The Rams finally found the end zone, taking a 9-6 lead over the Cardinals, but man, they made it way harder than it needed to be. Talk about a wild sequence after Blake Corum snagged his first career receiving touchdown. Seriously, this game is already delivering some edge-of-your-seat moments, even if they’re self-inflicted.
Corum Scores, Kicker Chaos Ensues
It was a pretty sweet play by Blake Corum, snagging a 15-yard screen pass and just taking it to the house for his very first receiving touchdown. You love to see a guy get that career milestone, and it instantly put the Rams up 9-6. But that’s where things got a little… dicey. See, their new kicker, Blake Grupe, is apparently doubtful to return after picking up a knee injury. So, with no reliable kicker, the Rams coaching staff had to make a call, and they went for the two-point conversion. What a mess, right?
The Nearly Disastrous Two-Point Try
That two-point attempt turned into an absolute roller coaster. Matthew Stafford dropped back, but then boom, he got strip-sacked. The ball was loose, and the Cardinals’ defensive lineman L.J. Collier scooped it up! For a second there, it looked like Collier was going to take it all the way back to the opposite end zone for two points of his own. Can you imagine the swing? Instead of being up by three, the Rams could have been tied at nine with the Cardinals getting a defensive two-point conversion. Luckily, Collier got tackled before he could get there, preserving the Rams’ slim 9-6 lead. Stafford’s day so far has him at 9-of-13 for 60 yards and that one touchdown.
What a wild one. The Rams are up, but they’re walking a tightrope with this kicker situation. Every snap feels critical right now, especially after that near-disaster.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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