The Los Angeles Rams beat the New York Giants 28-6 on Monday night, and the gap in how each offense moved the ball decided it. Los Angeles averaged 8 yards a play, while New York averaged barely 3.

The Rams also finished what they started, turning all 3 of their trips inside the 20 into touchdowns. The Giants reached the red zone twice and came away without a touchdown either time.

How It Happened

Los Angeles struck with 11 seconds left in the first quarter. Stafford found Davante Adams for a 31-yard touchdown, and Harrison Mevis made it 7-0.

The Rams doubled the lead early in the second quarter when Kyren Williams caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Stafford at the 11:07 mark. The Giants finally got on the board with 25 seconds left in the half, a 24-yard Dominic Zvada field goal that cut the deficit to 14-3 at the break.

Stafford and Adams connected again midway through the third quarter, this time from 11 yards out, to push the lead to 21-3. Zvada answered from 52 yards a few minutes later to make it 21-6. Those 2 field goals were the only points New York's offense produced all night.

Terrance Ferguson closed the scoring with a 5-yard touchdown catch at 8:57 of the fourth quarter, Stafford's fourth scoring throw of the night, making it 28-6.

Key Performers

Matthew Stafford: 4 TD passes – 31 and 11 YDS to Davante Adams, 10 YDS to Kyren Williams, 5 YDS to Terrance Ferguson
Davante Adams: 2 receiving TD – 31 YDS, 11 YDS
Dominic Zvada: Field goals of 24 and 52 YDS
Rams passing: 22-31, 318 net YDS, 9.9 yards per pass
Rams rushing: 28 ATT, 163 YDS, 5.8 per carry
Giants passing: 14-32, 130 net YDS, 1 INT
Giants rushing: 21 ATT, 52 YDS, 2.5 per carry

Stafford's scoring throws went to three different receivers, and the Rams ran the ball well enough to keep the Giants honest. Los Angeles rushed for more than three times as many yards as New York, which left the Giants defense with no way to sell out against the pass.

The Giants passing game never got going. Completing fewer than half their throws at under 4 yards an attempt, they converted just 3 of 14 third downs.

What It Means

Both teams leave Week 2 at 1-1. For the Rams, both games have come at home, and this was a clean answer after a loss in the other one. They were sloppy in spots, with 2 turnovers and 6 penalties for 50 yards, but scoring touchdowns on every red-zone trip covered for all of it.

For the Giants, the split between home and road is the early story. They are 1-0 at home and 0-1 away, and this road loss came with just 182 yards of offense. They forced 2 turnovers and held the ball for more than 27 minutes, yet could not turn that into touchdowns.

The defense gave the offense extra chances. The offense did not finish a single drive in the end zone. Until New York's passing game produces more than it did here, road trips will look a lot like this one.