- 6 months ago
Category
🥇
SportsTranscript
00:00He's been picked off once, 138, first and 10, Chubb.
00:05Landman got him out, and he's still on his feet and trying to dig, and down it goes.
00:09First and others with their curl, shutting the door, down to the 48, picks up two,
00:15and it'll be second down and eight for the Houston Texans,
00:18who have led at varying times in this game, but trail now, 14-9.
00:22Oh, it looks like they have another lineman down.
00:24Oof.
00:26And that is the center, Andrews.
00:29Jake Andrews, who was signed in late April, a former fourth-round pick by New England,
00:36knee injury last year, did not play, so now they've got to further move that line around.
00:43And to come in, we think, will be Jarrett Patterson.
00:47Mel?
00:48Cam Robinson came off the field under his own power.
00:51The athletic trainers have been working on his right calf, trying to loosen it up.
00:54He was also getting some extra hydration and electrolytes.
00:57It looks like he just has a bit of cramping going on, but he's going to try and go back in and get it stretched out.
01:01Good news there.
01:02Yep, it is.
01:03You've got a rookie who starts at right tackle.
01:06Now he's at left tackle, playing this ferocious pass rush of the Rams.
01:10With three sacks already today, you've had to change your center.
01:14You're missing your starting guard that was supposed to be starting.
01:17So now a new center, second down eight.
01:22Jarrett Patterson with the snap, the stroud, and underneath they'll go, and it's caught right there by Schultz.
01:27Is it by Cam Kinchin's flag thrown down to the 43 of the Rams?
01:32Holding hand to the face, something coming, looks like it's coming.
01:40Personal foul, face mask, offense, number 57.
01:44It's a 15-yard penalty.
01:45Jeff Blake Fisher, the right tail over here, 57.
01:48Yep.
01:48So he has his hand up in the face mask of Verse over here on the edge.
01:56Watch that hand.
01:57That right hand is up in, he's got a hold of it.
01:59It's not just in his face.
02:01It's holding onto the face mask.
02:02So really easy to see right there.
02:07Verse was number four among all edge rushers in the NFL and quarterback pressures.
02:15Pressuring the quarterback in the pocket right there.
02:17Second down in 23.
02:19It's Chubb trying to dig through and met by Byron Young and just passed the Texan 40.
02:26It's a gain of four on the play.
02:28Third down coming up.
02:29Third and 19.
02:30And they need the 40-yard line of the Rams.
02:33Well, Robinson just came back in the game.
02:35So he's going back over to left tackle.
02:37And the rookie, Ursary, is now switching over back over to right tackle with Fisher coming out of the game.
02:43And so...
02:45All right, so Ursary back on that right side.
02:47I know Ursary has played both sides.
02:49That's a lot to ask a rookie to go back and forth in the course of a game.
02:52Absolutely.
02:53Against the defenders that the Rams put in front of it.
02:56This offensive line today.
02:57One holding, two false starts, one face mask, third and 19 strowel.
03:02And midfield grabbed there by Jaden Higgins.
03:05And the rookie is right at midfield and nine yards shy of the first down.
03:10So it's fourth down.
03:11And a long nine, short 10 at the 50.
03:16Punting unit is out there for Ryan's Texans.
03:23Well, Townsend has had a couple of towering punts with five-second-plus hang times.
03:28But here, they're just going to ask him to try and pooch it down inside the 10.
03:33Senior Smith is back.
03:35And the pooch is there.
03:37And the hang is there.
03:38And they're caught as he drifts over to the 13-yard line.
03:45Rams get it back, leading 14-9.
03:48We'll be back in 30 seconds after this.
03:53Buy one Sonic Smasher and get another free.
03:56That's right.
03:57Buy one hand-smashed Angus Beef Sonic Smasher and get another free.
04:02It's the dual-threat quarterback of Burger Deals.
04:05Buy one, get one free in the Sonic app.
04:07Lowe's knows tackling projects now means you can football Sunday.
04:11We need a new fridge.
04:12This one has craft ice on demand.
04:13More ice than me?
04:15Four kinds of ice, actually.
04:16Gonna need a bigger bucket.
04:18Like this one?
04:19Do you always have two bucket chains?
04:21I do.
04:22Two playoff teams.
04:26Division winners from a season ago that had momentum coming at the end of the season for the Rams.
04:32Texans held on to win the division again.
04:35Stafford is here.
04:36Fifth season with L.A.
04:37He's 14-20 with 147 yards.
04:41And on first and 10 after the punt.
04:44Outside he goes 2-2 Atwell.
04:46Makes the grab.
04:47Caught by Lasseter.
04:49And a tackle made at about the 17-yard line on a gain of four.
04:54Now streaming Escape on the Ultimate Getaway with NCIS Tony and Ziva.
05:01Hunted by hackers and assassins.
05:03Good thing that espionage is their love language.
05:08NCIS Tony and Ziva.
05:10Now streaming on Paramount Plus.
05:12Second and six.
05:13Kick in.
05:14One out.
05:15One out.
05:16One out.
05:19Quorum in the backfield.
05:22With a block and a throw by Stamper down the middle.
