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PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 32 of 51 passes for 317 yards and ran for 10 yards, and Kyren Williams scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns as the Rams rallied past the Philadelphia Eagles 24-20 on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. Attendance was 69,879. Philadelphia built a 20-10 halftime lead behind Jalen Hurts, who completed 12 of 27 passes for 93 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 18 yards. Darius Cooper caught three passes for 33 yards and both Eagles touchdowns. Jake Elliott made two field goals. Harrison Mevis made a 40-yard field goal and later missed a 48-yard attempt wide left. Puka Nacua caught nine passes for 125 yards and scored on a 2-yard run for the Rams. Williams finished with 80 rushing yards, 67 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Tyler Higbee added five catches for 67 yards. Jeremiah Trotter Jr. made 15 tackles for Philadelphia, while Jihaad Campbell added nine. Cooper DeJean intercepted a pass. Nate Landman had 10 tackles for the Rams, and Byron Young added six tackles and 2.5 sacks. The Rams improved to 2-2, and the Eagles fell to 2-2.
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PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Kyren Williams scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns and the Los Angeles Rams rallied for a 24-20 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday. Williams’ 7-yard run with 1:10 remaining provided the decisive points, capping a comeback that kept the Rams at .500. Los Angeles improved to 2-2, and Philadelphia dropped to 2-2. Attendance was 69,879. The Rams had trailed 20-10 at halftime and had managed only a field goal and a touchdown before the fourth quarter. Williams finished with 16 carries for 80 yards and 10 receptions for 67 yards, scoring twice on the ground. Matthew Stafford completed 32 of 51 passes for 317 yards and ran three times for 10 yards, directing the late rally without throwing a touchdown pass. Philadelphia’s final possession ended without points. Philadelphia controlled most of the first half. Jake Elliott opened the scoring with a 29-yard field goal with 8:38 remaining in the first quarter, and Harrison Mevis answered with a 40-yard field goal with 2:08 left in the opening period. Elliott made a 56-yard field goal with 10:56 remaining in the second quarter, then Jalen Hurts threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Darius Cooper with 5:44 left before halftime. Puka Nacua scored on a 2-yard run with 1:55 remaining for the Rams, but Hurts found Cooper again for a 10-yard touchdown with 3 seconds left before halftime. A penalty on Los Angeles’ T. McDuffie for illegal contact was declined on the play. The Eagles took a 20-10 lead into the break. Philadelphia did not score after halftime. The Rams’ comeback began slowly. Mevis missed a 48-yard field goal wide left with 7:20 remaining in the third quarter, leaving Los Angeles without points on its first possession of the second half. The Rams finally broke through when Williams scored on a 1-yard run with 3:59 remaining, cutting the deficit to 20-17. After the Los Angeles defense forced a stop, Stafford guided the offense down the field again, and Williams scored from 7 yards out with 1:10 left. Mevis converted the extra point to make it 24-20. Mevis made one of two field-goal attempts and all three extra points. Stafford, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound quarterback from Dallas, completed 32 of 51 passes for 317 yards and ran three times for 10 yards. He entered the game after throwing for 390 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Denver and 327 yards and four touchdowns in a win over the New York Giants. Stafford was intercepted twice, by Cooper DeJean and Andrew Mukuba. Puka Nacua was his top target with nine receptions for 125 yards, and he also ran once for 2 yards and a touchdown. Tyler Higbee added five catches for 67 yards. Davante Adams had four receptions for 32 yards. Tutu Atwell caught one pass for 8 yards, Konata Mumpfield had one for 7 yards, and Jordan Whittington had one for 4 yards. Blake Corum ran five times for 14 yards and caught one pass for 7 yards. Davis Allen did not record a reception. Jalen Hurts, a 6-foot-1, 223-pound quarterback, completed 12 of 27 passes for 93 yards and two touchdowns and ran five times for 18 yards. Darius Cooper caught three passes for 33 yards and both touchdowns. Tank Bigsby led the Eagles on the ground with 14 carries for 55 yards. Will Shipley ran six times for 23 yards and returned three kickoffs for 65 yards. Saquon Barkley carried twice for 8 yards and caught one pass for 2 yards. Zach Ertz had two receptions for 13 yards, Dontayvion Wicks had three for 18, and Makai Lemon had three for 27. Britain Covey returned three punts for 59 yards, Braden Mann punted six times for 293 yards, and Jake Elliott made both of his field-goal attempts. Philadelphia’s defense received a game-high 15 tackles from Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Jihaad Campbell added nine tackles, Riq Woolen had seven, and Cooper DeJean recorded five tackles and an interception. Andrew Mukuba also intercepted a pass and made four tackles. Quinyon Mitchell, Smael Mondon Jr. and Jordan Davis each had four tackles. Nolan Smith Jr. finished with two tackles and a sack. Michael Carter II had four tackles, Jonathan Jones and Kelee Ringo each had three, and Moro Ojomo had two. E.J. Jenkins, Jalyx Hunt, Mac McWilliams, AJ Epenesa, Arnold Ebiketie and Jalen Carter each had one tackle. Markel Bell did not record a stat. Los Angeles’ defense was led by Nate Landman, who made 10 tackles. Byron Young had six tackles and 2.5 sacks, while Kamren Kinchens had six tackles and half a sack. Quentin Lake also made six tackles, and Omar Speights had five tackles and a sack. Kam Curl added four tackles, and Josh Wallace had three. Ethan Evans punted four times for 199 yards. The Rams limited Philadelphia to 93 passing yards and kept the Eagles off the scoreboard in the second half. Los Angeles finished with 317 passing yards and 106 rushing yards, while Philadelphia had 93 passing yards and 104 rushing yards. The Rams had lost 30-26 to Denver, beaten the New York Giants 28-6 and lost 27-7 to San Francisco in their first three games. Philadelphia had lost 27-7 at Chicago, won 24-20 at Tennessee and beaten Washington 24-22 in its first three games. Los Angeles next hosts Buffalo, then Arizona, then visits Las Vegas, hosts the Los Angeles Chargers and visits Washington. Philadelphia next visits Jacksonville, hosts Carolina, hosts Dallas, visits Washington and hosts the New York Giants. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Philadelphia 33, Los Angeles 27, and its ELO system gave Philadelphia a 60.9 percent probability to win. Philadelphia had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -3.5. The total score of 44 went under the over/under line of 42.5.

