Much has been made about the Rams’ struggles on defense this season, but Raheem Morris’ unit came up big on a couple of plays against the Giants Sunday. Ogbonnia Okoronkwo had a strip-sack in the first half to set up Cooper Kupp’s touchdown, and a couple of drives later, Taylor Rapp pulled down a takeaway of his own.
He picked off Daniel Jones in the second quarter, perfectly playing underneath coverage against Evan Engram. He returned it to the Giants’ 14-yard line, giving the Rams perfect field position again.
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Four plays after Rapp’s interception, Darrell Henderson Jr. punched it into the end zone for six points. That put the Rams up 21-3 over the Giants, their third unanswered score of the afternoon.
.@Trapp07 with the INT đ€ @DarrellH8 follows with the TD
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— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) October 17, 2021