Monday 24 September 2018 12:27, UK
Jared Goff passed for 354 yards and three touchdowns, and Todd Gurley rushed for 105 yards and another score, leading the Rams to a 35-23 victory over the Chargers in the Los Angeles derby.
The Rams (3-0) remain one of the NFL's four unbeaten teams as they racked up 521 yards of offense, with Robert Woods catching two touchdown passes and Cooper Kupp hauling in a 53-yard scoring grab from Goff.
Philip Rivers passed for 226 yards for the Chargers (1-2), hitting Mike Williams for two touchdown passes, but the Chargers could not get into the end zone in the final 23 minutes of the game as they slipped to a second defeat on the season.
Despite their prolific offensive performance, the Rams had some bad news as they lost starting cornerbacks Marcus Peters and Aqib Talib to injuries during the game.
FIRST QUARTER
Chargers 0-7 Rams: Todd Gurley one-yard touchdown run (Sam Ficken extra point good)
Chargers 6-7 Rams: Philip Rivers 42-yard touchdown pass to Mike Williams (Caleb Sturgis failed extra point)
Chargers 6-14 Rams: Jared Goff three-yard touchdown pass to Robert Woods (Ficken extra point good)
SECOND QUARTER
Chargers 6-21 Rams: Blake Countess blocked punt recovery for TD (Ficken extra point good)
Chargers 13-21 Rams: Melvin Gordon 11-yard touchdown run (Sturgis extra point good)
THIRD QUARTER
Chargers 13-28 Rams: Goff 53-yard touchdown pass to Cooper Kupp (Ficken extra point good)
Chargers 20-28 Rams: Rivers 20-yard touchdown pass to Mike Williams (Sturgis extra point good)
Chargers 20-35 Rams: Goff six-yard touchdown pass to Woods (Ficken extra point good)
FOURTH QUARTER
Jets 23-35 Rams: Sturgis 26-yard field goal
Bears 16-14 Cardinals
Chicago (2-1) rallied from a two-touchdown deficit to win in Arizona (0-3).
Khalil Mack recorded two sacks and a forced fumble, while Jordan Howard rushed for Chicago's lone touchdown.
Cardinals rookie quarterback Josh Rosen made his NFL debut deep into the fourth quarter but couldn't prevent another defeat for Arizona.
Cowboys 13-24 Seahawks
Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes and Earl Thomas tallied two interceptions as Seattle (1-2) won its home opener against a listless Dallas (1-2).
After giving up 12 sacks in the first two games, Seattle surrendered only two to the Cowboys, while their defense sacked a struggling Dak Prescott five times.
