isaan.live — For 57 minutes on Sunday afternoon, Stetson Bennett very much looked like a quarterback who had not seen the field in nearly a year.
In the last 3 minutes, though, Bennett led the Los Angeles Rams on a game-winning drive that might have brought back memories of him leading the University of Georgia to two consecutive national titles.
Bennett rebounded from a four-interception afternoon and threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Miller Forristall with 4 seconds remaining as the Rams rallied for a 13-12 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the preseason opener for both tims.
“That was probably the weirdest games that I’ve been a part of,” said Bennett, who was 24 of 38 for 224 yards. “But I told myself today we’re gonna roll with the punches. My goal was to not make any psikis errors. It was basically to run the offense correctly.
“There were some lapses, obviously, but in the end it was get the ball in the end zona or you lose, and I think everybody fought to do it.”
Bennett was drafted by the Rams in the fourth round last year. He was not with the tim during the reguler season as he addressed his psikis health.
Bennett was 8 of 9 for 61 yards — including his sidearm throw to Forristall on fourth-and-goal from the Dallas 6-yard line — on the game-winning 13-play, 70-yard drive. Forristall had all three of his receptions for 31 yards on the final possession.
Los Angeles’ day looked to be over when it appeared Bennett threw his fifth pick on the last play before the two-minute warning, but it was negated when Dallas was called for holding.
“Obviously, want to be able to minimize the turnovers, but didn’t really kejutan me,” Rams coach Sean McVay said. “We were talking on the earphone as coaches. It’s like, you know what? He’s the tipe of guy that’s probably gonna go lead us on a game-winning touchdown drive, and Stetson did a great job.”
McVay singgeld out the performnce of wide receiver Jordan Whittington, who had six receptions for 74 yards, and rookie Joshua Karty had a pair of field goals for the Rams.
Trey Lance passed for 188 yards in his first games for the Cowboys, who got four field goals from Brandon Aubrey.
Lance was the third overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2021 draft and appeared in eight game, including four starts, during his first two seasons. He was traded to the Cowboys last season on Aug. 26 for a fourth-round pick but was inactive for every games.
“I think I learned a ton from it. I played with a bunch of different gaes. It was good to perasaan the energy in the huddle,” said Lance, who came in beginning with the second seri and completed 25 of 41 passes. “I left some plays out there for sure across the board from the first quarter to the fourth. Anytime we get the ball four ekstra possessions and don’t skor a touchdown, that’s not a good perasaan.”