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Rams Skid Continues In Road Loss To Saints

The Los Angeles Rams have dropped yet another game, and are now all but out of the playoff race

Matt Galatzan

Looking for redemption, the Los Angeles Saints traveled to the Big Easy to take on a floundering New Orleans Saints team at the Super Dome on Sunday. 

And after leading at halftime, they seemed to be well on their way to doing so. 

However, for the third time this season, the Rams have blown a halftime lead, falling to the Saints 27-20 and dropping to 3-7 on the season. 

Many could point to the injury bug being a deciding factor in the loss, especially considering the loss of Matthew Stafford midway through the third quarter.

However, the situation for the Rams already seemed to be falling out of hand before the loss of their captain.

Instead, the finger should be pointed at a once again predictable offense, and a suspect defensive effort. 

For the game, the Rams were able to amass 336 yards of offense. However, the vast majority of that yardage came on just a handful of drives, while the rest of the game, the offense was largely offense. 

Ironically enough, it was also arguably the Rams' best day of the season rushing the football, with the six different ball carries combining for 148 yards. 

Meanwhile, on the defensive side, the Rams were absolutely dissected by journeyman backup quarterback Andy Dalton, who completed 21 of 24 passes for 260 yards and three touchdowns.

Rookie wideout Chris Olave also had a dominant performance, catching five passes for 102 yards and one of those scores. 

The result? A dominant effort by the Saints - one that was much greater than the final score indicated. 

Following the loss, the Rams (3-7) will not have much time to wallow, as they are set to travel to Kansas City to take on arguably the NFL's best team, in the Kansas City Chiefs. 

Kickoff is set for 3:25 pm. 

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MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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