RAMS-BRONCOS: Akers, Higbee combine for 5 TDs, while defense picks off Wilson 3 times in Rams' 51-14 rout over Denver at SoFi Stadium
Curt Sandoval talks to Rams assistant head coach Thomas Brown about the improvements from running back Cam Akers, and the matchup of former teammates Bobby Wagner and Russell Wilson when the Rams play the Broncos.Baker Mayfield threw two touchdown passes to Tyler Higbee, Cam Akers rushed for 118 yards and three more scores, and the Los Angeles Rams routed the Denver Broncos 51-14 Sunday for their second victory since mid-October.
For at least one more week, Los Angeles avoided becoming the first defending Super Bowl champion to lose 11 games. Even with the NFL's 32nd-ranked offense coming in, Los Angeles became just the second team to score 50 points in the NFL this season, joining Dallas earlier this month, and put together a comprehensively dominant performance.
Wagner also sacked Wilson during the first half, when the Rams improbably racked up 261 of their 388 yards before halftime and eventually scored on their first eight drives against Denver's above-average defense, already matching their full-game season high in points with their 31-6 halftime lead. The Rams led by double digits less than nine minutes in when Durant picked off Wilson's second pass and Mayfield hit Higbee for a 9-yard TD three plays later. Higbee became the Rams' career franchise leader in touchdown catches by a tight end with his 19th score.
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