Plaschke: 'Rams House' gets 'Cowboys House' on working day of uncomfortable domination

“Who’s Residence?”

“Cow-boys!”

That was their solution. Which is what they ended up screaming. That is how a creating full of Dallas Cowboys supporters sounded Sunday afternoon at SoFi Stadium, and it was embarrassing.

The defending Tremendous Bowl champions have not only misplaced their mojo, but they also handed their trademark chant to crazed outsiders, and it was humiliating.

Even without the need of their $40-million quarterback, the Cowboys marched into Inglewood, knocked the Rams flat on their yellow trousers, celebrated with thousands of jeering blue jerseys, and it was mortifying.

The Cowboys won, 22-10, and while this may well not be the exact reduced position of coach Sean McVay’s 6-calendar year tenure below, it ranks with the rank.

They have a getting rid of record (2-3) this deep into the period for the 1st time underneath McVay. They are fatal boring for the initial time below McVay. They appear entirely clueless for the very first time underneath McVay.

“There was not a lot to create residence about … there was very little to publish residence about,” McVay reported.

However if just one continue to insists on crafting residence about this afternoon, the missive can be completed in one particular phrase.

Enable!

The Rams just missing to a Cowboy team led not by quarterback Dak Prescott, but by a waiver-wire backup named Cooper Hurry, and they did so in front of a stadium complete of browsing fans roaring at their each and every misguided shift.

The Rams misplaced a fumble that turned into a Cowboys landing. They experienced a punt blocked that at some point became a Cowboys area target. They gave up a 57-property landing run by way of long term Hall of Fame defenders. They botched a possession that experienced been kept alive with a bold fake punt. They botched a possession that commenced on the Cowboys’ 29-yard line. They skipped a fourth-quarter subject purpose that would have retained them inside placing distance.

The Cowboys’ Israel Mukuamu celebrates immediately after the Rams’ Matt Homosexual missed a industry target in the fourth quarter.

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They could not run (38 yards), they could not protect (five sacks) and they couldn’t rating (a person touchdown in their final 9 quarters).

Combined with past week’s weak exertion against the San Francisco 49ers, this is the first time a McVay Rams crew has endured consecutive game titles of much less than 20 factors.

As the baseball playoffs get started down the avenue, it is honest to question about the place of McVay’s fastball. Since proper now, he’s evidently missing it.

“It’s not fantastic adequate correct now,” McVay mentioned of the recent final results. “I’ll in no way pretend that it is.”

No want to faux. Even if it seemed as if nearly just about every Rams season ticketholder bought their tickets to Cowboys lovers, they had been definitely watching from dwelling, and were being absolutely as disgusted as the trudging, downcast Rams.

The activity commenced with a Matthew Stafford fumble that was returned 19 yards for a touchdown by DeMarcus Lawrence.

The sport finished with a Stafford interception at the aim line, Malik Hooker rolling on the ground in celebration, Stafford laying motionless on the floor in defeat, and seemingly all of Inglewood standing and cheering.

They ended up bookends of pain that sandwiched an afternoon of damage.

“This is some adversity we’re dealing with right now,’’ McVay reported.

On a day when the Cowboys received just 239 total yards and Hurry concluded just 10 passes for 102 yards, the adversity was mostly a Rams development.

Their response to that early Cowboys scoop-and-rating? The Rams’ ensuing possession finished with Dorance Armstrong flying by way of the line again to block Riley Dixon’s punt, leading to Brett Maher’s 33-property industry purpose to make it 9-.

For the Rams, it was a day when seemingly nobody blocked anyone. It does not help that they are missing 3 starters on the offensive line but that does not make clear the finish deficiency of engagement.

“Sometimes you get a person male, two guys not doing the occupation correctly, it is tricky to get items likely,” limited conclusion Tyler Higbee reported.

One, two … 10, 11… at this stage, who’s counting?

The Rams appeared to be on the verge of reaching the conclusion zone on their 3rd push following a wonderful 54-garden pass that Stafford dropped into the arms of Tutu Atwell for the previous 2nd-round draft pick’s 1st job catch. But Cam Akers was stuffed and Stafford was stymied and the Rams’ push stalled, main to a 29-yard industry aim by Matt Gay.

“We’ve received to be ready to run the soccer efficiently ... then when we do not run the soccer efficiently, we’re having trouble safeguarding,” McVay stated. “I love Matthew Stafford, he is competing and performing every thing in his power for this staff. He requires some support. We have got to be in a position to enable him.”

The Rams rebounded from the skipped touchdown possibility many possessions afterwards when Kupp achieved out and grabbed a Stafford pass above the center and ran by the defense to total a 75-yard landing pass. At that issue, early in the second quarter, the Rams truly led, 10-9.

But the euphoria didn’t very last as the Cowboys scored a few plays afterwards on a 57-lawn landing run by Tony Pollard that showcased 3 missed tackles and a number of substantial holes.

The video game never ever seriously felt near again. Each and every offensive collection seemingly finished with a unsuccessful move to Cooper Kupp. Every single defensive sequence was loaded with missed tackles and pressures that failed even to rattle Rush. And, as with seemingly every Rams game this time, the ending was punctuated with a question.

What has happened to this crew?

One particular can speak about Super Bowl hangovers, but the Rams really should have extensive due to the fact sweated that out by now, no? Just one can speak about missing items, but they still have two of the league’s ideal offensive and defensive players, yes?

What they are missing, it appears to be, is individual commitment to the lifestyle of selflessness and sacrifice that just nine months in the past led this group to a championship. Probably it’s because of the distractions that occur with being a winner in Hollywood, but it appears not most people is concentrated on the position. McVay implied as a lot in his postgame interview, and vowed to get it set.

“This is a demanding time correct now, but I can assure you a person matter,” he said, “we’re likely to preserve swinging. We’re going to hold combating.”

It’s likely to be an uphill slog. Andrew Whitworth is not coming out of retirement. Van Jefferson will not be back from his knee operation for at the very least a few of months. And does any one assume Odell Beckham Jr., when he’s healthful, is heading to come again to this mess?

All this, and, in addition to their divisional schedule, the Rams even now need to perform at Tampa Bay, at Kansas Town, and at Green Bay, as perfectly as actively playing the Chargers in a “road” match at SoFi.

“It’s not a good film appropriate now, it’s not a thing we’re accustomed to,” McVay reported. “But the story is not composed but.”

The Rams can only hope it will get far better. Much better. Like, now.