05:25Caught.
05:25First down.
05:26Nakua.
05:26Boy, is he been trusty today?
05:2913-yard pickup.
05:30Nakua's had a big day.
05:32He's got 75 yards and seven catches.
05:35And a first down grab right there.
05:38Just finding little creases within the zones.
05:41And the timing that he has with Matthew Stafford.
05:47Well, there was a lot of talk.
05:49And they're going off the field.
05:50And not a good sign for the Texans.
05:52Their center, Jake Andrews.
05:56Well, and you feel for him.
05:57He had a couple years in New England that he dealt with some injuries.
06:00And getting a fresh start here in Houston.
06:03It's Quorum on first and ten.
06:06And then doused by To'o.
06:07To'o and Al Shire.
06:10The former San Francisco 49er.
06:13Gained a three on the play.
06:14Second down.
06:16Closing seconds of the third.
06:19We've had one score and a 13-yard touchdown pass to the tight end from Stanford.
06:24That was the first possession of the second half.
06:27They were just trying to get to the end of the quarter.
06:44And using the hard count.
06:46They were able to get an easy five.
06:48Darryl Taylor, I think, is the one who jumped.
06:51Neutral zone infraction.
06:52Defense, number 52.
06:53It's a five-yard penalty.
06:56Still second down.
06:57Timer, please reset the game clock.
07:00To one second.
07:06And they're going to put a second.
07:09That is the end of the third quarter.
07:12What did they do?
07:13And they took the second off.
07:14They said, ah, forget it.
07:17They said, no dice.
07:19Let's go to the fourth.
07:21Rams on top.
07:22Touchdown pass by Stafford.
07:23We're back in Los Angeles.
07:29Next Sunday, you can count on Week 2 NFL on CBS Slate Action, reuniting division rivals
07:36when Josh Allen and the Bills take on the Jets.
07:38It all begins in noon Eastern with the NFL today, right here on CBS.
07:43And streaming on Paramount+.
07:45We start the fourth quarter.
07:47Rams on top.
07:49Second down and three.
07:51Jackson a block at the left tackle.
07:52Undershooting Adams.
07:55Coverage by the linebacker, To'o To'o, with the flag, as you see.
08:05When you throw your hands up that, that's not a real good sell.
08:08There's no foul on the field for defensive pass interference.
08:10It'll be third down.
08:11Oh, they picked it up.
08:13He did sell it, did.
08:14Well, it looked like he had the arm around, that left arm around his waist,
08:26which is why the flag came in.
08:28But they picked it up and said it didn't influence the play.
08:33Adams.
08:33Here we go, third short.
08:34Yeah, two catches, 18 yards for Devontae Adams today.
08:38Third down, three.
08:39Corham, the bat, and the chip block, and the throw by Stafford.
08:45Caught!
08:46Adams!
08:47First down!
08:49With a catch at the 39.
08:52He was working on the side.
08:55The lock was there.
08:57Stingley in the vicinity.
08:58Adams with his third catch and a gain of 23 and a first down.
09:02You know, I brought this up to Chris Shuler during the week about Devontae Adams because a year ago they were preparing for Devontae when he was with the Jets.
09:11And he said, I said, now you have to face him every day.
09:13And he goes, we just, I can't tell you how many times during practice we just shake our heads and we tell the defense when we're watching film, you know, that's just Devontae Adams.
09:22You just kind of shake your head and just in awe of some of the things he does.
09:25The fact that he's still doing it and doing it at an incredibly high level.
09:30That's against the Rams, as you can see, five consecutive, 10,000-yard receiving seasons for Devontae Adams.
09:37That's on Limmer, who's now playing the guard.
09:40Adams is 32.
09:43And he had eight years in Green Bay, a couple years in Vegas, a half season with the Jets, and here he is now with the Rams.
09:50Touchdown bounce today by Stafford, went to a tight end.
10:03Abel's Allen.
10:05Here's a first and 15.
10:07Down he goes.
10:08Quick shot there.
10:09Pressure up the middle.
10:10Farukasi comes in and made one of the best run stoppers just returning from the physically unable to perform list.
10:18And signed by this Texan team and comes up with a sack.
10:22Well, and that's huge for the Texans.
10:24And as a quarterback, that's the thing you don't like is when you can't step up in the pocket.
10:29Getting pressure from the edges is fine.
10:30You can slide up in the pocket.
10:32But pressure up the middle, there's nowhere for you to go.
10:35Big sack there getting back into Rams territory, setting up a second and extremely long.
10:41That's the second sack by the Texan defense today.
10:44Rams defense has three, second and 23, with a little screen pass here.
10:50It's Corum.
10:51And a block by Dotson.
10:53And rumbles to the far side with Petrie bringing him down.
10:56Play Corum.
10:57It's a catch and run of 14 on the screen play.
11:03And they get up to the 38-yard line.
11:07Did he ever go down?
11:08Did his backside fell on the defender?
11:12Knee went right there.
11:13Knee hit right there.
11:14And he was being held on to Petrie.
11:15But a good point on the last 14-yard catch and run by the reserve running back.
