Baker Mayfield leads 98-yard TD drive for win two days after being acquired by Rams

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Newly acquired Los Angeles Rams backmost Baker Mayfield snapped a six-game losing streak successful beforehand of a SoFi crowd. With backmost Matthew Stafford connected injured reserve (spinal contusion) and backup John Wolford dealing with a cervix injury, the Rams claimed Mayfield disconnected waivers Tuesday aft the Carolina Panthers released him Monday.

Mayfield took implicit for Wolford to start the Rams' 2nd series. Mayfield led 2 touchdown drives precocious successful the 4th fourth to assistance the Rams bushed the Las Vegas Raiders, 17-16, Thursday night.

The Raiders, meanwhile, had their three-game triumph streak snapped.

Las Vegas Raiders

The Las Vegas Raiders ended a three-game triumph streak Thursday night's 17-16 nonaccomplishment to the Rams. It was fto down arsenic the defence gave up 2 touchdowns successful the 4th quarter. The Raiders person present suffered 7 losses by 7 oregon little points this season.

Offensively, moving backmost Josh Jacobs continues to transportation the load -- the NFL's starring rusher ran for 99 yards and a TD portion nursing an wounded to his close manus suffered successful the 3rd quarter. Receiver Davante Adams had 3 catches for 71 yards, including a one-handed grab.

The Raiders' adjacent 2 opponents, the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers, person a combined grounds of 11-13.

Describe the crippled successful 2 words: Major disappointment. The Raiders looked similar they had the crippled successful manus with a 16-3 pb heading into the 4th quarter. But Mayfield, signed 2 days agone disconnected waivers, led the Rams backmost late.

Pivotal play: The Raiders' Jerry Tillery drew an unsportsmanlike behaviour punishment connected the winning touchdown thrust that helped support the Rams alive. On first-and-10 from the Rams 22, Mayfield was sacked by Maxx Crosby and Chris Jones for a nine-yard loss. Instead of being backed up -- second-and-19 from the Rams' 13 -- the 15-yard punishment gave the Rams first-and 10 from their ain 28. The Raiders had 7 penalties for 94 yards.

Promising trend: After Chandler Jones signed his three-year, $51 cardinal woody successful escaped agency, helium didn't springiness the Raiders overmuch done 11 games. Jones has since turned it around, and continued his breakout against the Rams. He forced a Cam Akers fumble wrong the reddish portion and recovered it himself erstwhile the Rams were trailing, 13-3, precocious successful the 2nd quarter. This aft Jones was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his three-sack show against the Los Angeles Chargers 4 days earlier.

Los Angeles Rams

Two days aft backmost Baker Mayfield arrived successful Los Angeles, helium recovered himself nether halfway for the Rams. Although helium didn't commencement -- backmost John Wolford played the opening bid -- Mayfield surely finished.

Facing elimination from playoff contention, it would person been the earliest playoff elimination for a squad coming disconnected a Super Bowl triumph successful the past 30 seasons, according to ESPN Stats & Information. But the Rams' unthinkable 98-yard game-winning thrust led by Mayfield flipped the evening's communicative -- and possibly the season's.

QB Breakdown: Mayfield got disconnected to a bully start, but came live successful the 4th quarter. His archetypal walk of the crippled was a 21-yard completion to wide receiver Van Jefferson and helium led the Rams to a tract extremity connected his archetypal possession. In the 4th though -- with immoderate assistance from the Raiders' penalties -- helium was 4-for-6 for 98 yards and a TD connected throws 20-plus yards downfield. Mayfield had 7 completions and 2 touchdowns connected specified throws each season.

Eye-popping NextGen stat: The Rams drove 98 yards connected a thrust that began with 1:45 near and had zero timeouts. The past clip a squad drove 90-plus yards successful the last 2 minutes with nary timeouts was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers successful Week 17 past play against the New York Jets. Tom Brady threw the game-winning touchdown to Cyril Grayson with 15 seconds near successful that game.