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n the Los Angeles Rams' superstar-laden roster to make the decisive play late in the fourth quarter of a tight game with Green Bay.Yet there went the backup linebacker Los Angeles Rams Jerseys 2019 , flying downfield on kickoff coverage and clobbering Ty Montgomery to force a fumble that he recovered himself."It was one of the biggest collisions I've been in," Wilson said. "So we both felt it, and he fumbled."Halfway through a perfect regular season, these Rams are starting to feel like a big hit.Greg Zuerlein made a 34-yard field goal with 2:05 left before Wilson forced the fumble that allowed the Rams to keep Aaron Rodgers stuck on the sideline in the final minutes of Los Angeles' 29-27 victory over the Packers on Sunday.Jared Goff passed for 295 yards and three touchdowns while the Rams (8-0) were sternly tested by the Packers (3-3-1). Both teams rallied from 10-point deficits to take a lead in front of a rollicking, bipartisan Coliseum crowd.But the Rams extended their best start since 1969 by capitalizing on two crushing special-teams mistakes by Green Bay.Marquez Valdes-Scantling caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers with 8:50 left to put the Packers ahead 27-26, but Goff and Gurley drove the Rams into range for Zuerlein's second field goal of the fourth quarter after a measly 25-yard punt by JK Scott.Montgomery then coughed up his return, and Wilson pounced on the ball."That play didn't lose the game, but it took away an opportunity to win," Rodgers said.Montgomery declined to talk after the game. Packers coach Mike McCarthy said the return man was supposed to take a touchback."You trust your players on tough decisions, close decisions," McCarthy said. "I think Ty was just trying to make a play."Rodgers threw for 286 yards, but he didn't get a snap in the final 5:20.Josh Reynolds caught two touchdown passes for Los Angeles. Gurley had 114 yards rushing and 81 yards receiving Darrell Henderson black jersey , and he scored a touchdown in his franchise record-tying 11th consecutive game on a 30-yard pass in the third quarter ."That was probably my favorite (win) of the year," said Goff, who went 19 for 35 without an interception.HOLLYWOOD CHEESEBoth teams had loud contingents of fans at the Coliseum, where Green Bay won the first Super Bowl in 1967. The Packers were greeted by a rowdy bunch of California Cheeseheads in Green Bay's first trip to Los Angeles since the NFL returned in 2016.The Packers were grateful for the size of their fan base, which seemed similar to the turnout for the Minnesota Vikings earlier this season and the Philadelphia Eagles last season."I don't know if I've ever seen anything like it," McCarthy said. "Obviously, I haven't been to a game here in decades, but it was a great atmosphere."GOLDEN BEARSGoff had a pregame chat with Rodgers, his fellow Cal product and one of his childhood idols while growing up in Northern California.When asked what it felt like to beat Rodgers, Goff replied: "I don't think of it that way. We beat the Packers today. It was fun competing with him on the same field. Hell of a player. A guy I'm a fan of. It was a fun one."RUN IT OUTIn the final minute, Gurley ran 17 yards for a key first down 鈥?but stopped before reaching the end zone, allowing the Rams to run out the clock instead of giving the ball back to Green Bay. His fantasy team owners likely lost their minds Darrell Henderson Jersey Mens , and millions of dollars in bets were decided when the Packers covered the spread.The NFL's scoring leader doesn't care."Man, forget fantasy," Gurley said with a grin. "Forget Vegas. We got the win, so that's all that matters."DOWN EARLYThe Rams faced their largest deficit of the remarkable season when they trailed 10-0 early in the second quarter. They even punted on their first three drives for the first time in coach Sean McVay's two-season tenure.GURLEY AND CRAZYLEGSGurley's scoring catch put Los Angeles ahead in the third quarter. The grab also extended Gurley's TD streak to tie the Rams record set by Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch in 1950-51. Gurley leads the NFL with 15 touchdowns, and he became the fourth player in league history to score at least 15 touchdowns in the first eight games of a season, joining Jim Brown (17 in 1958) and Priest Holmes (15 in 2002 and 2004).SHIELDS SHINESSam Shields made several big plays for LA against his former team. The veteran defensive back caught a pass from Johnny Hekker on a fake punt, and he later downed a punt at the Green Bay 1 to set up the Rams' defense for its safety. Shields