No one in the Rams locker room would say they played well enough on Sunday against the Dolphins. Even the defense came away disappointed with the result after Los Angeles lost to Miami, 28-17.
In a game where the Rams held the Dolphins to just 145 total yards, the offense simply was not good enough – and Jared Goff knew it. After the loss, Goff vowed to be better moving forward, saying he was “not even close to good enough” on Sunday afternoon.
“Throughout the whole game, just need to be better, gotta be better, I will be. I’ve got to learn from some things and be a lot better. I will be. But they did a good job applying some pressure. That’s kind of how they’re built and we did not respond quickly enough or well enough and it starts with me and I’ve got to be better.”
Goff finished the game with 61 pass attempts, of which he only completed 35. He lost two fumbles and threw two interceptions, though he could’ve had at least two or three more picks on top of that.
The Rams had a chance to move to 6-2 and claw closer to the top of the division with a win, but instead they’re now sitting at 5-3 heading into their bye. Goff knows how disappointing the result was against Miami, but he and the Rams plan to be ready for some tough games coming up in the second half.
“This is going to hurt,” he said. “This is one where we missed an opportunity here and like I said, it starts with me. I’ve got to be a whole lot better for us. The defense played really well and gave us all the opportunities we needed.
“Looking at us right now, we have a bye, some time to reflect, get away from it, come back. We’re 5-3, we’re right in it. We’ve got to win some games, though. It’s going to be some critical games coming up and we’ll be ready.”
The season is by no means over for the Rams, and like Goff said, they’re right in the hunt – especially with an extra playoff berth available this year. But if they play the way they did against Miami, they’re going to fall even further behind in the postseason race.
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