What have we learned: The Rams' first-string is capable of dominating a good team's second-string. So they have that going for them, which is nice. Bradford looked solid, running game looked strong, Quinn continues to look good, as does rocket-legged Greg Zuerlein. Special teams are well-coached overall and might start making a positive difference for the Rams for a change. About all the Rams got out of basically a glorified scrimmage, though, is maybe a little confidence heading into the regular season, not much else. Oh, and they lost first-round draft pick Michael Brockers for the first month of the season.
Even though it was only their second-string, I honestly expected a better game out of a well-run team like the Ravens all the same. The fact that the Rams could walk all over their reserves, and scrubs like Danny Gorrer and Billy Bajema actually made their final roster, tell me to start betting against Baltimore pretty heavily if injuries start to pile up on them.
Player of the game: I'll give it to Bradford again; when he's on and getting good protection, he's dynamite, and was here: 11-16-175, 3 TDs, passer rating 144.5.
Up next: obviously, the Preseason Challenge is once again going out with a whimper rather than a bang. As silly an idea as it is, though, I'll keep the idea alive as long as NFL Network keeps putting all the preseason games out there. Never know when my summer might open wide enough again to get a serious number of preseason games in.
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