LANDOVER, MD. • Not even the return of Tre Mason could do much to help the Rams’ ailing running game Sunday against Washington.
Mason made his season debut and started after missing the opener against Seattle with a hamstring injury. But the Rams managed only 67 yards on the ground and got only 26 of those yards from true running backs.
Mason finished with 26 yards on seven carries, while Benny Cunningham had zero yards on just one carry. Mainly through end-around plays, wide receiver Tavon Austin accounted for 40 yards rushing on four carries.