Dallas Cowboys 44 – Los Angeles Rams 21

This game was not even a contest. The Cowboys obtained the lead early and never relinquished it. The Rams got on the board early in the second quarter with a touchdown pass to Todd Gurley to tie the game at 7-7, but then the wheels fell off. The Rams defense proceeded to surrender three unanswered touchdowns to Dallas for the rest of said quarter, although one was assisted by an interception that Jared Goff threw to Sean Lee. The Cowboys would build up a total of 30 unanswered points before the Rams scored again with a touchdown run by Gurley with 3:17 left in the fourth quarter. They would proceed to give up another score before their offense tacked on another garbage time TD for a final score of 44-21.

Goff struggled, recording only 158 passing yards prior to the two garbage-time drives, but his offensive line did not do him any favors. In addition to their struggles in pass protection, the offensive line could not create much running room for Gurley, furthering the offense’s issues. However, tight end Tyler Higbee had a productive game with 12 receptions for 111 yards. The Rams’ playoff hopes are on life support, as they need to win out and have the Minnesota Vikings (10-4) lose out. This is extremely unlikely and the Rams will most likely miss the postseason for the first time in three seasons under Sean McVay.