Rams' Secondary Torched In Loss To Raiders
The Las Vegas Raiders racked up 440 yards of offense, as they defeated the Los Angeles Rams 34-17 Saturday night at SoFi Stadium.
All three Raiders quarterbacks torched the Rams' secondary for 342 passing yards and two touchdowns. Third-string gunslinger Aidan O'Connell's 12-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Cam Sims midway through the third quarter put the game out of reach, 27-10.
O'Connell closed out the game, completing 11-of-18 for 163 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He relieved Brian Hoyer who threw for 142 yards on 12-of-22, throwing a pick-six to Rams linebacker Jake Hummel in the second quarter which tied the game 10-10.
After Los Angeles quarterback Stetson Bennett threw a 50-yard pick-six, Las Vegas got the ball back with 1:12 to go in the first half. Hoyer chucked back-to-back passes to Phillip Dorsett for a total of 60 yards, which set up Daniel Carlson's second field goal on the night as the Raiders led 20-10 at halftime.
Jimmy Garoppolo played one drive and was an efficient 4-for-4 for 39 yards, helping lead the Raiders down for their first touchdown of the night.
Bennett was scuffling for most of the night, but impressed on both of the Rams' scoring drives he led. In the second quarter, Bennett went 5-for-6 for 65 yards in what led to a Tanner Brown 25-yard field goal.
Late in the third quarter, Bennett went 5-of-5 for 47 yards, but got the job done on the ground, capping the 11-play, 75-yard drive off with a 4-yard touchdown run — his first scoring scamper of the preseason — to trim the deficit to 27-17.
Bennett was replaced by Brett Rypien one drive later, completing 15-of-24 passes for 142 yards and an interception.
The Raiders outscored the Rams 24-7 across the game's final 31 minutes.
The Rams round out their preseason slate against the Denver Broncos Aug. 26 at Empower Field at Mile High. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. PT.
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