Rams top Ravens 17-3 as Williams shines in second half

Baltimore — The Los Angeles Rams beat the Baltimore Ravens 17-3 on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium, turning a low-scoring first half into a decisive second-half run capped by a Kyren Williams touchdown early in the third quarter. Williams’ 30-yard catch on fourth-and-3 set up his 3-yard rushing score that put the Rams ahead and sparked a brief stretch in which Los Angeles produced its only two touchdowns of the game.

Los Angeles began the game sluggishly and trailed or tied for much of the first half, settling into a 3-3 score at intermission. The Rams opened the second half with an uptempo series, culminating in the fourth-and-3 play where Williams got loose in the secondary on an off-schedule look and made a falling catch for a 30-yard gain to the Baltimore 3. The play was flagged for defensive pass interference, a penalty the Ravens declined, and on the next snap Williams carried for the touchdown.

The Rams extended the lead on the ensuing Baltimore drive after a Zay Flowers fumble gave Los Angeles the ball at the Ravens 21. Two plays later Matthew Stafford hit tight end Tyler Higbee on an 8-yard scoring pass. Stafford finished 17 of 26 for 181 yards and one touchdown.