Gurley Helps Rams Win, NFL Roundup
Published on October 26 2015 6:47 am
Last Updated on October 26 2015 6:47 am
Todd Gurley heard the fans chanting his name. The rookie is commanding that kind of attention. Gurley rushed for 128 yards and his first two NFL touchdowns, helping the St. Louis Rams put away the Cleveland Browns 24-6 on Sunday.
"It's not all me," he said. "We've just got to keep improving and executing."
During the week, coach Jeff Fisher said Gurley wasn't yet 100 percent. He looked pretty dominant against the Browns, hurdling tacklers on at least two occasions and churning for extra yards up the middle.
According to ESPN Stats & Information, Gurley finished with 97 rushing yards after contact -- the most for any player in a game this season.
"He's a playmaker," teammate Kenny Britt said. "He can change the game and he's going to really help us out."
Coming off its bye, St. Louis (3-3) had four sacks and recovered four fumbles. The Rams scored 10 points off miscues on Cleveland's first two series, a 17-yard fumble recovery by Rodney McLeod and a field goal after the first of William Hayes' two sacks and strips of Josh McCown on the day.
"Giving up six points is great," McLeod said. "You can't ask for anything more than that."
Johnny Manziel got mop-up duty for the Browns (2-5) after McCown left for the locker room favoring his right shoulder with about four minutes left. McCown said he was hurt on the second sack/fumble when he was hit on the elbow.
"I felt something in the back of my shoulder," McCown said. "Again, I'm not going to comment anymore on that."
Sunday, October 25 Scoreboard
Jacksonville 34, Buffalo 31
Washington 31, Tampa Bay 30
Atlanta 10, Tennessee 7
New Orleans 27, Indianapolis 21
Minnesota 28, Detroit 19
Kansas City 23, Pittsburgh 13
St. Louis 24, Cleveland 6
Miami 44, Houston 26
New England 30, New York Jets 23
Oakland 37, San Diego 29
New York 27, Dallas 20
Carolina 27, Philadelphia 16
Monday, October 26 Schedule (Time Central)
Baltimore at Arizona, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 1 Schedule (All Times Central)
Detroit at Kansas City, 8:30 a.m.
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, noon
Arizona at Cleveland, noon
San Francisco at St. Louis, noon
New York at New Orleans, noon
Minnesota at Chicago, noon
San Diego at Baltimore, noon
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, noon
Tennessee at Houston, noon
New York at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.
Seattle at Dallas, 3:25 p.m.
Green Bay at Denver, 7:30 p.m.
