RAMS RALLY TO TOP FEISTY COLTS

Stafford-kupp connection unstoppable in first two weeks of season

RAMS 27,

Matthew Stafford passed for 278 yards and two touchdowns as the Los Angeles Rams rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit for a 27-24 victory Sunday over the host Indianapolis Colts.

Cooper Kupp caught nine passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns and running back Darrell Henderson Jr. had 53 yards on 13 carries with a touchdown as the Rams (20) won despite blowing an 11-point second-half lead.

The Rams took the lead for good on a 38-yard field goal from Matt Gay with 2:27 remaining.

Carson Wentz passed for 247 yards with one touchdown for the Colts (0-2), but was not on the field for Indianapolis' final drive after he rolled his ankle following a fourth-quarter hit from Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald.

Backup Jacob Eason took over for Wentz. He was intercepted by Jalen Ramsey on his second pass attempt with 2:13 remaining.

The Rams jumped ahead 24-21 with 12:09 remaining on a Kupp 10-yard TD catch from Stafford to cap an easy four-play, 70-yard drive highlighted by a 44-yard Stafford-kupp connection.

Stafford injured his thumb during the game but did not miss time. Henderson left the game in the second half with a rib injury and did not return, with Sony Michel taking over in the fourth quarter.

The Colts tied the game 24-all with 7:25 remaining on a 35-yard field goal from Rodrigo Blankenship.

Los Angeles lost linebacker Kenny Young to an ejection in the third quarter after he bumped an official.

The Rams took the early 7-0 lead, going 90 yards on their opening drive, finishing it off on a 16-yard TD pass from Stafford to Kupp.

The Colts got two Blankenship field goals in the first half, while the Rams had a 34-yard field goal from Gay before halftime as Los Angeles took a 10-6 lead into the break.

The Rams opened the second half with a seven-play, 74-yard TD drive that ended on Henderson's 2-yard score for a 17-6 lead.

The Colts pulled within 17-14 in the third quarter when Wentz hit Zach Pascal on an 8-yard TD pass over the middle. Indianapolis took its first lead of the game at 21-17 with 14:17 remaining when Ashton Dulin recovered a botched Rams punt in the end zone.

The Colts were inside the Rams' 5-yard line twice in the first half and ran seven goal-to-go plays but did not score points on either drive as one ended on downs and the other ended on a goal-line interception from the Rams' Troy Reeder.

RAIDERS 26, STEELERS 17

Derek Carr threw for 382 yards and two touchdowns Sunday as the Las Vegas Raiders topped the Steelers in Pittsburgh, 26-17.

Carr hit on 28 of 37 passes, including a pair of huge completions in the fourth quarter, as the Raiders improved to 2-0.

After teaming with speedy receiver Henry Ruggs for a 61-yard scoring strike with 9:35 remaining to give Las Vegas a 23-14 lead, Carr found Darren Waller for 25 yards and a first down with three minutes on the clock.

That helped the Raiders run the clock down to 20 seconds, and Daniel Carlson connected on a 45-yard field goal, his fourth of the game, to ice the outcome.

Ben Roethlisberger completed 27 of 40 passes for 295 yards with a touchdown pass — to rookie running back Najee Harris — and an interception for Pittsburgh (1-1). Kicker Chris Boswell pulled the Steelers within 23-17 with 3:42 left in the game when he boomed a 56-yard field goal, the longest in the 20-year history of Heinz Field.

Ruggs caught five passes for 113 yards for Las Vegas, while Dionte Johnson grabbed nine passes for 105 yards for Pittsburgh.