"Beat the guy and then beat us with the football. That's what I did," Bryant said. "Shouldn't have done that. That was a huge mistake on my end."
The Rams had, by an unofficial count, six in their 31-24 loss at Atlanta, enough to make the difference. One of them,
Basket Jordan Junior Soldes, by running back Daryl Richardson, was intercepted and returned for a touchdown by Osi Umenyiora to put the Falcons up 21-0 in the first half. Coach Jeff Fisher said it was a "back breaker."