The New Orleans Saints, led by quarterback Andy Dalton, handed the Los Angeles Rams their fourth straight loss in a 27-20 win on Sunday at home.
unloaded a high, deep throw down the middle of the field a moment before being flung to the turf. The crescendo of cheers filling the Superdome let Dalton know that rookie receiver Chris Olave had run under the ball, caught it and dove across the goal line for a pivotal 53-yard score.
"I was pretty aware," Dalton said with a grin when asked if he noticed Donald's imposing, All-Pro presence barreling in from his blind side as he released his deep scoring pass."Half a second longer, that’s a sack incomplete pass. ... If you can play on time at the quarterback position and get the ball out, good things can happen."
"Obviously, we need to make a smart decision for Matthew and see where we’re at," Rams coach Sean McVay said."I know how he was feeling, and we made the decision it was going to be in his best interest to not have him continue to play."Stafford was effective in the first half, after which the Rams led 14-10, and he left the game having completed 11 of 18 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns, including a 62-yarder to Tutu Atwell.
Stafford was replaced by Bryce Perkins, who led the Rams to a field goal on his first series but struggled thereafter and was sacked twice to stall his third series late in the fourth quarter, all but sealing the game's result. Los Angeles didn't pull within a touchdown until Matt Gay's 58-yard field goal with 6 seconds remaining, and the Saints recovered a subsequent onside kick.
"What we need to do is cut it loose. Why not?" Dalton said."That’s just the mindset, the mentality that we have to have."Saints defenders combined for four sacks, with 1 1/2 each coming from end Carl Granderson and linebacker Kaden Elliss, a pair of young reserves taking more snaps because of injuries.
The Rams had an early 7-3 lead when Stafford spotted Atwell in one-on-one coverage with Chris Harris Jr. and dropped a deep pass into the receiver's arms along the left sideline.
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