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00:00is of course would say he is about as good as you can watch Saturday is once again big time at
00:053 30 Eastern when USC hits the road to take on Purdue will get you set off for kickoff
00:10beginning at 2 30 with college football today the Big Ten is on CBS and Paramount Plus
00:18there's Stafford battling a bat that looks good so far at least in terms of his deportment his
00:26mobility had to get a errant snap and had to run back and saved it from real disaster the kickoff
00:33after a 45-yard field goal it'll be left in the end zone and let's go downstairs to Melanie well
00:40guys great news for the Rams both Puka Nakua and Colby Parkinson have been cleared to return to
00:44this game but something to keep an eye on Puka was having trouble getting his helmet on over that
00:49bandage over his right eye without it slipping because of the sweat so they took him back into
00:53the blue medical tent reinforced it with some heavy black tape and hopefully from here on out it
00:58doesn't go sliding down in front of his right eye exactly thank you Cooper Cup is now gone the NFL
01:03offensive player of the year is in Seattle replaced by Devontae Adams who's been quiet Nakua back in
01:10good sign for Stafford who's going to bring his running back Williams in the backfield with the
01:15first and ten Williams the call finds a sliver and then he'll take it up with a hit in there by
01:21Dylan Horton on that defensive line on a gain of five out near the 40. Well and what a huge deal
01:26there by that ball going into the end zone on the kickoff it doesn't land in the landing zone first
01:31and then into the end zone which would be to the 20-yard line but by going into the end zone first
01:35the Rams start this drive on the 35-yard line and getting some production with a five-yard run
01:40on first down now it opens up the playbook for McVeigh
01:45second down in five Stafford from Highland Park Texas good time evenstein the block in the trail and a catch at the 40
01:57it's Nakua the ineffective Texans defenders has a catch on second and five for 20
02:04I think his version was pretty good on that one good throw by Stafford first down Rams
02:09well you're gonna see Nakua is right in the middle he's gonna just run up and run a dig you'll see Adams
02:14walk it across
02:15watch the timing of it as soon as he comes out of the throw that ball's in the air
02:23which allows him to make that catch before Toto gets there to make the tackle
02:28but Petrie was on him
02:30and Puka is going to take one on the sideline first and 10 for Stafford
02:36Williams with the new contract takes it inside once again Dylan Horton was right there that's a deep defensive line
02:47Danico Autry is still out with four games Hinesh is out as well but they like what they've got up there and of course it's when we saw Sheldon Rankins with a big player earlier on they love their defensive line
02:58well they should
03:00it's really good and uh you can bring some pressure rushing for you get some athleticism off the edges
03:07you got some real difference makers up front
03:10it's a gain of ten and a first down for the Rams moving well on this possession
03:25Kevin you brought up a couple plays ago that Kyron Williams got a contract extension it was a three-year extension and you know we asked Sean McVay this week you know you drafted Blake Corum a couple years ago but Kyron Williams is a guy that you just re-signed and you want to have that one-two combo and he said listen Kyron Williams defines
03:46what we want as a Ram player the way he works his work ethic the way he comes in and approaches things and we wanted to reward him and have him here and that's why they got him locked up
04:04two-minute warning is here two long field goals by the Texans 51 yards and 45 yards Rams on the move but down by six on CBS
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04:50good-looking drive best of the day first and ten Stanford going deep and he's got him it's McCoy at the ten
04:56and inside the ten with a goal to go put him at the eight flag thrown on the play Bullock was there
05:04Nakua has been clutch for Stanford this afternoon who now has gone eight of 14
05:1423-yard pickup as it stands now and earlier on this drive Nakua had a catch for 20.
