GREEN BAY, Wisc. – The snap appeared to surprise Rams backup quarterback Brett Rypien, making his first start of the season against the Green Bay Packers. It hit his hands, then the ground, and he hunched to pick up and began to scramble out of the pocket.
Pressure closing in, Rypien tried to throw the ball away, count the play as dead, start over. But Jonathan Owens’ arm arrived at the same time, hitting Rypien’s before it could move forward. The ball squirted out, and the Packers recovered, leading to an Aaron Jones touchdown carry a few plays later.