LOS ANGELES -- Matt Ryan had barely sat down to begin his usual post-kickoff, pregame preparations when he had to rush onto the field. A Rams rookie had fumbled the opening return, and the Atlanta Falcons had the ball at the 3.It was a pleasant surprise, said Ryan, who threw a touchdown pass on the first snap.The whole day was a series of fun surprises for the Falcons, whose playoff chase is picking up steam.Ryan passed for 237 yards and three touchdowns and Atlanta forced five turnovers in a 42-14 victory over the spiraling Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.Deion Jones returned an interception 33 yards for a touchdown, and Vic Beasley forced a fumble by Jared Goff and returned it for another TD during Atlantas comprehensive pummeling of the Rams (4-9), who have lost four straight and eight of nine in their increasingly miserable homecoming season.Tevin Coleman caught a TD pass and rushed for another score for the Falcons (8-5), who opened up a 42-point lead in the third quarter and stayed atop the NFC South alongside Tampa Bay with their fourth win in six games.This is the kind of game where it shows you that all the hard work youve been putting in is paying off, said Beasley, whose three-sack performance was punctuated by that remarkable strip-sack and score. Its definitely a great feeling, especially for a defense thats been giving up a lot of points. To go out there and dominate them just shows what we can be as a defense.Even without injured receivers Julio Jones and Mohamed Sanu, Atlanta had little trouble from the opening kickoff, which was fumbled by Rams rookie Michael Thomas .Justin Hardy immediately caught a TD pass, and the day never got better for the Rams and embattled coach Jeff Fisher, who tied Dan Reeves NFL record with his 165th career coaching loss.Its offense, Fisher said after the Rams put up 312 yards and didnt score until the fourth quarter. Were not moving the ball consistently. Were not converting on third downs, and were not scoring points. Its the problem.Todd Gurley rushed for 61 yards and eventually scored the Rams first points in one of the teams ugliest performances of their 10th consecutive losing season.It looked like a middle school offense out there, Gurley said.Goff went 24 of 41 for 235 yards with two interceptions and a fumble. The No. 1 overall draft pick fell to 0-4 as a starter with a trip to Seattle looming Thursday.If there was ever a game to put behind you quickly, its this one, said Goff, who scored his first NFL rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter. Were not having fun. Were not enjoying this. Its awful.RYANS RECORDRyan surpassed 4,000 yards passing for the sixth consecutive season, tying Peyton Manning for the second-longest such streak in NFL history.HOME WOESFisher was booed heavily in the Coliseum, where the Rams havent won since their home opener Sept. 18. The Rams have scored only five touchdowns in five games at the Coliseum -- one fewer than the Falcons managed on Sunday.BREAKING IT OPENColeman scored on a short screen pass on Atlantas first snap of the second quarter. The rout began moments later when Jones made an exceptional leaping interception and returned it down the Atlanta sideline for a score. Ryan hit a wide-open Taylor Gabriel for a 64-yard TD pass on the Falcons opening drive of the second half.EFFICIENCYAtlanta, the NFLs highest-scoring team, needed just 286 yards of offense to post its fourth 40-point game of the season. For us to be plus-5 in the turnover margin, that was the key, Falcons coach Dan Quinn said.INTERESTING STARTThomas was filling in for regular kickoff returner Benny Cunningham, who missed the game with a neck injury. Ryan hit Hardy with a TD pass on the first snap. Thomas fielded the next kickoff cleanly, drawing a Bronx cheer from Coliseum fans.INJURIESFalcons: Jones couldnt play due to turf toe, and Sanu is out with a groin injury.Rams: Cunningham is also their backup running back, and his replacement at that spot, Malcolm Brown, also fumbled in the third quarter. ... S Maurice Alexander stayed down for a long time after a hard hit in the third quarter. He eventually stood and sat on a cart to leave the field. He was ruled out with a concussion. ... DE Robert Quinn missed his second straight game with a concussion.---For more NFL coverage: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFLAir Jordan Sale . The recently retired Stern was elected Friday to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and will be enshrined with the class of 2014 on Aug. Cheap Jordan . SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. https://www.wholesalejordanshoeschina.com/ . Philadelphia is 2-0 against the Senators this season and scored five goals in each victory. 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Argentina boasts Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Angel Di Maria.Lakeside Hammers put in a dominant performance to beat the Belle Vue Aces 53-39 at Purfleet on Wednesday to go top of the table.The Essex club were never in any real danger throughout the meeting and survived a tactical ride from the Aces to take the points. Andreas Jonsson was the Hammers top man with 12+2, while Belle Vues Steve Worrall scored a stunning 17+1 from reserve. Lakeside Hammers went top of Elite League The home side had already built a nine-point advantage after four heats thanks to a Heat One 5-1 for Piotr Swiderski and Jonsson and a Heat Three 5-0 after both Aces riders fell and were excluded. Steve Worrall was the only Aces man to offer any resistance early on, winning Heats Two and Four in fine style. Steve Worrall was the man to beat on the night as he took the win in heat five after Max Fricke had touched the tapes and and the Aces got themselves back into the tie thanks to Matej Zagar and Craig Cook, who rounded the Hammers duo in spectacular style to ensure the 5-1. However, it was short lived as Kim Nilsson and Jonsson combined for a maximum in Heat Seven and the advantage was increased in Heat Eight as Richard Lawson took the chequered flag ahead of Steve Worrall who had passed Lewis Kerr to limit the damage for the Aces.Swiderski won heat nine with the Worrall brothers packing the minor placings for the Aces but being 11 points down Aces boss Mark Lemon decided to put Zagar on a tactical ride which he duly won. His teammate Fricke was passed by Lewis Bridger for second but a 7-2 put the away side back in contention on the night. Belle Vues Steve Worrall claimed the Rider of the Night award from Kelvin Tatum as he scored 17+1 for the Aces, including a great victory in Heat Two It would be as close as the Aces got though as the Hammers continued their dominance with a 4-2 in heat 11 as Jonsson beat Scott Nicholls, who had worked hard to get past Swiderski for second.dddddddddddd The Aces night was compounded when Cook withdrew from the meeting with injury and it was all over after Heat 13 when Jonsson passed Steve Worrall for the win and Nilsson passed Zagar for third for another 4-2 and a ten point lead to the Hammers.The Hammers ensured the Aces would go home empty handed with another maximum in heat 14 after an incredibly tight run to the third turn on the back straight left Nicholls with nowhere to go, a decision the seven-times British champion was less than pleased about.Zagar won heat 15 for the Aces but it was Lakeside that ran out 53-39 winners to go top of the Elite League table.In the other meeting of the night, the Poole Pirates returned to winning ways, inflicting a first defeat of the season on the Wolverhampton Wolves with a 51-39 win at Wimborne Road. Hans Andersen was in top form for the Dorset club scoring 13+1 whilst Joonas Kylmakorpi hit 10+1 for the Wolves.Watch live coverage of Coventry v Wolverhampton in the Elite League on Sky Sports 1 HD on Monday night from 7.30pm.Also See:Bet on Speedway with Sky Bet ' ' '