Rams vs. Redskins: Running Blog

Fourth Quarter

- Mulligan was rewarded for his special teams play as he grabs a 1-yard touchdown for a 29-28 lead.

- Richardson punched it in from 2 yards out to make it 31-28 Rams with 14:55 to go.

- Washington starts again at its 20.

- The defense responds with a huge three and out, and Amendola was horse collared on the punt.

- The Rams start from their 32.

-Richardson gained nothing on first down and Bradford threw incomplete on second down.

- On third and 10, Bradford hit Amendola for 8 yards, short of the first down. Three and out for the offense but a quick note on the catch as Amendola hauled in his 15th grab of the day, tying with Flipper Anderson and Isaac Bruce for franchise record.

- Washington starts again at its 16.

- False start to the 11 and Griffin hits Josh Morgan for 14 to the 25 for second-and-1.

- Griffin picked up 6 to move the chains and 14 two plays later for a first at Washington’s 45.

- He ran for 9 more on the next play.

- Evan Royster gained 4 to the Rams’ 42.

- Morris lost 4 on first down.

- A 2-yard completion and a 5-yard scramble forced Washington to punt.

- The Rams get it back at their 11 with 7:07 to go and a 31-28 lead.

- Richardson ran for 1 on first down but Hunter was injured on the play and limped off. Ty Nsekhe in at left tackle. All hands on deck on the O line right now.

- Three and out and P Johnny Hekker comes up huge with a 66-yard punt. Washington starts at its 21.

- the defense gets another huge three and out and gets it back for the offense at the Rams’ 29.

- A 13-yard completion to Mulligan started the drive but he went out of bounds to stop the clock. Could be costly error.

- Richardson gained 1 yard from the Rams’ 42 and Washington burned its final timeout.

- A big offsides penalty and a 6-yard run by Richardson gave the Rams a first down at Washington’s 46.

- Richardson with a costly fumble gives it back to Skins at their 37.

- DeAngelo Hall recovered for Washington.

- The Skins picked up a quick first down as Griffin hit Moss for 9 yards to the Rams’ 49 at the two minute warning.

- Griffin moved the chains again with 11 more yards to the Rams’ 38.

- A 2-yard completion set up third and 8 at the 36.

- Griffin hit Morgan for a gain of 7 but Morgan lost his cool at threw the ball for a 15-yard penalty to set up fourth-and-16 at the Rams’ 44.

- Billy Cundiff was nowhere close on a 62-yard field goal. The Rams get it back with the chance to run it out.

- The Rams kneel on it twice and pull out a huge, gutsy win, 31-28.

Third Quarter

- The Redskins start the third with the ball at their 15.

- Morris ran for 3 on first down and a false start pushed the Skins back 5 for second and 12 at their 13.

- After a 1 yard run, Washington had third and 13.

- A 4-yard completion finished a three and out to give it back to the Rams at their 37.

- The Rams wasted no time claiming their first lead of the game as they marched the 63 yards in just four plays. Bradford hit Steve Smith for a gain of 25 to Washington’s 33. Two plays later, Bradford hit Gibson for a 34-yard touchdown and a 23-21 lead with 10:23 to go in the third.

- Washington starts again from its 20.

- The Redskins came up with a strong response of their own as Griffin hit Aldrick Robinson for 28 yards on first down.

- Two plays later, Morris ripped off a gain of 29 to the Rams’ 18.

- He gained 9 on his next two carries to make it third-and-1 at the Rams’ 9.

- After Griffin hit Fred Davis for 8 yards to the Rams’ 1, a false start moved it back to the 6 and Morris lost a yard.

- A QB draw for Griffin covered that up though and he went in from 7 yards out to make it 28-23 Redskins with 5:27 to go in the third.

- The Rams start again from their 20.

- After a sack on first down, the Rams made quick work of getting down the field as Bradford hit Kendricks for 11 and Amendola for 16 on third-and-6 to the 41.

- Richardson blew down the right sideline for a 53-yard gain to Washington’s 6.

- But disaster hit again as Bradford fired into the end zone into the waiting arms of LB London Fletcher to give it back to Washington at its 20.

- Two plays netted 4 to set up a big third-and-6 from the 24.

- After an incompletion that was nearly an INT for CB Bradley Fletcher, the Rams made a huge play on special teams as TE Matthew Mulligan of all people broke through and blocked a Sav Rocca punt. Eugene Sims recovered at Washington’s 24.

- On third-and-5 from the 20, Bradford hit Richardson in the flat for 19 yards to give the Rams a first down at Washington’s 1.

- At the end of three, Washington leads it 28-23.

Second Quarter

- Jackson ripped off 9 more to open the quarter but the Rams lost 5 on yet another penalty.

- Bradford followed with a first down completion to Amendola for 8 yards to the 44.

- The Rams continued to put together a strong drive with Jackson carrying most of the freight. He ripped off a 20-yard gain and Richardson chipped in 8 in addition to a 19-yard strike from Bradford to Gibson.

- On first and goal at the 4, Jackson picked up 3.

