Rams lose to Eagles after failing to spark any late-game magic under Matthew Stafford.
Most preseason forecasts have been surpassed by the Rams. They are surviving against teams that appear destined for long postseason runs and perhaps the Super Bowl.
However, the Rams are still a 2-3 team and are passing up chances to become real postseason contenders.
The most recent instance was the Philadelphia Eagles’ 23-14 loss at SoFi Stadium on Sunday.
The Rams beat the Seattle Seahawks and the Indianapolis Colts. Their losses came against the San Francisco 49ers, Cincinnati Bengals and the Eagles.
“We had some chances,” coach Sean McVay said. “And I’m just excited about figuring out how the hell we get some of this stuff fixed.”
Then McVay pounded the lectern with his fist.
“Because I know we can get this stuff done,” he said.
A week after winning in Indianapolis with a touchdown drive in overtime, the Rams and quarterback Matthew Stafford could not work similar late-game magic.
With the Rams trailing by nine points with just more than four minutes left, the Eagles unloaded on Stafford and extinguished any hope of a comeback.
“There were opportunities for both sides of the ball to just grab the momentum and kind of run with it,” said Stafford, who completed 21 of 37 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns, “and we weren’t able to do it.”
Cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon intercepted a pass, but the Rams could not turn it into points.