05:22there's no foul on the play for unnecessary roughness
05:26goal to go
05:28first three drives they had 32 yards
05:32on this drive they got over 50
05:34and Kevin what you're doing here is you see the safety in the middle of the field he has two seam routes
05:38so he has Nakua going up the right side there's a receiver going up the inside edge of the numbers on the other side
05:42and you're just trying to hold the safety with your eyes
05:46Lassiter is influenced because there's an outside receiver running it outright
05:50so you've got him froze over there
05:52so as a quarterback you're just trying to manipulate with your eyes
05:54hold that safety
05:56and then fired it right up that inside edge
05:58which is what he was able to do to the cool to get it down inside the tent
06:01Jackson's took the timeout two left there there is Puka Nakua
06:07last season missed the games five of them because of a knee
06:11belted around here a cut a concussion look and Stroud can watch
06:15let's see if the defense of D'Amico Ryans can hold on first and goal
06:19jump sweep Whittington blocked by Hittgenstein around the corner and inside the three
06:35Jordan Whittington
06:37and he picks up five second down and goal for the Rams
06:41well that was the second play called in the huddle you saw the kill kill
06:47and they shifted the formation went to the second play that was called he must have seen something
06:51in coverage that he liked that jet sweep
07:03and Nakua is being pulled from the game by the official
07:09this is an official timeout
07:13I wonder if the if that bandage isn't leaking and he has blood
07:21Melanie just told us the the problems or the issues he was having with his helmet trying to get it over that
07:27that bandage
07:29Parkinson is back in
07:35Limmer continues at the left guard
07:39Adams is in
07:43at the top of your screen with a second down and goal
07:47two tight ends
07:51Williams
07:53Kyle drives pushes
07:55and
07:57he's short by the length of a football
07:59maybe less
08:01as he tried to carve third and goal for the Rams
08:05well Kyron Williams with 31 touchdowns over the last two seasons
08:09which ties for first in the NFL over the last two years
08:19Al Shire was in there trying to hold him back
08:23Toho Toho you everybody had a hand on him
08:25as he tried to keep him out and they did
08:27and then Limmer tried to grab his jersey and drag him in
08:35I mentioned Havenstein earlier we talked about
08:39Alaric Jackson both these offensive tackles are facing
08:43questions about their durability
08:45Havenstein had two shoulder surgeries on each this offseason
08:49Jackson battling
08:51the blood clots
08:53Donita now third and goal
08:55and Stafford
08:57shoving moving digging short
08:59and again
09:01the defense of the Texans hold
09:03Lassiter was down there Bullock
09:05and others
09:09now fourth and goal
09:11well there was no hesitation
09:13it doesn't even look like
09:15going forward here on fourth down
09:17that
09:18how about that
09:19what a stand
09:20my goodness
09:21as you're trying to work your way down through there
09:23and
09:27using up as much clock as you can here
09:29and I'm guessing they're gonna call a timeout here
09:31you see McVay all the way down to the three yard line
09:33with the official
09:35gonna use up all the time they can
09:37so the Texans
09:39will have a limited amount of time or less amount of time
09:41than they would have
09:42there's McVay in his ninth season
09:44he's already been to two Super Bowls
09:46winning one is the coach of the Rams
09:47one of the best in the business
09:49coming up in the Verizon halftime report
09:51from Green Bay
09:53JB and the guys
09:54scores
09:55news highlights
09:56and week one of the NFL
09:57coming up on the
09:59Verizon
10:00halftime
10:01report
10:06so two division winners
10:07from a season ago
10:08both at ten and seven
10:09the Rams last year
10:10began one and four
10:12four then really picked it up as we got to the midway point of the year
10:15well two different ways that they got there right
10:16yeah
10:17the Texans started off hot
10:18and kind of limped their way into the playoffs
10:20and then all the
10:21all of a sudden they win
10:22getting to that divisional round
10:24and
10:25here they go go for it on fourth and short
10:27with under a minute to go in the half
10:29trying to take the lead
10:30fourth and goal
10:31the pitch out Williams
10:33getting a block
10:34coming in
10:35touchdown
10:36they tied the game
10:43and Nakua was huge on that drive
10:46catches a twenty and twenty three
10:48coming in
10:49helping on the blocking there
10:50Williams takes it in
10:52an extra point away from
10:54taking the lead late in the first half
10:56Kevin what a gutsy call
10:57you stretch it to the outside as the defense
10:59you're like that's exactly what we want
11:00we want to stretch him to the boundary
11:02but Kyron Williams is patient
11:04he waits for the blocks up front
11:06you see the angle of Petrie trying to go
11:08underneath Jackson
11:09which allows a lane for Williams
11:11with that patience to cut inside
11:13and get into the end zone
11:14Josh Carty for the lead
11:16with under a minute to go in the first half
11:21and Nakua throwing a block
11:22at that
11:23wide receiver position
11:25we'll be back in thirty seconds after this
11:34Thursday Night Football on Prime is back
11:37it's on
11:38Thursday Night Football returns
11:40as the Commanders face off against the Packers
11:43and it all kicks off at Lambeau Field
11:46in an epic NFC showdown
11:49Touchdown
11:50Green Bay
11:51and they have the lead again
11:52to the end
11:54touchdown
11:55is that possible?
