Chad Johnson and Boomer Esiason enter Bengals' Ring of Honor

 

The Rams went 1-11 on third down (the conversion came on their final drive) and struggled to find any rhythm offensively throughout the game. The defense was impressive, limiting Burrow especially early on, but the offense failed to capitalize on the lead. Rookie receiver Puca Naqua, who has 25 points in his first two NFL games, had five scores for 72 yards against the Bengals.

The Rams don't have much time to get things right as they play on the road against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday afternoon.

QB breakdown: Stafford completed 18 of 33 passes for 269 yards and one touchdown and was intercepted twice by Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson. Stafford's longest pass of the game (a 46-yard completion to receiver Von Jefferson in the third quarter) was followed by his second interception.

Disturbing trend: Before their last touchdown, the Rams ran eight plays for -10 yards in the red zone. Stafford was 1-for-7 in the red zone (going 0-for-4 with running back Karin Williams) and was sacked twice. During Week 2, the Rams were 5 of 6 in the red zone, the best mark in the NFL.

Promising trend: In Week 2, Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald recorded just one QB hit against the San Francisco 49ers, but he and the defense put pressure on Joe Burrow on Monday night. In the first half alone, Donald provided three pressures on Barrow, the same amount he had in the Rams' first two games of the season. On that play, Burrow was 0-for-1 and had two sacks.

Impressive next generation stat: Stafford hit rookie receiver Pukka Nakoa for his second interception. It was Naqua's 41st goal of the season and Stafford's first. Sarah Barshop

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