The Rams’ Joshua Karty kicks the game-winning area objective.
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The Rams, bedeviled by kicking woes in 2023, used a sixth-round draft decide to pick Joshua Karty.
Karty got here by means of with a area objective that pulled the Rams inside seven factors within the fourth quarter, a game-tying additional level and a 37-yard game-winning area objective.
Karty had been listed as questionable due to a a groin pressure suffered towards the Arizona Cardinals. The Rams had been so not sure of his standing, they signed kicker Tanner Brown to the apply squad originally of final week.
Karty stated he “kind of Googled” himself Sunday morning and found he was nonetheless listed as questionable however he obtained by means of pregame warmups and felt higher than anticipated.
“As the game wore on, I think my kicks got a lot better and better,” Karty stated. “The extra point at the end, and field goal at the end, those were my best two kicks.”
Karty stated that earlier than his ultimate kick, he considered former Stanford teammate Emmet Kenney, who Friday kicked a game-winning area objective towards Syracuse.
“As soon as that happened on Friday, I knew like, ‘How cliché would that be if both of us got game-winning kicks in the same week?’” Karty stated. “And it turned out to happen.”
Different particular groups gamers additionally contributed.
Operating again Ronnie Rivers stored alive a first-half scoring drive when he rushed for a primary down on a pretend punt. Xavier Smith, promoted this week from the apply squad, returned a punt 38 yards to assist arrange the game-winning area objective.
