Slow start costly in Rams’ 24-10 loss

LANDOVER, Md. For the Rams, the wake-up call came a bit too late on Sunday.

After spotting the Washington Redskins a 17-0 halftime lead, the visiting Rams rallied but not quite enough in a 24-10 loss at FedEx Field in Landover, Md.

Both teams are 1-1.

The Rams host the Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) Sunday at noon at the Edward Jones Dome.

The Redskins, who failed to hold a 10-0 lead in a 17-10 loss to visiting Miami to open the season, closed out the victory over the Rams with an 11-play, fourth-quarter touchdown drive that covered 74 yards and took nearly seven minutes off the clock.

Rookie Matt Jones scored on a 3-yard run with 2:38 left for the game’s final score. It was the second TD of the day for Jones, a third-round draft pick from Florida. He finished with 123 yards rushing on 19 carries.

Key plays on the drive included a 29-yard pass from Kirk Cousins to tight end Jordan Reed on a key third-and-five play from the Washington 30. A facemask call on the Rams’ Robert Quinn also aided the Redskins.

Cousins completed 23 of 27 passes (85.2 percent) for 203 yards as the Redskins rolled up 373 total yards to 213 for the Rams.

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