11:56Extreme Thursday Night Football
11:58Commanders
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12:06Rams on their first three drives
12:08three punts
12:09and only three first downs
12:10and then on that possession
12:11they take it from their 35
12:13march downfield
12:14Nakua
12:15big plays
12:16a big block
12:17and a one yard touchdown run
12:18and they've taken their first lead
12:21after a nine play
12:23four minute drive
12:2465 yards on it
12:26Williams from a yard
12:32and now the kickoff
12:33by Joshua Carty
12:35take it in tight
12:37and the return
12:38Tremont Smith
12:39nice hit on the play
12:40and the tackle made by Duak Mel
12:44on Friday the Rams visited students from Palisades Charter High School
12:48for a pep rally to kick off the season
12:50nearly 2,500 students were on hand
12:52including all members of the school's football team
12:54they were surprised with tickets to today's game
12:57and made sure to celebrate with mascot rampage
13:00you gotta love that excitement Kev
13:01you always do
13:03a lot of excitement here
13:04fans were lining up early
13:05before the gates opened
13:07with their place in line
13:14here are the Texans with a single timeout
13:19after 23
13:20with the first and 10
13:22Stroud
13:23blocked by Robinson
13:25the pump break
13:26the run
13:27and from behind
13:28he is brought down
13:29with a nice play there
13:30by Byron Young
13:31the outside linebacker
13:32from Tennessee
13:33it is only a gain of 4
13:35well then really Stroud's lucky to hang on to this ball
13:38he had no idea that Young was coming
13:40from behind
13:41trying to chop that ball out
13:43he made a couple of nice moves to make guys miss
13:45and
13:46Ogurn Bawali the back
13:48it's second down and six
13:49and going down
13:50the sideline
13:51caught
13:52Xavier Hutchinson
13:53Xavier Hutchinson
13:54with the grab
13:56he's had a good camp
13:57emerging receiver on the play
13:59picks up 24
14:00and a first down
14:03well they catch him in a cover too
14:04the corner sits tight
14:06so there's a window
14:07Hutchinson's able to come up with that catch
14:10you're almost in
14:11Fairbairn's field goal range
14:12here at the 49
14:13so
14:15what do you got
14:1620 seconds
14:17one timeout
14:18you see the target line right there
14:20they need the 42
14:21Fairbairn has already
14:23kicked a 51 yard field goal
14:25also a 45 yarder
14:2620 seconds to go
14:28one timeout
14:29first and 10
14:30incomplete looking for Collins
14:32coverage by fours
14:34second down and 10
14:36well they stopped the play Kevin
14:37they stopped
14:38false start
14:39they sure did
14:40offense
14:41number 86
14:42it's a five yard penalty
14:43still first down
14:44what do you say Schultz
14:45he did with a false start
14:46yep
14:47the clock is correct
14:48going back to the receiver situation
14:50they traded John Mechie to Philadelphia
14:52Tankdale
14:54Tankdale is still recovering from any injuries
14:56Stephon Diggs is gone
14:57so they've
14:58you mentioned this earlier
14:59they have revamped their wide receiving group
15:01yeah they really have
15:03it's uh you know
15:04that was one of the areas a year ago
15:06with Nico Collins injuries
15:07and Tankdale getting hurt
15:08and you know wanting to bring in some
15:10with the draft picks that they were able to get
15:12both both Cyclones coming in from Iowa State
15:14first and 15
15:16and bobbled and dropped
15:17incomplete to Watson
15:19the former chief and a flag
15:23Brennan Lake was over there
15:25prior to the pass
15:39holding
15:40defense
15:41number 37
15:42it's a five yard penalty
15:44automatic
15:45first down
15:46that goes on Lake
15:48who played every snap
15:50of 16 regular season games a year ago
15:53Schultz
15:57and Watson
15:58yeah he grabbed him
15:59but that was
16:00that was uh
16:04you know Lake's the guy that
16:05McVay was talking about
16:06that he can play anywhere
16:09Shula was talking about it
16:10that's a guy that could play anywhere
16:11he could put him in linebacker
16:12put him in nickel
16:13playing back at safety obviously
16:15and
16:16first and 10 here
16:17stroud to the sideline
16:18and
16:19incomplete over there
16:20looking for Jalen Noel
16:22at almost 1200 receiving yards
16:24for the Cyclones of Iowa State
16:26a season ago
16:27second down and 10
16:2810 seconds
16:29left in the first half
16:30with a single timeout
16:31for the Texans
16:32well I understand trying to get out of bounds
16:36you almost need to get a quick hitter
16:37over the ball
16:38get it inside the numbers here
16:39try and get close to that 40 yard line
16:41make it a more manageable kick
16:42for Fairbairn
16:43and then use up that last time out
16:45if you're the Texans
16:48the aiming is ready
16:50if called upon
16:52Stroud sets him up
16:55so you got double clouds
16:56you got Presto along
16:57and you got three deep
16:58on the move
17:01he's hit the marker
17:03and he's out of bounds
17:04stopping the clock
17:05at three seconds
17:06Young chases him out of bounds
17:08big time scramble
17:0913 yard run
17:11and setting up a field goal try here
17:14to try to retake the lead
17:16well the crazy thing is
17:17you have a spy
17:18you're only going to rush three