- Jackson got another carry on second down and came up short. The ball came loose and he appeared to be down. But the Redskins recovered and the officials ruled it a fumble.

- The Rams challenged and won to get another shot on third-and-goal from the 1.

- Jackson CLEARLY was in for a touchdown but the referees had no clue what to do, made no call and then flagged Jackson for unsportsmanlike conduct. An absurd sequence of events.

- Zuerlein hits from 33 yards to make it 14-6 Washington.

- The Redskins struck back quickly as Griffin threw a perfect deep ball to WR Leonard Hankerson for 68 yards and a touchdown. Washington leads 21-6 with 6:19 to go in the half.

- The Rams had their best response of the day as Bradford hit Amendola for 56 yards and eventually connected again for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 21-13 Washington with 1:58 to go in the half.

- Amendola has 12 catches for 133 yards and a touchdown. That ties him with Reggie Wayne for the most receptions in a half in league history. What a bounce back after the fumble to start the game.

- Washington started from its 21 and two smoke screens netted no yards to set up a big third-and-10 with 1:01 to go in the half.

- Griffin ran a QB draw for 15 yards and a first down to the Redskins’ 36.

- On first down from there, Griffin got baited by CB Cortland Finnegan who made a terrific catch with his left hand for an interception. The Rams got it back at Washington’s 40.

- The Rams moved into Redskins territory on a completion to Steve Smith and a 12-yard scramble by Bradford.

- They settled for a 42-yard field goal by Zuerlein to trim it to 21-16 Washington at the half.

- Despite a lot of factors working against them, a heck of an effort by the Rams overcoming adversity to be right in this at the half.

First Quarter

- The Rams won the toss and elected to receive.

- Disaster struck quickly as the Rams started from their 20.

- QB Sam Bradford hit WR Danny Amendola in the flat for a gain of 10 but Amendola was hit by LB Perry Riley, causing a fumble that was scooped up by CB Josh Wilson for a 30 yard return and a touchdown.

- Just like that, Washington leads 7-0.

- The Rams start again from their 9 and pick up a first down on a defensive hold.

- Washington DL Adam Carriker was injured on the first play.

- Bradford goes right back to Amendola, who picked up 12 yards on the completion and 15 more on a personal foul penalty on LB London Fletcher.

- It was all Amendola all the time on the drive as the Rams responded with a solid drive. He had five catches for 42 yards on the possession.

- WR Brandon Gibson had a near touchdown called out of bounds as he just missed getting his feet down inbounds.

- The drive took its biggest when Barry Richardson was flagged for a false start.

- The Rams settled for a 39-yard field goal from Zuerlein to make it 7-3 Redskins with 9:05 to go in the first.

- The Redskins started again from their 22.

- After converting on a third down, DE Robert Quinn blew past LT Trent Williams for a 9-yard sack on third-and-8 to force a punt.

- The Rams get it back at their 38.

- Saffold has a knee injury. His return is questionable. Wayne Hunter is in at left tackle.

- The Rams go three and out as a third-and-3 completion to RB Daryl Richardson comes up a yard short. Richardson ran toward the sideline and the defender knocked him out of bounds before he got to the sticks.

- The Redskins started from their 20 and got a first down on third-and-17 on a personal foul penalty on the Rams to their 40.

- Morris picked up 6 on first down.

- Morris followed with 27 more.

- On third-and-2, the Rams seemed to get a stop but yet another personal foul penalty, this time on Quinn kept the drive alive.

- Griffin III ran it in from 5 yards out to make it 14-3.

- Bad penalties on the Rams, very costly.

- The Rams start again from their 20.

- Jackson ran for 12 yards to the 32 on first down.

- At the end of the first, the Redskins lead it 14-3.

Pregame Notes

- Greetings from the Edward Jones Dome where the Rams and Redskins are preparing to kickoff at 3:05 in the home opener at the Edward Jones Dome.

- First quick order of business, the Rams have one roster move to report: C Tim Barnes has been elevated to the active roster. To make room, the Rams released CB Quinton Pointer. That gives the Rams some insurance at center behind preumptive starter Robert Turner.

- The move also leaves the Rams with just four healthy and active corners, all of whom will get plenty of playing time. Cortland Finnegan and Janoris Jenkins will start with Bradley Fletcher as the nickel  and Trumaine Johnson also available. In a pinch, the Rams could also use Rodney McLeod at corner.

- We know three inactives for today: G Rokevious Watkins (ankle), DT Michael Brockers (ankle) and DT Matt Conrath (knee).

- The other inactives are RB Terrance Ganaway, QB Austin Davis, G Shelley Smith and S Darian Stewart.

- LT Rodger Saffold is active and expected to start. Really great to see that last week’s injury was nothing more than a scare.

- Quinn Ojinnaka is expected to start at LG.

- With Smith inactive, the Rams have Wayne Hunter, Ty Nsekhe and Barnes available as backup linemen.

- The Rams are wearing the all blues today.

- Of note for Washington, WR Pierre Garcon is inactive. Also of note is S Brandon Merriweather.

- Stay tuned for updates throughout the game.