LOS ANGELES -- Vic Beasley sacked Jared Goff, stripped the ball, scooped it up and sprinted to the end zone in a remarkable athletic display for the Atlanta Falcons.Beasley then tried and miserably failed to dunk the ball over the crossbar in a considerably less impressive effort.None of it slowed down the Atlanta Falcons in their 42-14 victory over spiraling Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.I was going for the dunk, but my legs didnt go up as much as I wanted them to, Beasley laughed after the aborted attempt that made his teammates think he had injured himself. So that was a failure on my side, but I got into the end zone, and thats a positive thing.The Falcons had few negatives from their trip to the West Coast. They havent made the playoffs or won the NFC South since 2012, but they took major steps toward both goals while compounding the misery of the Rams, whose modest dreams of a winning season are dead again.Matt Ryan passed for 237 yards and three touchdowns and Atlanta forced five turnovers in the Falcons fourth win in six games. 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 even without Julio Jones and Mohamed Sanu, their top two receivers.This is the kind of game where it shows you that all the hard work youve been putting in is paying off, said Beasley, who had three sacks. 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.Deion Jones also returned an interception 33 yards for a touchdown during Atlantas comprehensive pummeling of the Rams (4-9). The Falcons easily stayed atop the division alongside Tampa Bay with its fourth win in six games.The Rams have lost four straight and eight of nine in their increasingly miserable homecoming season. Embattled coach Jeff Fisher 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.GOOD STARTAtlanta had good vibes from the opening kickoff, which was fumbled by Rams rookie Michael Thomas and recovered by the Falcons at the 3. Justin Hardy immediately caught a TD pass 10 seconds in on the Falcons first snap.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. 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SEATTLE -- Robinson Cano made sure the Seattle Mariners upheld their end of the wild-card equation.Cano hit two home runs, Taijuan Walker pitched six effective innings and the Seattle Mariners moved within one game of the second AL wild-card spot, beating the Oakland Athletics 5-1 Friday night.You want the other teams to lose, but at the same time youve got win, Cano said. You get to watch it here, but when its time to play, its time to play. Youve just got to go out and give it everything youve got.Seattle, which has won seven of nine, is one game behind Toronto for the second spot. The Mariners also trail Detroit by a half-game.We needed somebody to help us out today, Seattle manager Scott Servais said. We got a little help, but more importantly, we took care of business.Cano had a two-run homer in the first. He added his 38th home run in the third, a solo shot that gave him 100 RBI for the season. Norichika Aoki and Nelson Cruz also homered off Raul Alcantara (1-3), who was tagged for five runs and seven hits in two-plus innings.With Raul today, balls were over the middle of the plate, and unfortunately more mid-thigh than weve seen him, so he just had a tough night, Oakland manager Bob Melvin said.Walker (8-11) allowed one run on two hits in six innings, but walked five in a 113-pitch outing. The only run came on Ryon Healys 13th homer to open the sixth. Evan Scribner, Nick Vincent and Steve Cishek each pitched a scoreless inning of relief.It was just one of those weird starts where one hitter everything was locked in, the next hitter it was all over the place, Walker said. But, I just kept fighting.Cano drove a 1-1 pitch over the wall in center to give the Mariners to a 2-0 lead in the first after a leadoff infield single by Aoki.Aoki made it 3-0 in the second with his fourth homer just inside the right-field foul pole.Cano opened the third with another home run to center and Cruz followed with his 42nd homer to make it 5-0.The As loaded the bases in the fifth on two walks and a two-out error by second baseman Cano, but Walker retired Stephen Vogt on a popout.Zach Neal caame on for Alcantara with one aboard in the third and retired all 15 batters he faced.ddddddddddddHes come a long way, Melvin said. Hes had two days off, and gives us five innings of nothing against a team who looked like they were going to score 30 runs in the first couple innings.SEATTLES BIG THREEWith Cano reaching the 100-RBI mark, Kyle Seager needs just one more RBI to make the Mariners the first AL team since the 2001 Oakland As (Eric Chavez, Jason Giambi and Miguel Tejada) with three players with 30 homers and 100 RBI. Cano has 38 HRs, 100 RBI; Nelson Cruz 42, 103; and Seager 30, 99. The last team in the team in the majors with a 30-100 trio was the 2004 St. Louis Cardinals (Jim Edmonds, Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen).TRAINERS ROOMAthletics: RF Danny Valencia was originally in the lineup, but was a late scratch due to neck soreness. Matt Olson started in right.UPON FURTHER REVIEWThere was a crew chief review of Cruzs home run, which barely cleared the outstretched glove of center fielder Jake Smolinksi at the top of the wall, but then bounced back onto the field. The call was upheld after a review estimated at 2 minutes and 21 seconds.MARINERS COMPLETE TRADESeattle sent minor league infielder Tim Lopes to Toronto to complete the Aug. 6 trade for reliever Pat Venditte. Lopes, 22, hit .284 with one home run and 49 RBI with Double-A Jackson of the Southern League. Venditte, who pitches with either hand, is 0-0 with a 7.15 ERA in six appearances with Seattle.UP NEXTAthletics: Rookie RHP Jharel Cotton (2-0, 1.44 ERA) makes his fifth career start since being called up from Triple-A Nashville on Sept. 7. He has not allowed more than one earned run in any of his four starts, lasting at least 5 2/3 innings in each.Mariners: RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (16-12, 3.96 ERA) has been Seattles most consistent pitcher over the course of the season. His 16 victories are a career high, but he is 2-5 in his last eight starts. Iwakuma is 4-0 against Oakland this season. ' ' '