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Los Angeles Rams 20 Los Angeles Chargers 18
Status: Final
1 2 3 4 T
Rams 3 10 0 7 20
Chargers 7 0 3 8 18
4 12:52 LAC 20- 18 Greg Desrosiers Jr. 34 Yd Rush (DJ Uiagalelei
Pass to Evan Svoboda for Two-Point Conversion)
4 14:14 LAR 20- 10 Dean Connors 8 Yd pass from Matthew Caldwell
(Harrison Mevis Kick)
3 2:46 LAC 13- 10 Cameron Dicker 34 Yd Field Goal
2 0:22 LAR 13- 7 Harrison Mevis 27 Yd Field Goal
2 10:48 LAR 10- 7 Brennan Presley 11 Yd pass from Ty Simpson
(Harrison Mevis Kick)
1 9:41 LAC 3- 7 Quentin Johnston 65 Yd pass from Justin Herbert
(Cameron Dicker Kick)
1 9:55 LAR 3- 0 Harrison Mevis 27 Yd Field Goal
Passing Yards DJ Uiagalelei 11/18, 141 YDS Rushing Yards Greg Desrosiers Jr. 9 CAR, 118 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Yards Quentin Johnston 1 REC, 65 YDS, 1 TD Tackles Emany Johnson 7
Passing Yards Ty Simpson 18/23, 119 YDS, 1 TD Rushing Yards Dean Connors 18 CAR, 69 YDS Receiving Yards CJ Daniels 5 REC, 42 YDS Sacks Darryl Peterson III 2 Tackles Cam Lampkin 6
No starters, no problem: Ty Simpsons 2nd-quarter TD sparks the Rams preseason sweep
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Ty Simpson threw a go-ahead touchdown in the second quarter, Harrison Mevis kicked two 27-yard field goals and the Los Angeles Rams beat the Los Angeles Chargers 20-18 on Thursday night in the teams' preseason finale.
The Rams didnt play any starters in keeping with coach Sean McVays approach to games that don't count in the standings. Even backup quarterback Stetson Bennett was held out.
Everyone stay healthy, please, referee Shawn Hochuli urged the captains after the coin flip.
The Rams won all three of their preseason games and head to Australia in two weeks to open the season. They're the clear early favorites to win the Super Bowl, which will be played at SoFi Stadium on Feb. 14.
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert played just two series. His fumble led to Mevis' first 27-yard field goal early in the first quarter.
Herbert bounced right back, throwing a 65-yard TD pass to Quentin Johnston the second-longest catch of the receiver's career on the second play of a drive that lasted 14 seconds and gave the Chargers a 7-3 lead.
New defensive coordinator Chris O'Leary chest-bumped safety Tony Jefferson after the Chargers forced the Rams to turn the ball over on downs inside the 1-yard line on a drive that lasted 9:41.
Trey Lance took over for Herbert in the second quarter, with his first series ending on a shanked 20-yard punt by JK Scott . The Rams quickly took the lead for good on third-stringer Simpson's 11-yard TD pass to fourth-string receiver Brennan Presley for a 10-7 lead.
Simpson finished 18 of 23 for 119 yards.
Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker missed a 49-yard field goal just before halftime, leaving the Chargers trailing 13-7. Known as the most accurate kicker in NFL history, he also whiffed on two extra-point attempts in three preseason games.
Dicker cut the deficit to 13-10 in the third, hitting a 34-yard field goal.
The Rams extended the lead to 20-10 in the fourth on Matthew Caldwell 's 8-yard TD pass to Dean Connors .
The Chargers closed to 20-18 on Gregory Desrosiers' 34-yard TD run and third-string quarterback DJ Uiagalelei 's 2-point conversion pass to Evan Svoboda .
Rams: QB Caldwell went out after being hurt on a keeper late in the fourth quarter.
Chargers: WR Dalevon Campbell appeared to hurt his foot in the third quarter.
Rams: Open Sept. 10 against the San Francisco 49ers in Melbourne, Australia.
Chargers: Open Sept. 13 against the Arizona Cardinals at SoFi Stadium.
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