{"id":3785,"date":"2024-12-22T16:16:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T00:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/?p=3785"},"modified":"2024-12-22T16:16:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T00:16:06","slug":"rams-edge-jets-19-9-for-4th-straight-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/rams-edge-jets-19-9-for-4th-straight-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Rams Edge Jets 19-9 for 4th Straight Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rams’ Tyler Higbee Scores Go-Ahead TD in 19-9 Win Over Jets<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tyler Higbee’s Season Debut<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tyler Higbee waited nearly a year for this moment. And once the Los Angeles Rams tight end had the ball in his hands, he wasn’t letting anyone stop him from getting into the end zone.<\/p>\n

The Game-Tying Score<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the game tied against the New York Jets early in the fourth quarter Sunday, Higbee caught a short pass from Matthew Stafford, rumbled down the sideline and dived over the goal line for a go-ahead 11-yard score in the Rams’ 19-9 victory.<\/p>\n

Higbee’s Reaction<\/strong><\/p>\n

"I didn’t know I was going to have to jump," said Higbee, who made his season debut after tearing the ACL and MCL in his right knee in the playoffs last January. "I met a lot of guys at the pylon and I lowered my shoulder trying to get in there. Then I saw a little opening and thought I’d take it."<\/p>\n

The Winning Score<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was \u2014 and it turned out to be the winning score as the Rams (9-6) got their fourth straight victory and maintained their spot atop the NFC West standings after a slow start against the Jets (4-11) on a day when it was a frosty 23 degrees (minus-5 Celsius) at kickoff.<\/p>\n

Rams’ Defense Shines<\/strong><\/p>\n

But Los Angeles’ defense, which struggled most of the game against Rodgers and New York’s offense, came up with a momentum-turning play. After Joshua Karty tied it at 9 with a 38-yard field goal, Kam Curl sacked Rodgers on a blitz and forced a fumble that Jared Verse recovered at the Jets 21.<\/p>\n

Stafford’s Praise for Higbee<\/strong><\/p>\n

"Just happy for him to get out there and play," Stafford said. "And to be able to cap it off with a touchdown with a great effort at the end, it was awesome."<\/p>\n

Injuries<\/strong><\/p>\n