17:20so you think
17:21that's where it's going to go
17:22and then Stroud recognizes it
17:24they end up staying inside
17:25Young does
17:26with Aguguale
17:28so that gives an angle
17:29for Stroud to get to the boundary
17:30and get out of bounds
17:32with three seconds to go
17:33before this kick
17:34there's a 53 yard field goal try
17:36by Fairbairn
17:37new snapper
17:38is Austin Brinkman
17:39timeout has been taken
17:42and the Rams
17:43will take it
17:46let's step back a little bit
17:47and widen our lens
17:48on this one Trent
17:49what have you seen
17:50you said earlier in the week
17:51you said
17:53I expect defense
17:54and we've seen it
17:55I really like both these defenses
17:57and they came in
17:58and they haven't disappointed
17:59they get after the quarterback
18:00they get after the quarterback
18:01with only rushing four
18:02but then they sprinkle in
18:03some pressures and blitzes
18:04with their safeties
18:05and linebackers
18:06the corners are good
18:07on both teams
18:08you know Stafford
18:10missing time with the back
18:11you knew there was going to be
18:12you know what kind of consistency
18:14was there going to be on offense
18:15they were slow to get things
18:16started until that final drive
18:18CJ Stroud pick up with this new
18:20offense
18:21new offensive line
18:22this is an opportunity
18:24for the third score
18:25of the first half
18:26and to take the lead
18:27going into halftime
18:28to Amy Fairbairn
18:3053-yard field goal
18:31for the lead
18:32before halftime
18:33and he trails it home
18:369-7
18:38Texans
18:39zeros on the clock
18:40and halftime is here
18:41two division winners
18:43from a season ago
18:44both with 10 win seasons
18:46Stroud coming back home
18:47grew up
18:48and played his high school ball
18:49but 53 miles from here
18:51in Rancho Cucamonga
18:53and he's got family and friends
18:55in attendance
18:57and his Texans
18:58have got
18:59a 9-7 lead
19:00a 13-yard run by Stroud
19:02sets it up
19:03after a 24-yard pass
19:04to Hutchinson
19:05gave in good field position
19:07and downstairs to Mel
19:09thank you Kev
19:10coach your defense certainly
19:11came to play today
19:12offensively you had to
19:13reshuffle that offensive line
19:14with the Ed Ingram injury
19:15how would you just assess
19:16your offense to the first half?
19:17they're doing a good job
19:18of moving the ball down the field
19:19we're getting in range
19:20just got to find a way
19:21to get touchdowns
19:22right that's what it's going
19:23to take to beat this team
19:24love getting the field goal
19:25scoring points
19:26but we got to get in the end zone
19:27coach thank you
19:28all right thank you
19:29Texans recapture the lead
19:31that's end of the first half
19:32halftime is here
19:33after these first half
19:35highlights from Verizon
19:36we'll take you to Green Bay
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19:40welcome back to Los Angeles
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19:46rushing touchdown
19:48for the Rams
19:49three field goals
19:50for the Texans
19:51Kevin Harlan
19:52check in with Melanie
19:53in just a second
19:54defensive pressure
19:55has kind of been
19:56the theme
19:57in the first half
19:58and that really tells
19:59the story Kevin
20:00both of these defenses
20:01have played well
20:02and the big difference
20:03is exactly what the coaches
20:04told Melanie
20:05at halftime
20:06for the Houston Texans
20:07you have to get touchdowns
20:08you can't be a field goal
20:09type of team
20:10when you get down there
20:11you have to find a way
20:12to get a touchdown
20:13then for the Rams
20:14I think their last drive
20:15was their best drive
20:16because they got the run game
20:17going with Kyron Williams
20:18that got the play action
20:19pass going
20:20and allowed Stafford
20:21to start pushing it
20:22down the field
20:23let's take a look at some
20:24of the first half numbers
20:25Trent anything catch your eye
20:26here
20:27well I think the thing
20:28it once again goes back
20:29to the Rams offensively
20:31going into that final drive
20:33only had about 40 yards
20:34of offense
20:35they got nearly double the yardage
20:37in that last drive
20:38and it was the play action
20:40it was getting the run game going
20:41remember the big seam throw
20:43they had the Puka Nakua
20:44down that inside edge
20:45that set them up inside
20:47the 10 yard line
20:48so if they can get the run game
20:50and stay with that
20:51the Texans have done
20:52an outstanding job
20:53defensively
20:54except for that final drive
20:55and then offensively
20:56for the Texans
20:57you've got to get
20:58touchdowns
20:59the Rams defensively
21:00have done a good job
21:01of keeping them out
21:02of the end zone
21:03Fairbairn with field goals
21:04of 51, 45 and 53
21:06here's the kickoff
21:07to start the second half
21:09and it's Whittington
21:11and thrilled as he crossed
21:13the 30
21:14hit out there by MJ Stewart
21:16a 28 yard return
21:18moments ago
21:19our Melanie Collins
21:20caught up with the coach
21:21of the Rams
21:23well coach what a
21:24fourth down conversion
21:25to find the end zone
21:26just before the half
21:27what was your message
21:28to your team at halftime?