11:23Big down here for the Texans defense.
11:25Sorry, hold him to a long field goal or maybe even get a push him back here.
11:30Third and nine.
11:32Was jumping out there.
11:33EJ Speed looked like he had crossed.
11:37Did he touch?
11:38Let's see.
11:40He saw him say 45.
11:41Was he induced?
11:51Encroachment.
11:52Defense.
11:54It's the five-yard penalty.
11:56Third down.
11:56And that is the 10th penalty on the Houston Texans today.
11:59Number 45.
12:00That's a huge penalty right there.
12:04So now, it'll be third down at the 33.
12:08Right at the middle of your screen.
12:0945.
12:11There's the contact.
12:17Third and four.
12:19As opposed to 39.
12:23Running back is Williams.
12:26Stafford.
12:27Here they come again.
12:28Anderson's got them.
12:29And brings them down.
12:30Another sack.
12:32Will Anderson with the sack.
12:34They lose six on the play.
12:36Big time.
12:36Defensive play.
12:37And down is Dotson.
12:39They're linemen for the Rams.
12:41Let's watch it again.
12:44Anderson's on the outside.
12:45He just pushes Havenstein back into him.
12:47And then gets to the inside.
12:48Wraps up Stafford.
12:49And corrals him down.
12:52The defense has had two sacks for the Texans on the Ram offense.
12:56Dotson down.
12:57Will step aside.
12:58The NFL on CBS is sponsored by Little Caesars.
13:08The official pizza sponsor of the NFL.
13:12T-Mobile.
13:13Now the best network in America.
13:17And by Bud Light.
13:19If you drink.
13:20Don't drive.
13:21Decide to ride.
13:22Injured starting right guard.
13:27Kevin Dotson went to the sideline.
13:29It's fourth down.
13:30And they do bring out the putting unit.
13:32And don't try it for the field goal trend.
13:34Well, we were just talking about that at break here.
13:36You know, it would be a 57.
13:3957-yard field goal attempt.
13:40But if you don't make it, you're all of a sudden giving the Texans a ball midfield.
13:45But with a field goal, you would make it an eight-point game.
13:48This time opting to pin him down inside.
13:51Ethan Evans to punt.
13:54Noel is back.
13:56And out of bounds.
13:58Inside the...
14:00That's inside the five.
14:02Close to the four.
14:04Terrific punt by Evans of the Rams.
14:06Taking you to New York, Adam Schein.
14:09Evan, it's a Josh Jacobs touchdown.
14:12If that sounds familiar.
14:13Ninth straight game of the touchdown.
14:15Extending a Packers franchise record.
14:18You gotta love sports.
14:19If you're a Packers fan.
14:20Back to you.
14:23Jacobs, of course, a former rushing champion.
14:26Thousand-yard rusher a season ago.
14:28Had one of the most historic running back seasons in Packer history.
14:31And that's saying something.
14:33Goes through right there.
14:34And Green Bay against their rival, the Lions, playing well.
14:36Yeah, Green Bay's looking really good with based on what that score shows right there.
14:40But getting back to the fact that you're punting, that just tells you the type of confidence that Sean McVay has in his defense and how little the Texans have been able to do here in the second half.
14:49They get Xavier Hutchinson with a quick throw on first and 10.
14:54And on the play, he picks up seven.
14:57Aaron Rodgers said with his Pittsburgh Steelers win in New York today, I'm thrilled that I beat everybody in the organization.
15:04Big day for Jaden Daniels.
15:06Picking up where he left off.
15:07And the Commanders beat the Giants.
15:10And what a comeback by quarterback Baker Mayfield with a touchdown late.
15:15And the Buccaneers win in Atlanta.
15:19Jet sweep, second, three.
15:22It's Hutchinson.
15:23And then ushered out of bounds by Omar Spates, an undrafted player out of LSU.
15:29And they get five, Mel, on that run.
15:31Well, Kev Texan center Jake Andrews was very emotional coming out of the blue medical tent.
15:35He tried to walk to the locker room on his own, but stopped after about eight steps.
15:39They brought the cart out to get him.
15:41They've not ruled him out of this game yet, though.
15:43He's listed as questionable with an ankle injury, but certainly that O-line thinning out.
15:47Yep, so Ursary is playing back at the right tackle.
15:52Cam Robinson is back in at left tackle.
15:55He'll set the rest of the lineup.
15:56Here is Pierce in the backfield, first and 10.
16:00Stroud to the running back.
16:01Pierce, he drops it.
16:02Did he have possession?
16:02You can see it's loose, and they're still fighting for him.
16:06Lake was jumping on him, and they call it incomplete.
16:09So a second down and 10 for the Texans.
16:15Yeah, this is clearly a drop.
16:16He just never really has control of it.
16:18And going back to Melanie's report on Andrews, you know, the fact that he missed last year
16:22is on IR with a meniscus injury in New England.
16:25And this really has had some issues with the injuries, was released by New England in the
16:30offseason and picked up by the Texans.
16:33And he was in a battle for that starting spot.
16:35And really had secured things coming into the opener here.
16:38And I feel bad for him.
