BALTIMORE — Matthew Stafford took a knee by his head. Sean McVay stood over him, hands on his knees. Rams receiver Puka Nacua’s eyes were sealed shut as trainers examined his left leg.
The NFL’s leading receiver got up and gingerly, with assistance from the medical staff, walked straight to the visitors’ locker room at M&T Bank Stadium. As the Rams offense sat on the sidelines following a Josh Karty field goal, McVay came over to them, imploring them to continue the fight, to keep the energy up.
And in the second half, the Rams found enough in their reserves to take a 17-3 win over the Ravens on Sunday.
The defense provided the first jolt the Rams (4-2) needed with a goal-line stop to end the first half, outside linebacker Jared Verse tackling Derrick Henry for a loss on fourth down. Th