Whose house? Rams win late and narrow in LA grid clash

It was preseason chaos resolved by a very late Rams TD giving the Rams the narrow win. Stetson Bennett IV was the star through the air for Los Angeles, going 28 of 40 for 324 yards with 3 touchdowns and 1 interception. He peppered the Rams high-level receiving corps, with Braxton Presley delivering a big line (6 catches, 102 yards) and Marquise Williams (2-46, 1 TD) and Tutu Edwards (3-32, 1 TD) providing steady catches and red-zone looks. Bennett’s three-TD night underscored the Rams’ plan to push tempo with a deep, diversified target tree—no obvious single-game hero, but a clean distribution that can scale in spurts as Stafford’s availability remains up in the air. Rams rushing was balanced but not dominant: Jahmyr Hunter led with 15 carries for 55 yards; Chris Schrader added 13 for 48, with Kaleb Corum (4-22) mixing in and Stetson Bennett scrambling for a couple of late-yardage carries (2-4). The Rams’ receiving corps stacked 458 total yards, with Presley generating the big chunk and M. Williams (2-46, 1 TD) contributing a second major red-zone threat. The late score—a go-ahead Rams touchdown with five seconds left—confirmed the anti-climax of a back-and-forth fourth quarter.

For the Chargers, Trey Lance piloted the offense in the first-string stretches, finishing 7-of-15 for 121 yards. Taylor Heinicke (6-of-11, 56 yards) and J. Herbert (2-of-5, 46 yards) split snaps behind center as Los Angeles experimented with a two-QB approach behind a still-developing run game. Lance added 4 carries for 25 yards, while Raheim Sanders (5-11) scored the lone rushing touchdown for the Bolts, with Kaleb Vidal (10-16) and O. Hampton (2-12) spelling him. Through the air, the Bolts leaned on receivers like Harris (6 receptions, 85 yards) and Lambert-Smith (2-66) with others mixing in; the receiving corps was productive but lacked the big explosiveness to flip the scoreboard on the night. The Chargers repeatedly moved the ball, then stalled in the red zone or settled for field-position battles, culminating in a one-score defeat. A dramatic special-teams moment mattered: Luke Grimm, an undrafted wideout, returned a punt 66 yards for a Chargers touchdown to slice through the Rams late in the third; TeRah Edwards later intercepted Bennett and returned it 27 yards, a moment that briefly swung momentum before the Rams’ final drive sealed it. That sequence—Grimm’s punt return TD and Edwards’ late INT—defined the night’s swing plays. For fantasy implications, Bennett’s volume-driven three-TD performance signals upside if he continues to run the offense with confidence behind a healthy Stafford, while Lance’s multi-quarter role suggests continued competition for the Chargers’ QB depth chart and potential upside in superflex formats if roster construction allows.

Remember the name: Luke Grimm.

The #Chargers undrafted rookie WR out of Kansas has been making a huge impact as a returner this preseason — and he just took one back 66 yards to the house.pic.twitter.com/iXMSLPhHa6

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) August 17, 2025

Unreal catch from Brennan Presley to set up the game-winner. 😮‍💨

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— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) August 17, 2025