MIAMI — Veteran Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Michael Brockers said Sunday’s pass-rushing onslaught was unlike anything he’d ever seen.
He watched it from the sideline, as the Rams tried — and failed — to counter the Miami Dolphins’ relentless pressure.
Jared Goff was harried into four first-half turnovers, which led to three of the Dolphins’ four touchdowns in their 28-17 win over the Rams on Sunday.
“They brought more than we could block,” said Brockers, who knows a thing or two about applying a pass rush. “I felt like it was 11 guys on the line of scrimmage, and once you snapped the ball, everybody was coming. I’ve never seen that before, that many times.”
Goff’s most costly turnover was a fumble on a sack that Miami linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel recovered and returned 78 yards for a score.
Goff also threw an interception to set up Tua Tagovailoa’s first career touchdown pass, and fumbled on another sack to give the Dolphins (4-3) the ball at the 1, which led to their final score as they took a 28-7 lead.
Rams QB Jared Goff fumbles on a hit from Emmanuel Ogbah during Miami’s win at Hard Rock Stadium.
Mark Brown / Getty ImagesAt that point, Goff and company began to adjust to the Dolphins’ approach, but it was too late.
“That’s how they’re built, and we didn’t respond quickly enough or well enough,” Goff said. “And that starts with me.”
Rams coach Sean McVay said it actually started with him.
“We didn’t get it done, and that falls on my plate,” McVay said. “I have to do a much better job.”
With the Rams (5-3) playing catch-up in the second half, they finished with a 326-yard advantage, the largest for a losing team in 18 years.
The Dolphins, who have won three in a row, compensated with their two strip sacks, eight quarterback hits and five pass deflections by the front seven.
Goff went 35-for-61 for 355 yards and one score, with two interceptions and two lost fumbles. But the Rams’ longest gain in 92 plays was 26 yards.
“They did a great job of getting after us early,” said receiver Robert Woods, who scored the Rams’ first TD. “It was a great game plan. They set the tone.”
The Rams did manage to give Tagovailoa a jarring NFL greeting. The first time the rookie tried to throw, the ball came loose when his arm was hit by Aaron Donald, and Tagovailoa was then driven to the turf by Brockers as Leonard Floyd recovered the fumble.
“That was a good hit,” Tagovailoa said. “That was definitely a welcoming.”
The Rams ran 92 plays to the Dolphins’ 48, and Miami won while Tagovailoa’s offense totaled eight first downs and 145 yards.
“It’s a team football game,” Miami coach Brian Flores said. “It’s not a one-man show.”
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