16:39Jared Patterson.
16:40He's the center.
16:41Patterson.
16:41There's the pitch out.
16:43On second.
16:43He's in.
16:44Pierce, no place to run.
16:45No place to hide.
16:46Landman was over there.
16:47They had Young breaking up the play.
16:50Turner, they all had a hand on him.
16:51It's a gain of a yard, and he's up to about the 18, 19-yard line.
16:59I think he's been a little quiet today.
17:01It's been Nico Collins.
17:02Just two catches and 21 yards, and they've only thrown to him four times.
17:06And last year, this time entering the midway point of the season, he was on fire.
17:13An incredible beginning to the season.
17:16Slow today, but that secondary's been watching every step.
17:19Third down nine.
17:20They need the 27.
17:22Stroud to the air.
17:23He's got the time.
17:23Here comes Lake.
17:24There goes the pass.
17:25Schultz.
17:26The tied in.
17:27Hurdles falls.
17:29Shia the first down.
17:30Hurdle landman.
17:32And it was brought down by Young.
17:35And he's out to about the 25 and two yards.
17:38Shia the first.
17:39Well, they put six at the line of scrimmage.
17:41They actually seven with Lake coming off the slot.
17:44So, with the slot defender, that's seven at the line of scrimmage.
17:47They only rushed four, dropped three back into cupboards.
17:49And force Stroud to throw underneath the Schultz, who's not able to get enough for the first down.
17:57Tommy Townsend's going to punt.
17:59Xavier Smith is back for the Rams.
18:06It's no wind.
18:10And from the 12, 17-yard line, he slips, he drives, but he's finally taken down by Hill.
18:185.07 on the hang.
18:22A 57-yarder.
18:23You're watching NFL Kickoff, presented by YouTube.
18:27Opening weekend of the NFL season.
18:36And the Los Angeles Rams have got it after a Houston punt.
18:41You see a 189-yard.
18:43Stafford, with two more through the air, will become the 10th quarterback with 60,000.
18:49First and 10.
18:50Williams, the back.
18:52He'll go to the air.
18:53It's Nakua.
18:55He'll spin.
18:56He's got the 60,000.
18:58And a nice spinning move by Nakua to get the catch.
19:02And they put him at the 39, and he gets five on the play.
19:06And now, with over 60,000 career passing yards, he ties Matt Ryan for the second fastest to 60,000, which is some kind of accomplishment.
19:18Well, we've already mentioned that 37 years old, this is his 17th season in the NFL.
19:24And all that he's accomplished, top 10 in yards, now over 60,000.
19:29And by the end of the season, could well be over 400 passing touchdowns as well.
19:34Nakua with his eighth reception, second and five, going long, incomplete.
19:40And he was looking for Allen, who caught an earlier touchdown, with the coverage on the play by To'o To'.
19:458.31 to go here in the fourth, back to Adam Schein in New York for CBS.
19:51Kevin, how about a J.K. Dobbins with a 19-yard touchdown.
19:57When healthy, this cat can play.
19:59Kevin Trent, Mel, back to you.
20:01He has had significant injuries over his career, and I know that Sean Payton was glad he was available, and they signed him.
20:09Yeah, that was a big pickup, and that was one that Sean Payton was fired up about, and he pays off with a nice touchdown run there towards the end of that game.
20:15Avila is back in at guard.
20:19Stafford to the air, third down, outside, he's got the first down.
20:23That's Devontae Adams.
20:24He catches it right in front of the quarterback, Derek Stinley.
20:28On third and five, he picks up eight as a first down for the Rams at their 48.
20:37Big third down conversion for the Rams as they're trying to use up as much time as possible, get down into field goal range, make this an eight-point game, and you can get a touchdown and make it a two-possession game.
20:48It changes things quite a bit in terms of what the play calling will be for the Texans.
20:55Adams today, four catchers and 51 yards.
20:58It's first and ten.
21:03Whittington, Williams, with a block in there from Parkinson, and a tackle by Daniil Hunter.
21:11And again, a four, and they're in the Texan territory of the 48.
21:14Well, really, this is what they're trying to do.
21:19They're trying to keep the ball inbounds, keep the ball running, get short completions.
21:23As I said, use up the clock.
21:25The Texans have all three timeouts.
21:26You've got a two-minute warning coming up here in about five minutes.
21:31Each defense today, three sacks.
21:34Second down, six.
21:39Back to the block at the left tackle, and he's got him!
21:42It's Nakua!
21:43Grabbed by Gardner-Jackson.
21:45Half the first down.
21:46They're deep in Texan territory.
21:49Down to the 23.
21:50That's a pickup of 25 through the air.
21:53Nakua now over 100 yards receiving.
21:56Watch as the motion comes in.
21:57The safety stays back here.
21:59As soon as Stafford sees the motion come, that they're in man-to-man coverage,
22:02and the safety stays in the middle of the field, but to the back side,
22:05he knows right away where he's going.
22:07As soon as that motion's happening and the safety stays back side,
22:10it's just a matter of holding him with his eyes so he can get it up the seam.
22:15Great vision and accuracy by Stafford.
