Rams vs. Patriots: Running Blog

LONDON -

Fourth Quarter

- Rams drive ends from their 37 as Bradford is sacked again for a loss of 8 by Ninkovich.

- Patriots take over at their 45.

- Another drive, another TD for Pats. Brady to Gronkowski for 14 yards and a score. It’s 45-7 with 11:20 to go.

- Rams get it at their 27.

- After moving into NE territory on strength of RIchardson’s legs, Bradford was intercepted by CB Alfonzo Dennard. Pats take over at their 18.

- Ryan Mallett in at QB for Pats.

- Defense gets a stop.

- Kellen Clemens in for Bradford at QB.

- Rams take over at their 10.

- Nice run by RB Isaiah Pead gains 19.

- Quick goes up and makes a nice catch for a gain of 38 to New England’s 24.

- Another nice gain by Pead for a gain of 8.

- Clemens intercepted by Tavon Wilson.

- That will do it for this one.

- Patriots win it 45-7. Very disappointing showing for the Rams in all phases. They fall to 3-5 heading into the bye week.

Third Quarter

- Pats start at the 20.

- Moving it with ease, still as two plays net 47 yards.

- Four plays later, Brady hits Lloyd for another score, this time from 9 yards out. Pats lead 35-7.

- Rams defense being shredded by Brady and Co.

- Rams start first drive of second half from their 20.

- Three and out after another costly penalty on second down when Bradford crossed line of scrimmage before throwing.

- New England starts again at its 34.

- It’s the Stevan Ridley show on this drive: three runs for 60 yards. First down at Rams 6.

- Patriots finally do something other than score a TD, settle for a Stephen Gostkowski 26-yard field goal. Pats lead 38-7 with 6:55 to go in the third.

- Rams get a first down by penalty but penalties of their own and a third down sack ended any hopes of a drive. New England has it at its 45.

- The Rams offense hasn’t gone an entire possession without a penalty since the opening drive.

- Defense gets a three and out. First punt of the day for New England comes with 2:36 to go in the third quarter.

- It’s a touchback. Rams take over at their 20.

- Rams moving with some nice grabs from Gibson.

- Rams have it third and 6 at the Patriots 37 at the end of three quarters.

Second Quarter

- The Rams held their ground twice before Shane Vereen pounded it in from 1 yard out. New England leads 14-7 with 14:12 to go in the half.

- Rams start their third possession at their 20.

- After an 8-yard completion to Richardson and a third down conversion on third and 2 to Kendricks for 6, the Rams went nowhere again.

- On third-and-15, a short completion to Steve Smith turned into a disaster as he fumbled and LB Rob Ninkovich recovered at the Rams’ 25.

- A review of the play called it incomplete. Rams to punt. Dodge a bullet there.

- Patriots get it back at their 21.

- Gronkowski and Brady continued their dominance, hooking up for gains of 17 and 32 to the Rams’ 9.

- On third and goal at the 7, Brady hit Gronkowski again for a touchdown. It’s 21-7 Patriots. Rams defense getting no pressure on Brady and he and Gronkowski are picking them apart.

- Rams start again at their 29.

- On second down, Bradford hit Givens for 9 and followed with an 8-yard strike to Gibson for a first down at the 38.

- After another first down got to New England’s 41, a holding penalty pushed the Rams back 10 yards.

- On first and 20 at the Rams’ 49, Bradford found Richardson for 3 yards but was hit on the play and remained down.

- Looks like he’ll be OK. Rams call timeout, Bradford won’t even miss a snap.

- Bradford finds Kendricks at Patriots 46.

- It’s third and 15 there.

- Bradford to Kendricks for 10 more sets up fourth and 5 at New England’s 36.

- Zuerlein on to try a 53-yard field goal.

- A high snap left Hekker unable to get the snap down and he was dropped for a 9-yard loss.

- New England took over at its 44 and quickly got 15 on a completion to Woodhead.

- On third and 4 at the Rams 35, Fletcher was flagged for pass interference again, this time for 15 yards and another first down at the 20.

- Brady got a first down on third and 1 with a 3-yard sneak.

- Yet another pass interference on Fletcher gave the Pats another third down conversion. First and goal at the 1 with 14 seconds to go.

- Ridley scores. It’s 28-7 and getting out of hand here at Wembley as we head to the half.

First Quarter

- The Patriots won the toss and elected to defer. The Rams started from their 20.

- After an offsides penalty, the Rams picked up 14 as Bradford dropped on off to RB Steven Jackson.

- Bradford hit Pettis for 5 and Jackson picked up 6 on two carries for a first down at the 50.

- There, Bradford threw a perfect play action strike to WR Chris Givens for a touchdown and a quick 7-0 lead.

- Tremendous start for the Rams.

- Givens’ catch was his fifth straight game with a 50-plus yard grab, a new NFL rookie record, passing Willie Gault.

- New England started at its 22 and got a first down on a pass interference for a 10-yard gain and a first at the 40.

- Three plays later, they converted again as Brady floated one to RB Danny Woodhead for a gain of 24 to the Rams’ 28.

- Three plays after that, Brady hit Brandon Lloyd for a 19-yard touchdown.

- The extra point ties it at 7 with 7:50 to go in the first. Lots of fireworks here early.

- Rams start again from their 17.

- Bradford hits Matthew Mulligan for 13 to the 30 and a first down.

- A 7-yard run by Jackson and 5 for Richardson picked up another first down.

- But the Rams drive died as Bradford was flagged for grounding on third and 6.

- New England starts again at its 17.

- Brady went back to work with two 25-yard completions to TE Rob Gronkowski.

- The Patriots have second and goal at the Rams 2 in a 7-7 game at the end of the first half.

Pregame Notes

- Greetings from Wembley Stadium where the Rams and the Patriots are warming up for today’s kickoff, which takes place at 5:00 p.m. London time and noon back in St. Louis.

- It’s a chilly, overcast day here in London or, pretty much, par for the course for October in London. But it’s expected that the rain will stay away.

- Not that anyone cares but the pressbox setup here is somewhat strange. The pressbox isn’t just open air, it’s open, period. It’s a section unto itself but it’s right next to general fan population and is really just regular seats with a table attached to the top.

- The Rams will be wearing the all blues here as has been their normal custom during home games. As hard as it is to remember at times, this is a home game for the Rams. The stadium is decked out in Rams logos as a reminder.

- The Rams inactives for today: DE Eugene Sims, QB Austin Davis, WR Danny Amendola, T Rodger Saffold, T Wayne Hunter, LB Mario Haggan and DT Matt Conrath.

- For the Patriots: TE Aaron Hernandez, G Logan Mankins, S Patrick Chung, S Steve Gregory, RB Brandon Bolden, LB Tracy White and DL Trevor Scott.

- For the Rams, Joe Barksdale will again start at LT in place of Hunter via Saffold.

- Keep an eye on WR Brian Quick today, he could have an expanded role.

- All four Rams RBs will be available so it’s possible Terrance Ganaway could get some chances.

- The Patriots have some major shuffling to do in the secondary without both starting safeties.

- New England is wearing white jerseys with blue pants.

- Stay tuned for updated throughout the game.