Rans take the conservative route in 19-9 win over Jets

After a slow start, the 8-6 Los Angeles Rams eventually choked off the home team 4-10 New York Jets this Sunday past. L.A.’s 19-9 win came via conservative gameplans on both sides of the ball, while the Jets played like they had nothing to lose.

New York went for it on five fourth down attempts and converted only two. One of the failures came at their own 33 yard line and led to a Rams touchdown. Another came with the Jets leading 9-6 in the third quarter, they eschewed a short field goal to extend the lead and then missed on a pass into the end zone.

In a sunny, well-below freezing weather, the Rams kept pounding away with the run game, while New York decided to throw the ball 42 times.…