The St. Louis Rams beat the Seattle Seahawks 34-31, in overtime, in their 2015 season home opener. The Rams are now 8-4 in Week 1 contests at the Edward Jones Dome.
Coach Fisher is 3-1 against the Seahawks at the Edward Jones Dome in his St. Louis Rams head coaching career.
The last time the Rams won an overtime contest at the Edward Jones Dome was against the San Francisco 49ers on December 12, 2012. The winning score was also off a K Greg Zuerlein field goal conversion, which went for 54 yards.
QB Nick Foles made his Rams regular season debut and completed 18-of-27 passes for 297 yards and one touchdown for a passer rating of 115.8. Foles scrambled 1-yard for his first touchdown as a Ram.
Foles record as a starter is now 15-4 over the last two seasons.
WR Tavon Austin rushed 11 yards into the endzone for the Rams’ first touchdown of the season. Marked Austin’s eighth offensive touchdown of his career, and 10th total.
Austin notched a 75-yard punt return to increase his career touchdown total to 11 (four receiving, four rushing, and three punt returns).
TE Lance Kendricks hauled in a 37-yard touchdown pass from Foles. Marked Kendricks’ 14th touchdown reception of his career.
TE Jared Cook led the team in receiving yards with 85 yards on five receptions, including a long of 30 yards.
RB Benny Cunningham got his third start of his career and led the team in rushing with 16 rushes for 45 yards. Cunningham also logged four receptions for 77 yards to total 122 yards from scrimmage on 20 offensive touches to establish a new personal high.
DT Aaron Donald sacked Seattle QB Russell Wilson two times to bump his career sack total to 11.
Donald added a second sack on Wilson for a loss of four yards. In three games against the Seahawks, Donald has 4.0 sacks.Marked Donald’s first multi-sack game of his career.
The Rams have sacked Wilson 31 times in seven games since he joined the league in 2012, the most of any team in the NFL during that time span.
CB Trumaine Johnson nabbed his first interception of the season off Wilson and returned it 15 yards. Marked Johnson’s 9th career interception, and second time he’s picked off Wilson.
CB Lamarcus Joyner sacked Wilson for a 10-yard loss. Marked his second career sack. His first sack was the last game of the 2014 season, also on Wilson.
DE Robert Quinn sacked Wilson two times. Quinn now has 47.0 career sacks. Quinn now has 11 career multi-sack games.
DE Eugene Sims sacked Wilson for a seven yard loss.
The last time the Rams sacked Wilson at least six times was October 28, 2013, in a contest at the Edward Jones Dome when the Rams tallied seven sacks.
According to press box statistics, Donald led the team in tackles with 9.0, five solo.
K Greg Zuerlein converted field goals of 33 and 37 yards. For his career, Zuerlein is 26-of-30 in the 30-yard range, and 75-of- 91 total.
Coach Fisher is 3-1 against the Seahawks at the Edward Jones Dome in his St. Louis Rams head coaching career.
The last time the Rams won an overtime contest at the Edward Jones Dome was against the San Francisco 49ers on December 12, 2012. The winning score was also off a K Greg Zuerlein field goal conversion, which went for 54 yards.
QB Nick Foles made his Rams regular season debut and completed 18-of-27 passes for 297 yards and one touchdown for a passer rating of 115.8. Foles scrambled 1-yard for his first touchdown as a Ram.
Foles record as a starter is now 15-4 over the last two seasons.
WR Tavon Austin rushed 11 yards into the endzone for the Rams’ first touchdown of the season. Marked Austin’s eighth offensive touchdown of his career, and 10th total.
Austin notched a 75-yard punt return to increase his career touchdown total to 11 (four receiving, four rushing, and three punt returns).
TE Lance Kendricks hauled in a 37-yard touchdown pass from Foles. Marked Kendricks’ 14th touchdown reception of his career.
TE Jared Cook led the team in receiving yards with 85 yards on five receptions, including a long of 30 yards.
RB Benny Cunningham got his third start of his career and led the team in rushing with 16 rushes for 45 yards. Cunningham also logged four receptions for 77 yards to total 122 yards from scrimmage on 20 offensive touches to establish a new personal high.
DT Aaron Donald sacked Seattle QB Russell Wilson two times to bump his career sack total to 11.
Donald added a second sack on Wilson for a loss of four yards. In three games against the Seahawks, Donald has 4.0 sacks.Marked Donald’s first multi-sack game of his career.
The Rams have sacked Wilson 31 times in seven games since he joined the league in 2012, the most of any team in the NFL during that time span.
CB Trumaine Johnson nabbed his first interception of the season off Wilson and returned it 15 yards. Marked Johnson’s 9th career interception, and second time he’s picked off Wilson.
CB Lamarcus Joyner sacked Wilson for a 10-yard loss. Marked his second career sack. His first sack was the last game of the 2014 season, also on Wilson.
DE Robert Quinn sacked Wilson two times. Quinn now has 47.0 career sacks. Quinn now has 11 career multi-sack games.
DE Eugene Sims sacked Wilson for a seven yard loss.
The last time the Rams sacked Wilson at least six times was October 28, 2013, in a contest at the Edward Jones Dome when the Rams tallied seven sacks.
According to press box statistics, Donald led the team in tackles with 9.0, five solo.
K Greg Zuerlein converted field goals of 33 and 37 yards. For his career, Zuerlein is 26-of-30 in the 30-yard range, and 75-of- 91 total.