22:17There's a couple tight ends, first and 10.
22:26It's Williams, and getting a block in there from Avila, and still digging.
22:32Look, it takes everybody to bring him down.
22:34It wasn't a whole lot of space.
22:36Petrie is the one to get him at about the 18-yard line.
22:39It's second down and five.
22:41So the starting lineup is back on there, except for Limmer,
22:44who is now at the other guard.
22:46And he's taking the place of Kevin Dodson,
22:48who has not returned since he was injured the last possession.
22:51Well, both these offensive lines have been banged up.
22:53Yep.
22:54And it's just week one, right?
22:57So this is...
22:58It's a battle of attrition.
23:00It really is.
23:01Every year we see it.
23:02Second and five.
23:07Widdings in in motion.
23:08Williams the call.
23:10Running now with nice rhythm to this offense.
23:14Al Shire, the tackle.
23:1713-yard line of the Texans on a gain of four,
23:20bringing up third and one.
23:25So they got Nakua for 25.
23:27Adams caught a pass for eight.
23:29Nakua also caught one for five.
23:31Long drive, third and one.
23:35And that clock becomes more important with every second
23:38that's taken off for the Texans.
23:40Third and one.
23:52It's Williams, a block by Higby.
23:54And he's got the first down with a tie to the 12.
23:58Third and one, he got three.
24:00And they keep the drive alive.
24:01Now you start looking at some of those timeouts, the Texans have.
24:05Yep.
24:05Well, and I think what happened is you shift Nakua over to the left side, right?
24:08He's lined up over on the right.
24:09There's a trip to the right.
24:10You shift Nakua out to the left.
24:12They don't adjust the defense.
24:14They just expand.
24:14That tells you that they're in zone.
24:16So all of a sudden, if you have two plays called in the huddle, stick with that run play
24:20because, you know, the secondary is going to have some softness to them,
24:23anticipating a bootleg or a corner route like they had a touchdown on earlier in the game.
24:28So with the run going to that side, you're able to get the first down.
24:31It's Stafford on first and ten, rolling, throwing, caught.
24:38Oh, it's knocked away with a big-time hit by Alshire.
24:41Was it a catch?
24:42Is it loose?
24:43They're waving it off.
24:44It's incomplete.
24:45It'll be second and ten.
24:47What a hit by Aziz Alshire.
24:51Get up, get up, get up.
24:59Let's see if he has possession long enough.
25:02Catches it.
25:02One step.
25:03Tucks it.
25:03Two steps.
25:04Newman pops it out.
25:07That's close.
25:08That's going to be close.
25:10And who jumped on it?
25:11The Texans.
25:12The Texans got it back.
25:13Yeah, they did get it.
25:14Or didn't get it back.
25:15The Texans ended up with the recovery.
25:18But my goodness, that was close.
25:21Right on the fringe, right?
25:23Of a complete one, two.
25:26And there D'Amico throws the challenge flag.
25:30So that could be a fumble.
25:33And look where it would occur if, indeed, the Texans were to hold.
25:37It'd be huge.
25:37That would be huge for the Texans right now if they were able to get this.
25:40Gene Steratore, rules analyst, is with us.
25:45So, Gene, it looked like it was bordering on two steps.
25:49What do you think?
25:50Yeah, I think if you take a look at the back foot that Parkinson has down when he initially
25:55possesses the football, we count that back foot as the one, and then you see two more steps
26:00after he loses, or after that, before he loses the football.
26:04So, in lieu of a football move, you have three steps, I think, clearly down.
26:08That would constitute the completion of the catch.
26:11So, I think we have a catch fumble.
26:13See, there's the right foot down there, level two, and now the three with the right foot.
26:18I think you've met all the elements.
26:19Yes, though.
26:22Good description.
26:23Now, the next thing, because it was ruled incomplete, they have to determine who it is that recovered.
26:27That's why you continue to play here, right?
26:29That was a rule that they put in before?
26:31I like that, and I like that they let them play, right?
26:33Like, Gene, you want to get the play to completion.
26:35Yes, I think you definitely do.
26:39You're slow on your whistles because of these plays and the replay aspect of that.
26:43After a view, the ruling on the field is that the receiver caught the ball, fumbled,
26:48and the ball was recovered by Houston, and it'll be first down and ten, Houston.
26:53Gene's all over.
26:55He's in mid-season form.
26:56How can a man be so good so early in a season?
27:00Gene, my goodness.
27:02Oh, I've got great guys setting me up here, Cub.
27:04You and Trent make this thing pretty easy.
27:07You know, you're making it pretty easy for me today.
27:09Well, great.
27:10Thank you, Gene.
27:11And, boy, that is a gigantic break.
27:13The defense of the Texans comes up with one of the biggest plays of the game.
27:16It really is.
27:17You know, we've mentioned that they're using up clock.
27:19There's four minutes to go in the game.
27:21They could have used up another couple of minutes or forced the Texans to use timeout.
27:25They're in field goal range already, so it would have made it an eight-point game.
27:27A touchdown would have made it a two-possession game.
27:29Now, all of a sudden, a five-point game.