21:29let's sustain some drives
21:30I like the way our defense
21:31is playing
21:32we've lost some rush lane
21:33integrity a little bit
21:34but we're playing great
21:35they're keeping us in the game
21:36fed some penalties
21:37that have been costly
21:38but this is a big drive
21:39for us
21:40we just got to take it
21:41one play at a time
21:42coach thank you
21:43the crew is in motion
21:45first down in ten
21:46from the 35
21:47he gets the sidearm
21:48sling from Stafford
21:50and down he goes
21:51Redwell
21:52Anderson was over there
21:53and others
21:54Redwell by this terrific
21:55Texan defense
21:56and on the play
21:57they lose four
21:58it'll be back to the 29
22:00the drive chart today
22:01for Stafford
22:02and his offense
22:03well like I said
22:04they really didn't do anything
22:05in the first three possessions
22:06it was that final possession
22:07that got them
22:08you know got them on the board
22:09actually gave them the lead
22:10for a little bit
22:11Havenstein with a nice block
22:13and there's the catch
22:14and it's made by
22:15Devontae Adams
22:16and he is
22:18up to the
22:1944
22:20pick up a 15
22:21what a catch
22:22first down
22:23LA
22:24well
22:25well Kevin
22:26we talked to Sean McVay
22:27about bringing Devontae Adams in
22:28and you get that kind of talent
22:29he said
22:30he goes
22:31he goes
22:32I'm probably bored
22:33you know
22:34I probably bugged him so much
22:35uh
22:36because once they knew
22:37they were losing Cooper Cup
22:38uh
22:39you know he goes
22:40that's him
22:41I was reaching out to him
22:42just about every day
22:43trying to
22:44trying to sell him
22:45on coming to the Rams
22:46and they're happy to have him
22:47first and 10
22:48Kyron Williams
22:49and he is brought down
22:50on the playmel
22:51by Sheldon Rankin
22:52yeah McVay told us
22:53Devontae probably thinks
22:54I'm pretty crazy to be honest
22:56he actually made a
22:57Devontae Adams highlight reel
22:58narrated it
22:59and sent it to him
23:00to let him know
23:01what a big role he'd have
23:02in this offense
23:03he said he called him
23:04consistently
23:05they were very aggressive
23:06in getting him here to LA
23:07and Devontae has said
23:08he just loved how
23:09how wanted he felt
23:10by this team
23:11and Stafford said
23:12he really didn't know him
23:13he said they were familiar
23:14with each other
23:15they crossed paths in the offseason
23:16but really didn't know him
23:17and uh
23:18they worked out a lot in the spring
23:19before the back issues
23:20and you know what we forgot to ask
23:21is like was that like a
23:22three hour highlight reel
23:23because like how do you just
23:24pick out a handful of plays
23:25with Devontae Adams
23:26second down
23:27second down
23:28he's going deep
23:29oh he's got him
23:30caught by Smith
23:33Xavier Smith
23:34Waxos
23:35a 36 yard
23:36Stafford throw
23:37to the 18 of the Texans
23:38first and 10 LA
23:40wow
23:42well this is excellent time
23:44in the pocket
23:45allowing Stafford
23:46to set up in there
23:47you get a couple of runs
23:48early on
23:49and then you get the play action
23:50and you get a layered route
23:51you get a short
23:52a medium
23:53you get outside and inside
23:54that puts the pressure
23:55on the defense
23:56and if you allow Matthew Stafford
23:57to sit back there
23:58and influence the defense
23:59with his eyes
24:00you can make accurate
24:01throws up field
24:02and get big chunks of yardage
24:03left guard
24:04is uh
24:05Avila
24:06is still out
24:07and Limmer is in
24:08still
24:09Stafford's numbers
24:11it's first and 10
24:12blitzes on
24:13incomplete
24:14looking for Adams
24:15there's the flag
24:16coverage
24:17by Stingley
24:24well that time the Texans
24:29dial up five
24:30they weren't just going to rush the four
24:31they want to bring that extra guy
24:34Illegal hands
24:35hands to the face
24:36defense
24:38it's a five yard penalty
24:39automatic first down
24:41ball will be at the 13
24:47this thing we got that right hand up
24:48and it looks like he actually grabbed the face mask
24:50he kind of
24:51yanked it around a little bit
24:53Sean McVay said
24:54Trent this is as good a group
24:56of receivers that we've had here
24:58in my nine years
24:59well and that's the thing
25:00I go how did you sell Devontae
25:01on coming in and being wide receiver too
25:03and he said hold up
25:04that's you saying that
25:05we got two
25:06we got two one wide receivers
25:07Stanford end zone
25:09caught
25:10touchdown
25:11grabbed by the tight end
25:12Davis
25:14Allen
25:18and the Rams
25:19go on top
25:21in another lead change
25:22in Los Angeles
25:24a 13 yard throw
25:29well it's the backside
25:30you got Nakua and Adams to the right
25:33so the defense is going to focus on those two
25:35you sneak Allen out on a corner route with a bootleg
25:38and excellent throw by Stafford
25:40working to his left as a right handed quarterback
25:43you got to get your shoulders around
