Stafford’s TD pass to Higbee lifts Rams over Jets, 19-9

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Tyler Higbee waited nearly a year for this moment.

And once the Rams tight end had the ball in his hands, he wasn’t letting anyone stop him from getting into the end zone.

With the game tied against the New York Jets early in the fourth quarter Sunday, Higbee caught a short pass from Matthew Stafford, rumbled down the sideline and dived over the goal line for a go-ahead 11-yard score in the Rams’ 19-9 victory.

“I didn’t know I was going to have to jump,” said Higbee...