27:31You've got the football.
27:33Four minutes, three timeouts.
27:34Two-minute warning.
27:36Chubba block.
27:37First and ten.
27:38Stroud to the side.
27:38Caught right there.
27:40Stover.
27:41And ushered out of bounds by Young and others.
27:43They get out to the 25-yard line.
27:45They pick up six.
27:46Second down and four.
27:47And coming up after the game, time permitting, the State Farm Post Game Show.
27:51Scores, news, and highlights of week one in the NFL.
27:54All coming up on the State Farm Post Game Show.
27:57And really, Kevin, think about Houston hasn't done much here in the second half.
28:01Most of the yardage that you see, they've got 200, almost 240 yards of offense.
28:05Nearly 200 of that came in the first half.
28:08So, the defense of the Rams has been outstanding here in the second half.
28:11Chubb, second down and four.
28:12And look at him take it up to the 35-yard line.
28:16Big run by Chubb.
28:17Tackled on the play by Kitchens.
28:19A run of ten.
28:20A first down for the Texans who have all their timeouts.
28:24Well, that's why you keep it close.
28:28It just takes it to a one-possessing game.
28:30And that's what you're trying to do.
28:33Chubb today.
28:34Ten carries, 40 yards.
28:36His first game is a Texan.
28:38The quarterback, Stroud.
28:3917-24, 167 and a pick.
28:42The tight end, Stover on the move.
28:44Chubb again.
28:45There's the hole.
28:46Over the center, Patterson.
28:48And look at him dig out to the 45-yard line.
28:51Brought down by Young.
28:52He picks up nine after a run of ten.
28:55Nick Chubb.
28:56And what I loved about Chubb is they said he was working out at his high school.
29:00Right?
29:00He was trying to get back in the NFL.
29:02What's going to happen?
29:03Who am I going to sign with?
29:04Where am I going to go?
29:04I'm going to go back to my roots.
29:05I'm going to go back to my high school and train.
29:07And that's when the Texans came calling.
29:10And right here on this final drive, they've gone to him a couple of times and come up big up the middle.
29:17Second down and one.
29:19Stroud, Chubb.
29:21And may have lunged.
29:24He did to get the first down.
29:26Gets across.
29:27Hit on the play by Spates.
29:28So they begin at the 19.
29:30Chubb has had runs of ten and nine on this possession after a fumble deep in Texan territory by the Ravens.
29:37By the Rams.
29:40That was a nice run.
29:42There we go.
29:42First and ten after that first down run.
29:45Now by midfield.
29:46I don't know if they were set.
29:47I don't know if the Texans were set.
29:49They snapped that ball really fast.
29:51Trying to catch the Rams.
29:54Illegal shift.
29:56Offense.
29:56Number 87.
29:58Illegal shift.
29:58Penalty.
29:59Still first down.
30:01And Chubb has come out.
30:02And they put the rookie, Woody Marks, in.
30:04This Chubb is going to get a breather.
30:09All the injuries.
30:10My guess is the illegal shift was the fact that they weren't set.
30:13You have to be set for a full second.
30:17Sorry about that, Kevin.
30:18Yeah.
30:18It's up to do.
30:18Just what he's overcome and then finding a new offense.
30:23And here's a line that now has four new players.
30:27And if you include the center, Patterson is taking the place of the injured.
30:30Jake Andrews, another one.
30:33First and 15.
30:34Underneath they go.
30:35There's Collins.
30:36Makes the grab.
30:37Witherspoon makes the grab on Collins.
30:39It's up to the 44.
30:41He picks up four.
30:42The clock is ticking.
30:43Three timeouts.
30:45Second down and 11.
30:46Trying to sneak in one more play here before the two-minute warning.
30:50Marks, the rookie, remains.
30:53And that ball is batted down.
30:55Nice deflection by Stewart.
30:57Josiah Stewart, a rookie out of Michigan, comes through.
31:01He was the first defensive draft pick in this past draft by the Rams.
31:06Big play right there.
31:07Bringing up third and 11.
31:09Well, that is a huge play.
31:11Because even if you get three to five yards, something like that,
31:13to make some more manageable third down.
31:15And that just tells you the amount of bodies that they're counting on
31:19on that defensive front.
31:20That front seven.
31:21They want to rotate.
31:22Keep guys fresh.
31:23Get after the passer.
31:25Trying to get the crowd cranked into it here on third and long.
31:28Big play.
31:29Third down and 11.
31:31Agun Bawali is the block.
31:33Play clock at two.
31:36Got it off in time.
31:38Agun Bawali, the block.
31:39The pressure is there.
31:40The throw.
31:43Intercepted.
31:44Picked off by Kinchins with a flag thrown.
31:47Back at the 31.
31:49Well, they're saying it was out of bounds.
31:53So that, as far as the ball changing, possessing this way.
31:57Personal foul.
31:58Roughing the passer.
31:58Passer.
31:59They got the quick back into it.
32:00Picking the pressure against the hand defense.
32:03Picking the pressure against the hand defense.
32:03Picking the penalty automatic.
32:04First down.