25:45accurate throw into the corner
25:47touchdown for the Rams
25:49Bullock and Lasseter on the coverage
25:51extra point here by Josh Cardi
25:54and it's 14 to 9
25:56Rams have scored on the ground and through the air
26:00and third year tight end out of Clemson
26:02Davis Allen
26:03another touchdown pass
26:05in the great history of Matthew Stafford's career
26:08Ram's on top
26:17good looking drive to begin the second half by the Rams
26:19they got a 36 yard pass to Smith and a 13 yard touchdown pass
26:24to Davis Allen
26:25the third touchdown reception of his career
26:28and touchdown pass number 378
26:31in the wonderful career of Matthew Stafford
26:33who by the way can pass 60,000 yards for a career
26:38should he get the necessary yardage
26:40with the ensuing kickoff in the end zone
26:42and Pierce is there to get it
26:44so the Texans will get it for the first time in the second half
26:48so you got Adams coming here
26:49you got Nakua who's going to work out here
26:51but I want you to keep it
26:52I want you to keep an eye on these four guys
26:54with the influence of the run this way
26:56and then the eyes
26:58watch the eyes of the safety in the corner looking back this way
27:01so when you go ahead and roll it guys
27:03you're going to come out on the fake and roll out
27:04nobody covers this guy
27:06the influence of the play action
27:08and the influence of Adams and Nakua
27:11to what would be the offense's right side
27:14that influenced six different defenders
27:16which allowed Allen to get back to that corner
27:17and with a good play fake by Stafford
27:20and an accurate throw
27:21so with the kickoff in the landing zone
27:23into the end zone
27:24it's to the 20 yard line
27:25it's first and 10
27:26Nick Chubb
27:28flag thrown
27:29down he goes
27:31picked up on the play by Puna Ford
27:34amongst the best run defenders in the NFL
27:36Illegal shift
27:38offense number 81
27:40Houston Texans
27:42penalty
27:44the penalty goes
27:46on the Texans
27:48Ford is
27:505'11", 310 pounds
27:53the point is he plugged the middle
27:55well yes they plugged the middle
27:57that's the description of a person that you want to plug the middle
28:01they say that in the most flattering way
28:03you say that
28:05the nicest way possible
28:07that's perfect for that spot
28:08that's what you want
28:09they're excited to have him
28:10yes they are
28:11they're fired up by that
28:12the first and 15 for Stroud
28:14plenty of time
28:15outside he goes
28:16caught by Watson
28:17and finally knocked out on the near side by Kobe Durant
28:20he's out to the 26
28:22catch and run on that first and 15 of 12
28:25nice work there by Watson
28:29and here's the resume for the Texans in the first half
28:33this is what D'Amico Ryan talked about
28:35he said we got to finish
28:36we got to get touchdowns
28:37they've had success moving the football
28:38they've had success controlling the clock
28:40getting first downs
28:42getting third down conversions
28:44but the Rams have hunkered down
28:45when their backs have been up against their own red zone
28:48forcing the Texans into fugle
28:50second down 3
28:52Stroud
28:53he's got the first down with a Stover catch and run
28:57into the secondary
28:58brought down by Forbes
28:59gain of 10
29:00so we got Watson for 13
29:02a 10-yard
29:03completion right there with the catch and run to the tied end
29:06they moved the chains and had some breathing space
29:09well after the early penalty it's
29:15a couple of big plays there
29:17the completion to Watson and of course that conversion right there
29:21keeping the ball in their hands
29:22I think Kaylee's done a good job of play calling
29:25mixing things up
29:27for the Texans right now Kevin
29:28first time he's ever called a game in the NFL
29:31first time he's been a play caller
29:32first and 10
29:33Chubb was back there there goes the flag and the whistle
29:40and that's got to be tough
29:41opening day on the road
29:42but you know the team
29:43all-star
29:44playing the coach here
29:45offense
29:46number 75
29:47that's two penalties on this drive already
29:48for the Texans
29:49still first down
29:50well and these are the ones that just
29:51that make coaches so mad right
29:53it's just the discipline of the cadence
29:55it's the discipline of timing
29:56it's
29:59this is on Tomlinson
30:01who is starting at left guard
30:02four new starters on this
30:05Texans offensive line
30:07and that was one of our storylines coming in
30:10Tomlinson picks that up at the guard
30:12Tim Robinson who was signed
30:16has moved from
30:18off the bench to starting left tackle today
30:20because Ingram is out
30:22they've had to shuffle things around
30:23first and 15
30:25good looking gets Collins close to the first
30:27hit on the play by curl
30:29he's shy of the first
30:30he picks up 15 on the play
30:33Anderson can
30:35version of the officials back
30:38and a flag
30:39and a late one
30:40as they discuss
30:43it'll be on L.A.
