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          Dante Fowler Jr. gets Rams off to quick start with scoop-and-score TD

          • Lindsey Thiry, ESPNNov 10, 2019, 09:46 PM
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              Lindsey Thiry is a national NFL reporter for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2018 to cover the Los Angeles Rams after two years of covering them for the Los Angeles Times, and has also covered the Chargers for ESPN. She previously covered the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow her on Twitter/X @LindseyThiry.

          PITTSBURGH -- Los Angeles Rams outside linebacker Dante Fowler Jr. made a heads-play in the opening series against the Pittsburgh Steelers when he picked up a bad snap, then returned it 26 yards for a touchdown to give the Rams a quick 7-0 lead 14 seconds into the game. The touchdown was the quickest the Rams had scored a touchdown since Oct. 15, 2017, when Pharoh Cooper took 14 seconds to return the opening kickoff for a touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

          It was Fowler's first touchdown since he was drafted in 2015, as he continues to have a career-best season. Fowler has a career-high 6½ sacks and will try to add to that total against Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph today.