ONE! HUNDRED! AND! THREE! YARDS TO THE HOUSE!

📺: @NFLonFOX | #RamsHouse pic.twitter.com/EYAuaOPI4D

— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) November 4, 2024

Of note in the Rams OT win:
*Stafford ties Eli (366 TDs)
*7 Rams contribute at least 1/2 a sack
*Longest INT return in franchise history (103 yds)
*4th straight game scoring on defense
*Kinchens 2nd Rams rookie with a multi-INT game in 2024
*1st road win; 3 in a row since bye pic.twitter.com/3BKjUCkJBx

— J.B. Long (@JB_Long) November 4, 2024

I write notes to myself throughout the game alongside my larger notes file to be sure to recall details correctly for Sean McVay’s postgame press conferences. Below is a brief sample from tonight: pic.twitter.com/qlPeXZ8cJv

— Jourdan Rodrigue (@JourdanRodrigue) November 4, 2024

Relive Rams Legend Flipper Anderson’s Record 336-Yard Game vs. Saints | NFL Throwback

Battle in Seattle: Rams hit the road for NFC West tilt against Seahawks | Game Preview

J.B. Long

https://www.therams.com/news/rams-seahawks-game-preview-battle-iseattle-hit-road-nfc-west-week-9

Every season in the NFL, a team goes worst to first.

But on the first Sunday of November, the Los Angeles Rams can do it in a day.

The NFC West is the only division in the league that has all four teams stacked within a single game, and we’ll talk about the schedule and playoff picture at the end of this column.

For now, just know that after starting 1-4 and being written off, the Rams can fly home from Seattle on Sunday night atop the West with a bit of help from the Chicago Bears. But it all starts with finding the first road win of 2024 against the Seahawks.

Can you believe the last time the Rams touched down in the Pacific Northwest, Kyren Williams had yet to score an NFL touchdown?

14 months later, he now has 25, more than anyone else in the league. Williams has missed five games in that span, too!

As for Puka Nacua, what more can we add? Only a select few Rams fans had him on their fantasy teams going into Week 1 of 2023. After a debut for the ages – 10 catches, 119 yards – he was an overnight sensation and owners were rapidly changing their team names (Puka Shells had a great 2023).

On the defensive side, Kobie Turner and Byron Young combined on their first professional sack, dragging down Geno Smith. That duo would go on to lead all NFL rookies with nine and eight sacks, respectively.

As they go back to Lumen Field in 2024, they bring with them another rookie class full of difference-makers working to shift the balance of power within the division.

With or Without You (Coop and Puka)

And just as importantly, this time they’ll have Cooper Kupp.

I knew it to be true, but was nonetheless gobsmacked to see it in print this week: Eastern Washington’s favorite son has played just 18 offensive snaps against the Seahawks since 2022, according to NFL Research.

He did not play in either matchup in 2022 (ankle), was on injured reserve for Week 1 2023 (hamstring), and was just getting started in Week 11 before leaving that game in the second quarter.

Not since Week 15 2021, the closing stretch of his Triple Crown surge, has Kupp played a full game against the franchise he grew up watching. He caught nine passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns that day.

You don’t need me to tell you how important his presence has been to Matthew Stafford and the Rams success. But let’s detail it anyway, in conjunction with Nacua.

Stafford has 26 passing scores against only eight interceptions in 13 games when both Kupp and Nacua play. Compare those totals to five passing touchdowns and eight picks when either or both are missing.

That’s how NFL Research frames it. ESPN paints the same picture with a different brush: Stafford’s QBR improves by over 25 points when both Kupp and Nacua are available.

Here’s how we frame it internally: When Matthew Stafford, Kyren Williams, Cooper Kupp, and Puka Nacua are in the lineup, it’s hard to argue that the Rams are anything other than elite offensively. With that nucleus intact, they rank first in the NFL in offensive EPA and yards gained, plus top five in the league in scoring and yards per play.

Byron Young is still a speedster, even after putting on some muscle pic.twitter.com/1GNXValIMd

— Jim Youngblood 53 (@53_jim70721) November 2, 2024

Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
Puka Nacua “banged his knee” in practice but Sean McVay says there is no structural damage from the contact with the ground. He won’t practice today and will be questionable for Sunday but McVay is not counting out the potential that he plays.

This is the third issue with the same knee for Nacua over the last few months, but McVay maintains that he doesn’t think Nacua will have to manage it through the rest of the season, saying he hoped this was more of “a scare”.

Gary Klein@LATimesklein
Rams signed P Ty Zentner to practice squad, team announced. He is the second punter to be signed. Ethan Evans was out Wednesday because of illness, per special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn

Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
Ethan Evans (illness) is out for Sunday’s game. Rams will decide which of the two practice squad punters to elevate, with an emphasis on who they feel will be the better holder for their kicking unit.

wv wrote:

zn wrote:

Just saw, the Jets are probably gonna beat the Texans. It’s funny but I actually like that thought. And I could care less about the Jets. Or the Texans. But all the press I ran across before the game was about how the Texans were just gonna squash NY, so it’s a nice turn of events.

Exactly. Its kinda hilarious too. w v

I didn’t see it but the boxscore says they sacked Stroud 8 times.

Rams play the Jets 12/22. In NY.

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no disrespect to javon kinlaw, but if quinnen williams keeps demolishing your overmatched left guard, you might want to slide the center in that direction pic.twitter.com/ECvMHINksl

— Doug Farrar ✍ (@NFL_DougFarrar) November 1, 2024

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.@jets pass rush forced CJ Stroud to drop back 38X and complete 11 passes with plenty of throwaways like this. #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/6dQ89LEbk1

— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) November 1, 2024

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.@jets @AaronRodgers12 to @GarrettWilson_V with 2 sensational one handed catches last night to get in the WIN column. Halloween was never celebrated better than this combination for any JET fan. #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/UTpipYqznl

— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) November 1, 2024

Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
The Rams signed punter Ryan Sanborn to the practice squad, the team announced.

Ethan Evans is dealing with an illness, per ST coordinator Chase Blackburn

Stu Jackson@StuJRams
Blackburn also indicated this influenced signing P Ryan Sanborn to practice squad, in terms of keeping those special teams operations uninterrupted in practice

Jerry Glanville is 83 years old and he's currently an assistant coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State.

I asked him why he's still doing it.

His answer is awesome. @gmfb pic.twitter.com/xQRvXrx5iL

— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) October 31, 2024

Left Tackle Aleric Jackson has seemingly improved on each season in the league.

He continues to play at a very high level, and against top tier talented pass rushers. The Rams need to consider big #77 as the long term Left Tackle of the future pic.twitter.com/Pls78RmL9f

— RAMS ON FILM (@RamsOnFilm) October 31, 2024