30:45yeah it's going to be a low hit
30:47on C.J. Stroud
30:48the packet collapses
30:49they're able to
30:50there's no foul on the play
30:52for a low hit on the quarterback
30:53as the player is blocked into him
30:55the result of the play
30:56is a first down Houston
31:00correction
31:01second down
31:02well keep an eye right here in the middle
31:04there's going to be a stunt that comes up front
31:06and watch right at the end
31:08he falls down into the legs
31:09of C.J. Stroud
31:10I know they're saying he got blocked into him
31:11but I
31:14I guess Tomlinson maybe gave him a shove in the back
31:16as he went by
31:17oh that right hand on the shoulder
31:19of Ford
31:21pushed him
31:22which is why they ended up picking up the flag
31:24but that's a dangerous play right there for C.J. Stroud
31:26able to get through that healthy
31:2814 yard pick up on the pass
31:29and Chubb is going to carve his way for the first down
31:33with Davis and others making the stop
31:35out to the 49 yard line of the Houston Jackson
31:38so this is how they answer
31:4013 yard pass to Watson
31:4210 to Stover
31:4314 to Collins
31:44and they get the first down
31:45on the run by Chubb
31:47with a look at Nick Kaley
31:51we asked him last night
31:52he said what about the language
31:54he said I adapted to what they were already working with here
31:57well and that's the thing
31:58you have to
31:59it's a little bit of mix and match from everything right
32:01he was in New England
32:02he was in LA
32:03and then now he's trying to
32:04to adapt some things to what C.J. Stroud
32:06in this offensive line is comfortable with
32:09ice block by Chubb
32:11but here they come at the middle
32:12they got him with Davis
32:13another sack
32:15oh
32:16a solid backup
32:17coming through
32:18Tyler Davis
32:19for the Rams
32:20throws the Texans quarterback for a loss
32:22back to the 36
32:24loss of 13
32:25third set
32:26for the Ram
32:27defense
32:28today one of our storylines
32:29against this new line
32:31that great pass rush of LA
32:33well and really there was room there
32:35you would like to see C.J. slide up into the pocket
32:38watch as Davis gets up the field
32:40now look there's a little bit of space there
32:42you don't want to sit and look at the pass rush
32:47you almost have to feel that sliding up into the pocket
32:50big loss
32:52nice play by Davis
32:53with the sack
32:54second and 23
32:55here comes Young
32:56there goes Stroud
32:58and what a
32:59interception
33:00I think he
33:02it's a pick
33:04it's a 41
33:06Higgins it looks like Higgins goes up and has it in his hands
33:11and Durant
33:13takes it from him
33:14it'll be interesting if he gets down in bounds
33:17it's called an interception on the field
33:20they were going for Higgins
33:24Durant was right there
33:26to pick it up
33:27and they review
33:29we'll see
33:30we'll see
33:31we'll see
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33:56all right welcome back to SoFi
34:02it looks like the interception is going to stand
34:04after taking a look at it
34:06during the commercial break
34:07this is the best angle of it
34:09you can see the ball hit the ground
34:12but it doesn't move enough
34:14to where they overturn it
34:16and fortunately for us we have Gene Stairfield
34:18we'll go to Gene in the second
34:20Williams the back
34:21first turnover of the game
34:23from the 41
34:25Stafford
34:26Williams
34:27and he'll torpedo his way
34:29into that
34:30second level of the defense
34:32tackle made by Rankins
34:33all right Gene
34:34you watched the interception call on the field
34:36what did you think
34:37what was your analysis of it
34:39yeah Kevin I
34:40you know what I think
34:41Kobe Durant does it
34:42well he does a great job
34:43he takes the ball from Higgins
34:44airborne right
34:45and when we see that squeeze there
34:46yes it is hitting the ground
34:48or makes contact
34:49but I don't see any significant movement
34:51that would tell me that he lost control
34:53or lost possession of it
34:54or that the ground helped him in aiding that
34:57to me it felt like it was secure enough
34:59all the way through the fall
35:00a little contact with the ground
35:02but still full possession
35:03second four
35:04thank you Gene
35:05there's a flag to Oto
35:07coming through
35:08flag thrown
35:09sacked back at the 40
35:10and losing seven on the play
35:12hey Gene let me real quick since we still have you
35:14you said the difference between movement and significant movement
35:17is that
35:18is that something that they take into account
35:20and is movement compared to significant movement
35:23hold on let me make the call real quick
35:25that penalty is declined
35:26the result of the play
35:27it's third down
35:28but the significant movement determines if he lost control
35:31is that what you're saying?
