Hes baaaack! Myles Garrett wreaks havoc as Rams win third straight, climb above .500
LANDOVER, Md.— The Los Angeles Rams are officially back from the dead, and they have Myles Garrett to thank for helping resurrect their season.It wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t easy, and for three quarters Sunday afternoon at Northwest Stadium, it certainly wasn’t convincing.
But the Rams found a way to win another football game, defeating the Washington Commanders 20-13 for their third consecutive victory and climbing above .500 for the first time this season.For a team that was left for dead two weeks ago, the Rams suddenly have a pulse, a winning record and legitimate aspirations of making the playoffs. And their two-time reigning Defensive Player of the Year is back to terrorizing opposing quarterbacks again. Garrett, making his first appearance since suffering a knee injury in the season opener in Australia, delivered the kind of performance the Rams envisioned when they acquired him this offseason.The superstar pass rusher recorded three sacks, forced a fumble and reminded the rest of the NFL why he’s one of the most feared defensive players on the planet.His return couldn’t have come at a better time.The Rams (5-4) entered Sunday riding their first two-game winning streak of the season, but their offense looked like it had forgotten how to play football during a miserable first half.Matthew Stafford struggled to find his rhythm, receivers dropped catchable passes and the Rams couldn’t convert a third down to save their lives.Washington (2-5-1) capitalized on those mistakes, taking a 10-3 lead early in the second quarter when former Rams receiver Van Jefferson caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from Jayden Daniels against Emmanuel Forbes Jr., a former Washington first-round pick.The Rams’ offense was going nowhere fast until Garrett provided the spark they desperately needed.Late in the second quarter, Garrett exploded off the edge, stripped Daniels and watched linebacker Omar Speights recover the football.
It was Garrett’s first sack in a Rams uni...