high 10 tackles & had PD in Week 1.
• S JAYLINN HAWKINS had career-high 6 tackles & PD last week.
LOS ANGELES RAMS
LAST WEEK L 31-10 vs. Buffalo (Thu.)
COACH VS. OPP. Sean McVay: 1-1
PTS. FOR 10.0
OFFENSE 243.0
PASSING Matthew Stafford: 29-41-240-1-3-63.1
RUSHING Darrell Henderson: 13-47-3.6-0
RECEIVING Cooper Kupp: 13-128-9.8-1
PTS. AGAINST 31.0
DEFENSE 413.0
SACKS Aaron Donald, Bobby Wagner: 1
INTs Troy Hill, Terrell Lewis: 1
TAKE/GIVE +1 (4/3)
PUNTING (NET) Riley Dixon: 45.3 (40.0)
KICKING Matt Gay: 4 (1/1 PAT; 1/1 FG)
RAMS NOTES
• QB MATTHEW STAFFORD passed for 240 yards in Week 1 & tied Drew Brees (183 games) for fewest games ever to reach 50,000 career pass yards. Has 2,589 pass yards (287.7 per game) & 22 TDs vs. 9 INTs for 102.2 rating in 9 home starts with LAR. Has 1,555 pass yards (311 per game) in 5 career games vs. Atl.
• RB DARRELL HENDERSON had 73 scrimmage yards (47 rush, 26 rec.) in Week 1. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his past 6 at home.
• WR COOPER KUPP tied his career high with 13 catches & had 128 yards & rec. TD last week. Has 5+ catches in 22 straight games & can tie DeAndre Hopkins (23 from 2018-20) for second-longest such streak all-time. Has 10 rec. TDs in his past 10 at home. Aims for his 5th in row at home with 7+ catches, 100+ rec. yards & rec. TD. • WR ALLEN ROBINSON aims for his 3rd in row vs. Atl. with TD catch.
• TE TYLER HIGBEE aims for his 6th in row with 5+ catches.
• DL AARON DONALD recorded his 99th-career sack in Week 1. Has sack in 4 of his past 5 at home & aims for his 4th in row at home with TFL. Since 2014, leads NFL in sacks (99) & TFL (151). Had sack, FF & FR in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Atl. with sack.
• LB BOBBY WAGNER had 7 tackles & sack in Rams debut last week. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Atl. with TFL. Since 2012, leads NFL with 1,384 tackles.
• LB LEONARD FLOYD had 7th-career FR in Week 1.
• DB JALEN RAMSEY had 6 tackles in Week 1. Had FF in last meeting.
• CB TROY HILL had 8 tackles & 8th-career INT last week.
• DB NICK SCOTT had career-high 7 tackles, PD & 1st-career FF in Week 1.