35:32yeah I think at some point Trent with these
35:34there is a level of subjectivity right
35:36so you're gonna see some ball movement or something move a little
35:40when it contacts something like the ground there
35:43then you're making the assessment now
35:45is he losing control
35:46we know he had firm possession going down
35:48now when that contact occurs
35:50a little movement happens yes
35:52but do we think that it actually caused him to either lose that possession initially
35:56that he had gained airborne or not
35:59and in this case I think they felt like it secured
36:01I agree with him on the play
36:02yeah it looked like he had great control of it
36:04third and eleven Kyron Williams
36:06and he is devoured by Anderson from behind
36:09brought down on that third and eleven
36:11so the Rams three and out
36:12they can do nothing with the interception
36:15and Ryan's defense holds right there
36:17and now the punting unit out there for LA
36:20well that's the type of response
36:21you talk about situational football coaches all the time
36:24during training camp
36:25during practices
36:26during film study
36:27during the week situational football
36:28quick change
36:29with the turnover
36:30how does your defense respond
36:31they respond with the three and out
36:33get the ball right back for their offense
36:34Ethan Evans
36:35the punt once again
36:37Noel is back
36:38the rookie one of two out of Iowa State
36:41that are on this team
36:42and he gets it at the 13
36:44hang time at 485
36:46he's taking the place of the injured Berrios
36:49and he swerves his way upfield
36:51on a 46 yard punt
36:53with an 11 yard return
36:56so the interception doesn't hurt the Texans
36:58and Stroud is back up there as you're watching NFL kickoff
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37:03back at SoFi Stadium here in Los Angeles
37:13beautiful day outside
37:14we are basically inside
37:16the sides are open
37:17the concourses look out and do draw some breeze
37:22but we are covered
37:24probably the most beautiful stadium in the NFL
37:26from the 24
37:28after the punt by LA
37:29first down and 10
37:31with a handoff here
37:32not much for the rookie
37:33Woody Marks
37:34and he's brought down with no game there Mel
37:38we have CJ Stroud
37:39attended nearby Rancho Cucamonga High School
37:41he was so excited to be home in Southern California
37:43he has a handful of friends and family here today
37:46and I asked him what it's like coming home now
37:48as a starting quarterback in the NFL
37:50and of course
37:51humble as always
37:52he downplayed it
37:53said I really don't see myself like that
37:54I still feel like I'm the same kid coming back here
37:56grateful for the life lessons
37:58and the village I'm a part of
37:59but you have to imagine they're proud of the guy
38:01he's become
38:02on and off the field
38:03what a
38:04he played at Ohio State
38:05he was a terrific high school basketball player
38:07from the 24
38:08second
38:09and off his back
38:10but he's caught Watson
38:11flag thrown
38:12Lake gets him
38:13it's enough for a first down as it stands right now
38:15to the 38
38:18but the flag on the field
38:20and our clock is at 5-53 of the third
38:24Rams have scored on the ground and through the air
38:26holding
38:27defense
38:28number 37
38:29he's declined
38:31the result of the flag
38:32is a first down
38:33and you know Kevin
38:34the Justin Watson signing
38:35was a little bit of an under the radar
38:38signing in terms of free agency
38:40Watson being mainly a special teams guy
38:42a situational player that can
38:43play all the different receiver positions
38:45he was a guy that Patrick Mahomes leaned on for years
38:47in Kansas City
38:48and really you talk about some of these
38:50these bigger stars
38:52that the Texans have on offense
38:54and Watson coming up with another big play
38:57it was a 15-yard completion
39:02and here's a handoff and marks again
39:06and Bruce is there
39:08and Landman
39:09brought in after three years in Atlanta
39:12with the Falcons
39:13to help shore up the run defense
39:15does the job there
39:16allowing the Texans a gain of a yard
39:19somebody's down
39:26and that is Cam Robinson
39:31when they signed him
39:33he was a starter
39:34but then because of the playiversary and others
39:36they pushed him back
39:38and he was not scheduled
39:40to be the starter
39:42but with the injury to Ingram
39:44they move him up and he starts at left tackle
39:46Robinson's been sick this week
39:48but he wants a starter when they signed him
39:50and then as camp unfolded
39:52he fell out of the starting five
39:55the injury timeout 5-12
40:00we'll step aside here in the third
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40:20and every revolving offensive line
40:25has taken a new twist
40:26the starting left tackle is out
40:28that's Robinson
40:29first removes from right tackle
40:31to left tackle
40:32and they got Blake Fisher in it
40:34right tackle
40:35here comes a crumbling pocket
40:36the running Stroud
40:37second down nine
40:38flag is down
40:39Landman over there
40:40the rusher
40:41the Texan quarterback to the sideline
40:43so Blake Fisher has now come off the bench
40:47the former second round pick out of Notre Dame
40:49is now playing right tackle
40:51Ursary who started the rookie
40:53at right tackle
40:54now at left tackle
40:55Illegal contact
40:56defense number four
40:57on a penalty
40:58and can't make it dead
40:59with the illegal contact
41:03on Chris Euler's defensive back
41:07My guess is that Stroud was scrambling
41:09out of the pocket
41:10that adjusts the routes by the receiver
41:12you can see it up here
41:14contact will pass the five yard area
41:18Stroud today
41:2213 and 19
41:23in May
41:26ä¸
41:27then
41:28I know
41:30he had to get back out of the
41:31country
41:32in a minute
41:33I was a startup
41:34to get back up
41:35with the neonic
41:36and have to keep
41:37growing up
41:38a lot of people
41:39in the middle
41:40in the middle
41:41from the middle
41:42of the front
41:43to the middle
41:44he had to look for
41:45in the middle
41:46of the Anders
41:47the middle
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