With the tenth Sunday of the NFL season over, these three teams put on the most impressive performances of week ten. The Los Angeles Rams put on a second-half show at home to cruise by the Houston Texans, while the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons each dropped a ton of unanswered points to easily win their matchups.
Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams high-powered offense put on a disappointing showing in the first half of their home game against the Houston Texans. Los Angeles only managed three field goals in the first half and were lucky to be winning 9-7 at halftime.
Houston had turned the ball over twice inside the Rams 40-yard line and also missed a 34-yard field goal.
The Rams and Texans both opened the second half by quickly punting and then the rout was on. Jared Goff hit Robert Woods in stride for a 94-yard touchdown pass. Two drives later they scored on a 17-yard strike to Sammy Watkins and then closed out the quarter with Woods getting his second touchdown of the day.
Jared Goff's 94-yard TD pass to Robert Woods is the Rams' longest offensive TD since Dec. 13, 1964.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 12, 2017
Bill Munson threw a 95-yard TD pass to Bucky Pope against the Packers.
Robert Woods has set a career high with 171 receiving yards against the Texans
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 13, 2017
It’s the most receiving yards by a @RamsNFL WR since @BigGame81 (Torry Holt) had 200 in Week 9, 2003 vs SF
Jared Goff has 4 passing touchdowns of 50+ yards this season, the most by a Rams player in a season since Hall of Famer Kurt Warner had 7 in 2000. https://t.co/d610r6RFoa
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 12, 2017
Los Angeles would add a fourth Greg Zuerlein field goal in the fourth quarter to make the final score 33-7.
In the second half, the Texans offense punted three times and turned the ball over twice. The Rams outgained the Texans by 160 total yards despite only running two more plays, while forcing four turnovers and not committing any.
Rams have tallied 296 points in Sean McVay's 1st 9 games as an NFL head coach.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 13, 2017
The only coach in the Super Bowl era with more points scored in his first 9 games as a head coach is Mike Martz, when the 2000 St. Louis Rams scored 354 points
This was a pretty telling graphic from the game yesterday.
— SeattleRams (@seattlerams_nfl) November 13, 2017
Sean McVay has as many 30+ point wins under his belt in 2017 as the last 13 years of Rams football combined.
Mike Martz had 3 games in 2001 and the 99 Rams only had 2 such games. pic.twitter.com/9d2xbju6ro
Jared Goff put on another amazing performance going 25-of-37 for 355 yards and three touchdowns.
Goff joined Tom Brady and Alex Smith as the only quarterbacks this season to throw for 300 or more yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions in multiple games. He is also the first Rams quarterback to do ever that in back-to-back games.
Former @CalFootball star @JaredGoff16 throws for career-high 355 yds as Rams improve to 7-2 with 33-7 rout of Houston. Goff has 16 TDs, 4 INTs after 5 TDs and 7 INTs a year ago.
— Jeff Faraudo (@JeffFaraudo) November 13, 2017
Jared Goff's last three games: 61-of-96, 901 yards, 8 touchdowns, 1 interception. In today's second half: 14-of-17, 251 yards, 3 touchdowns, 0 interceptions. https://t.co/LSjhggUKGw
— Alden Gonzalez (@Alden_Gonzalez) November 12, 2017
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints found themselves behind at the start of the game, as the Bills managed a field goal on their opening drive.
New Orleans then proceeded to put on one of the most dominant performances of the NFL season, as they scored 47 unanswered points. Buffalo only answered at the very end of the fourth quarter with a garbage time touchdown to make the final score 47-10.
Mark Ingram is the first @Saints player with 3 rush TD in a game since Reggie Bush in Week 13, 2006 vs 49ers #NOvsBUF
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 12, 2017
Mark Ingram & Alvin Kamara each have 100+ rushing yards today
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 12, 2017
The last time two @Saints players each had 100+ rushing yards in the same game was Week 16, 2006 vs NYG (Reggie Bush: 126 & Deuce McAllister: 108)
The Saints managed 284 more total yards, 22 more first downs and dominated the time of possession 41:23 to 18:37.
New Orleans also beat Buffalo at their own game, recording 48 carries for 298 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns. Both Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara topped the 100-yard mark and the Saints did not have to punt at all.
The @Saints now have 6 rushing touchdowns, a new franchise record
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 12, 2017
The last team to have 6+ rushing TD in a game was the the Patriots in the 2013 Divisional Round (6 vs IND)
Last team with 6+ rush TD in a regular season game was Chiefs in 2004 (8 vs ATL)
The Saints hadn't won a road game by 20+ pts since 2012 entering this season.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 12, 2017
This is their third 20-pt road win this season, matching a franchise record (2007, 2009).
The @Saints are the 2nd team in the Super Bowl era to win 7 straight games after starting the season 0-2 (1993 Cowboys, won Super Bowl)
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 12, 2017
The @Saints were the first team to have 6 Rush TD and 0 punts in a game since the 1941 Bears (against the Lions). pic.twitter.com/3ht67PQwRD
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 12, 2017
Atlanta Falcons
Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons got off to a bad start as he threw a pick on what was their third offensive play and his first pass of the game.
This led to the Dallas Cowboys taking an early 7-0 lead on an 11-yard touchdown run by Dak Prescott. The Falcons then dominated the rest of the game as they scored 27 unanswered points in route to an impressive 27-7 victory in front of their home crowd.
Adrian Clayborn becomes the 4th DIFFERENT player (5th instance overall) with at least 6 sacks in a game and the first to do so since Osi Umenyiora in 2007
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 13, 2017
Sacks became an official stat in 1982
Clayborn's 6th sack of the game gives him more sacks today than in every season of his career except for 2011 as a rookie (7.5) https://t.co/H1ayTCqtJG
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 13, 2017
Following that first pass Ryan, was nearly perfect going 22-of-28 for 215 yards and two touchdown passes. This was a must-win game for the Falcons, as they moved to 5-4 and can keep pace with the Saints and Carolina Panthers. Now they face a tough test next Monday night in Seattle against the Seahawks.