32:06That's huge on third and 11 with the two-minute warning.
32:11Kobe Turner picks it up.
32:13Watch number 91.
32:14Laid hit at the young and had him.
32:19Two-minute warning in Los Angeles.
32:24The NFL on CBS is sponsored by McDonald's.
32:33And by Verizon.
32:36The NFL is powered by Verizon 5G.
32:39So far, the stadium filled to capacity here in Los Angeles.
32:46The two-minute warning, 157 to go.
32:49The Texans forced a ram fumble.
32:52At the 19, they've taken it back.
32:55And now they're at the 41-yard line.
32:57Of Los Angeles, three timeouts, first and 10.
33:05CJ Stroud.
33:06Blitz is on.
33:07Outside it goes.
33:08Agun Bawali.
33:08He's got the first down.
33:10Chased by Kerlin out of bounds.
33:12And he stops the clock.
33:13A first down catch and run.
33:15Put him near the 25.
33:16Picks up 15 for the Texans.
33:20You're going to see the pressure coming in clean.
33:23But that means nobody's got Agun Bawali going out to the flat.
33:26The defender in the middle of the field has to get over there.
33:29But with pressure, Stroud has to get rid of the ball quickly.
33:33And nobody assigned to Agun Bawali as he hits the flat for a first down and gets out of bounds to stop the clock.
33:39First and 10.
33:49Stroud.
33:50And he's got him underneath.
33:52It's caught by Agun Bawali.
33:53Fumbles the ball.
33:54It's loose.
33:55And it's recovered by the Rams.
33:58Big hit by Landman.
34:00What a play by Landman.
34:12At the other end of the field, we talked about the turnover.
34:19And the ball coming out on the tackle.
34:23Getting helmet on ball.
34:25Parkinson right there that we were showing.
34:27He was the one that had the fumble.
34:29This time Agun Bawali.
34:30And you see the punch of Landman.
34:34Fisk is the one to get it.
34:36Vacuums it in.
34:37But the play by the newest Ram defender.
34:41Nate Landman.
34:45The team's trading turnover.
34:47It's unbelievable.
34:48Well, and the Texans have all three timeouts.
34:50So this isn't over.
34:51All three timeouts.
34:53If they can get a three and out, it still gives their offense.
34:55Now they're going to have to work their way back down the field again.
34:58Potentially.
35:02Akua with over 100 yards receiving in motion.
35:05And the run right here goes off to Kyron Williams.
35:08A flag is thrown.
35:09The tackle made by Rankins.
35:11And he's up to the 28.
35:13Well, and that saves the timeout.
35:15Holding.
35:16Offense.
35:17Number 87.
35:1810-yard penalty.
35:20Still first down.
35:20And that's on David Allen.
35:21The tight end who caught a touchdown earlier in the game.
35:34Agun Bawali turns up.
35:35Now watch the left arm of Landman.
35:37He's not even going for the tackle.
35:38He's just going strictly trying to punch the ball out.
35:41He sure was.
35:43What a play.
35:44And they got him to help with run defense.
35:47But he comes up with the biggest defensive play so far for the Rams.
35:51But that penalty pushes him back to the 14th.
35:54Where now it is first and 20.
35:56And Agun Bawali is reliable.
35:59And has had a career that is put in with a couple different teams.
36:03And is an important part of that offense.
36:05Especially on passing downs.
36:07First and 20.
36:08Williams the back.
36:09And Stafford the handoff to the running back.
36:12He tries to find some kind of gap.
36:14And was hit there initially by Petrie.
36:16Helped by Bullock.
36:18And a timeout taken.
36:19And the game is out to just beyond the 17-yard line of the Rams.
36:27That is only, by the way, for Agun Bawali,
36:30that is only the second lost fumble of his NFL career in his ninth season.
36:36Daria Agun Bawali.
36:38So a timeout taken.
36:39The Texans take it.
36:401.33 to go in the game.
36:43And it's been a one-score game throughout.
36:51It really has been.
36:52And, you know, if you're the Rams, you know,
36:55conventional wisdom says you run the football here.
36:58Force the Texans to take another timeout.
37:01Another thought is you can go play action.
37:03Try and get Devontae or Puka one-on-one.
37:08Double tight end.
37:09Second down.
37:0916.
37:10It's Williams.
37:11Getting a block inside there from Agun Bawali.
37:13And he takes it up past the 25.
37:16Another timeout taken by Houston.
37:18Out to the 26th of the Rams.
37:20That's a pickup of eight.
37:22And it will be third down.
37:29So now the Houston Texans have one timeout left.
37:34So we have two division champions from a season ago.
37:38Both teams finishing 10 and 7.
37:40It has been close throughout.
37:42Texans jumped out early.
37:44With field goals.
37:45And then Los Angeles came back.
37:47A 13-yard touchdown pass to the tight end, Davis Allen.
37:51In a game that has seen Puka Nakua go over 100 yards receiving.
37:56And Matthew Stafford crossed the 60,000-yard pass mark.
38:00Becoming the 10th quarterback in the history of the game to reach that.
38:03Here is a big third down and eight after the Texans just fumbled deep in Rams territory.
