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The elite Rams defense, behind tackle Aaron
Donald, held the Bears scoreless in the first half and kept
Chicago to 193 yards passing and 74 yards rushing. The Bears
missed field goals on two of their first three possessions.
Jared Goff passed for 173 yards but it was enough for the Rams
(6-4) to win for the third time in their past four games
following a three-game losing streak.
Mitchell Trubisky passed for 190 yards as the Bears (4-6) lost
for the fifth time in their past six games. Chase Daniel took
over at quarterback for the Bears with just more than three
minutes remaining, moving the team just six yards on its final
possession. The Bears later announced Trubisky had a hip injury.
Playing in their first game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
since Oct. 13, the Rams showed flashes of a revived running game
behind a makeshift offensive line that included rookies David
Edwards and Bobby Evans. The Rams were missing three starters on
the line because of injuries.
Scoring chances were hard to come by as the Rams took a 3-0 lead
in the first quarter on a 38-yard field goal by Greg Zuerlein.
Los Angeles finally ended a touchdown-scoring drought in the
second quarter when Gurley reached the end zone on a 1-yard run
after a 50-yard pass from Goff to Cooper Kupp took the ball to
the 1-yard line. The Rams had gone 23 consecutive possessions
without a TD.
Behind their own dominating defense, the Bears finally reached
the end zone midway through the third quarter when Trubisky hit
Tarik Cohen on a 14-yard scoring strike to cut their deficit to
10-7.
The Rams held on despite gaining just one first down in their
first five possessions of the second half and having a 51-yard
TD pass in the fourth quarter wiped out because of a penalty for
an improper formation.
Los Angeles put away the game when Brown scored on a 5-yard run
with 3:35 remaining to cap a 76-yard drive.
The Rams were without starting wide receivers Brandin Cooks
(concussion) and Robert Woods (personal issue).
--Field Level Media
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