played seven seasons with the Packers before his fourth concussion in 2016 nearly ended his career, but he returned to the NFL with the Rams this season. Todd Gurley’s knee injury late in the season opened the door for an RB2, but Brown’s previous injury meant it was CJ Anderson’s chance to shine. Now that Brown is healthy again, are big things on the cards for the fifth-year vet?"WhiteSections 2019 offseason2019 free agency2019 NFL DraftFull ArchiveLibrary 2019 NFL calendar2019 Rams regular season sched2019 Rams preseason schedMasthead Community Guidelines NFL Odds StubHub ✕2019 Los Angeles Rams Regular Season2019 NFL Playoffs2019 Los Angeles Rams OffseasonIs Los Angeles Rams RB Malcolm Brown headed for a big 2019?New,31commentsTodd Gurley’s knee injury late in the season opened the door for an RB2, but Brown’s previous injury meant it was CJ Anderson’s chance to shine. Now that Brown is healthy again Darrell Henderson Jersey Cheap , are big things on the cards for the fifth-year vet?CDTShareTweetShareShareIs Los Angeles Rams RB Malcolm Brown headed for a big 2019?Los Angeles Rams RB Malcolm Brown carries the ball against the San Francisco 49ers, Oct. 21, 2018.Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY SportsThe Los Angeles Rams’ treatment of RB Todd Gurley and reliance on RB C.J. Anderson throughout the playoffs was one of the strangest sagas in team history. Perhaps stranger is that it seemingly was aided by the absence of RB Malcolm Brown.Brown, an undrafted free agent who joined the team in the 2015 season along with Gurley, has long operated outside the limelight. With Gurley having exploded onto the NFL scene as the 2015 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year, there hasn’t been much opportunity for the rest of the running back depth chart since Gurley got his first start in Week 4 of his rookie season. And with RB Benny Cunningham as the RB2 for 2015 and 2016, Brown was an afterthought in his early NFL career.Over the last two seasons though, Brown has seen an expanded role. Blowouts in 2017 and 2018 gave Brown some crucial playing time and his insane releve against the New Orleans Saints in the regular season was a clear example of his athleticism:Brown injured his clavicle in Week 13 against the Detroit Lions. When Gurley aggravated his knee two weeks later, it opened the door for Anderson late in the regular season and into the playoffs. Had Brown avoided the injury in December, would he have produced as well as Anderson did in his short time with the Rams? We’ll never know, but the fact the Rams opted to retain Brown and not Anderson at least indicates he remains the preferred alternative to Gurley for the Rams’ coaching staff and front office.So with Gurley having succumbed to “wear and tear” issues down the stretch, could we see and expanded role for Brown in 2019?Brown averaged more than 5 carries per game in 2017 Bobby Evans Los Angeles Rams Jerseys , though that number is skewed by three blowout games in which Brown hit double-digit carries and the Week 17 game against San Francisco in which Rams Head Coach Sean McVay opted to rest the starters. If you take those four games out and look at his regular usage in competitive games, Brown had just 1.86 carries per game as the Rams leaned into Gurley’s production and didn’t even log a single carry in seven games. Not surprisingly, Brown also performed better with more carries averaging 4.08 yards per carry in those four “irregular” games in which he had 12.5 carries per game and 3.23 ypc in the “regular” contests. And it was a similar story in 2018. In ten “regular” games, Brown had 1.8 carries per game though he hit 5.61 yards per carry thanks largely to a big game against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 3. Two blowout games saw Brown hit 12.5 carries per game and a very good 4.44 yards per carry.Will Brown get more than 2 carries per game in your average Sunday game of competitive football? It’s hard to think not given what transpired in the NFC Championship and Super Bowl LIII. If the Rams and McVay are sincere about keeping Gurley healthy and fresher for a playoff run than they did this year, it certainly has to mean good things for Brown. And after Anderson’s productivity thanks largely to the Rams offensive line along with the Rams’ preference to keep Brown over Anderson, it’s hard not to think an expanded role for Brown could mean many more highlights to come.If it goes well, it could mean the Rams have set up a two-headed attack that offers more longevity than the one they used through the playoffs last year.As if the Rams’ offense needed any more help!