38:09To the air.
38:10Blocked by Jackson.
38:11He's got Nakua.
38:13Oh, and he got by Petrie.
38:15And down the sideline for a big-time first down.
38:18To the 46-yard line to the Texans.
38:22It's a 29-yard catch and run by Puka Nakua.
38:27Well, I said it before the second down play.
38:30If you think conventional, you run the football.
38:33Force them to use the timeout.
38:35If you want to be a little bit more aggressive, get a play action, go in, try and get a sure completion.
38:39Push the ball up the field, and that's what they did.
38:44They got the bootleg out to the left, which they've used a few times a day.
38:47Stafford going over there to Sean McVay.
38:51They're a little fired up.
38:53251 yards through the air for Stafford.
38:5521 of 29.
38:57Here he lines up in the victory formation.
38:59Down to a knee.
39:01It's second down.
39:02There is one timeout remaining, as you can see, for the Houston Texans.
39:06It's almost here, the first time ever, the MTV VMAs, live on CBS tonight.
39:15You all want to miss the TV event of the year, right here on CBS, live after this game.
39:22Clock is ticking.
39:23Agunbowale, who has been effective for this team, in a third down capacity, caught the ball,
39:31and then it was punched out by the newest Ram defender from the Atlanta Falcons, Nate Landman.
39:37Again, to a knee.
39:43And they empty the bench.
39:46And the Rams are going to come out of this, after trailing initially, 6-0.
39:51And the game-winning score was a 13-yard touchdown pass to Davis Allen from Matthew Stafford.
40:02Well, I love the aggressiveness, Kevin.
40:04Going on the pass play with the bootleg on third down.
40:07You get the first down.
40:08Why give the ball back to him, right?
40:09It's like, you run the ball, get the timeout.
40:11You're going to have to punt it away.
40:12Give him a chance.
40:13But by getting the first down, they never even get the ball back.
40:17So, like the aggressiveness of Sean McVay and the play call that was made.
40:23Nakula with 10 catches, 129 yards.
40:26Kyron Williams, 18 carries and 66.
40:30Stroud was 29 for 193 and a pick.
40:34And Chubb, Nick Chubb, now attacks in 13 carries and 60 yards.
40:39Quiet day for Collins, three catches and 28.
40:42But Landman had the defensive play of the game for the Los Angeles Rams.
40:52Well, Devontae Adams, his first time with the Rams.
40:55Four catches, 51 yards.
40:57But a couple of big catches there, converting first downs in contested environments.
41:03So much for Stafford not playing in the preseason.
41:06He came out with very sharp today.
41:0721-29, as you said, Kevin, over 60,000 total yards.
41:13Stafford, a big day in over 60,000 yards.
41:15And downstairs to Melanie Collins.
41:18Thank you, Kevin.
41:18Matthew, under two minutes left.
41:20Texans threatening to score.
41:21That punch out by Nate Landman.
41:23Just describe the eruption on the sideline.
41:25Oh, man, I've seen it all training camp.
41:26All he does is just freaking punch it out.
41:28So, I was so happy for him.
41:30He said he called a shot on Friday in the team meeting.
41:32He said, I'm going to get one out.
41:33And shoot, we needed it when he did it.
41:34And a hell of a play.
41:35He's a great guy, great teammate.
41:37He's just jumped in, immersed himself into this team.
41:39He's a leader.
41:39We're happy to have him.
41:40Well, congratulations on the win.
41:42And congratulations to you.
41:43Just the 10th quarterback in NFL history to eclipse the 60,000-yard mark.
41:48When you hear that number, what goes through your mind, Matthew?
41:50Oh, a lot of memories.
41:51You know, a lot of memories, a lot of good ones.
41:53You know, I've been blessed to play with a bunch of special players for a bunch of great coaches.
41:56And I just love competing, love doing this.
41:59And today's no different.
42:00You know, down to the wire like they all are in the NFL.
42:02And just happy to get the win along with it.
42:05First live game action thrown to Devontae Adams.
42:07What was that like today?
42:08It was great.
42:09You know, I was talking to him at the end of the game.
42:10I was like, man, we're only going to get better.
42:12You know, I mean, we're just continuing to stack.
42:14He made some unbelievable catches today.
42:15He made some big turned-out conversions for us.
42:17So, he's a heck of a player.
42:18We're lucky to have him.
42:19Just happy that, you know, we got the win with some good stuff going on.
42:22Thanks for the time, Matthew.
42:23Appreciate it. Thanks.
42:23He didn't play in preseason.
42:25Only a couple weeks of practice.
42:26Had an epidural a couple weeks ago.
42:28The back pain was so tough.
42:30But he was tough today.
42:32And he wins it for the Rams.
42:34Coming up next, the State Farm Postgame Show.
42:36For Trent Green, Melanie Collins, and Gene Steratore.
42:39This is Kevin Harlan saying goodnight from Los Angeles.
42:41We'll take you to James Brown at Lambeau in Green Bay for all the scores and highlights.
42:47Right after this, the Rams on opening weekend.
42:49And beat the difficult Houston Texans.
Comments