rams wr: number of games with multiple td catches

bruce 12
hirsch 11
kupp 10
holt 10
fears 7
jackson 7
snow 5
ellard 5

kupp knocking on the door. pic.twitter.com/QkHZEJfnyb

— roberto clemente (@rclemente2121) September 28, 2023

Byron Young is getting better in every game that he's played so far this season. Monday Night was by far his best overall performance. Very good against the run.

Can see him blow up the TE and then force Mixon back inside. pic.twitter.com/YzRxvEpya5

— Blaine Grisak 💭 (@bgrisakTST) September 27, 2023

.@packers @jordan3love scouting football is really just the “studying of movement” and Love has elite movement and great pocket awareness….Watch and see for yourself. #GoPackGo #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/XQV7x2k6KB

— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) September 28, 2023

TuTu Atwell's (should have been) touchdown that was called back.

The blocking from Ben Skowronek on this play is a thing of beauty.

Really good play design from McVay/LaFleur. Entire Bengals defense shifts right after the fake and TuTu's speed is able to take advantage. pic.twitter.com/ATMNxluGJZ

— Blaine Grisak 💭 (@bgrisakTST) September 27, 2023

Puka Nacua is an absolute monster blocking in the run game.

Nick Scott wants no part of it.

Believe the Rams should mix in more 12, but Nacua's blocking is likely a reason they're running 98% 11 personnel. The rookie is moving bodies. pic.twitter.com/kO4qX7nKQc

— Blaine Grisak 💭 (@bgrisakTST) September 27, 2023

Rams' PFF grades show Aaron Donald was outstanding, and the offensive line was, well, not good. Noteboom's pass-blocking grade was 0.0 and Thomas' was 8.6.

More grades available here: https://t.co/FSfh4mNUdK

— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) September 26, 2023

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[from link above]

• DT Aaron Donald: 92.9

• OLB Byron Young: 85.8

• LB Ernest Jones: 80.7

• CB Derion Kendrick: 72.6

• DT Kobie Turner: 68.2

Donald was unblockable Monday night, recording seven pressures and five stops. He was by far the Rams’ most effective defender.

Young also had a good night, generating five pressures and five stops of his own. He seems to be getting better by the week, which is encouraging for a Rams team that’s lacking edge-rusher talent.

Jones made nine tackles and didn’t miss a single attempt, only allowing two catches on five targets, as well.

Kendrick was picked on often by the Bengals, but he gave up just two catches on five targets for a total of 19 yards with one pass breakup.

Turner had three pressures as an interior defender, a good number for the rookie.

.@RamsNFL @Ty_Higs19 with an outrageous sell & block to help Spring Atwell on reverse. #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/9BZPKBhSf0

— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) September 26, 2023

Rams-Bengals takeaways: Margin for error is razor-thin for Matthew Stafford, offense

GARY KLEIN

https://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/story/2023-09-26/rams-bengals-takeaways

CINCINNATI — The Rams lost to the Cincinnati Bengals, 19-16, on Monday night at Paycor Stadium.

Here’s what we learned from the defeat that dropped the Rams’ record to 1-2.

Let’s qualify this by acknowledging that passes that bounce off a receiver’s hands, helmet or other body parts and into the arms of defenders typically are not Stafford’s fault.

But the Rams’ margin for error is minuscule. And Stafford is at the controls of the offense.

The 35-year-old quarterback is still making outstanding throws and has even shown a knack for scrambling.

But this was the second game in a row that Stafford had two passes intercepted, and the Rams lost both.

Wait a second. The subhead on last week’s game review read: “The offensive line has protected Stafford.”

Well, a lot can change in a week, especially with injuries beginning to pile up a la 2022.

Left tackle Alaric Jackson left the game because of a thigh injury and did not return. Oft-injured right guard Joe Noteboom was out for a time because of a knee issue.

The Bengals, as expected, took full advantage and finished with six sacks.

Second-year pro Zachary Thomas played in place of Jackson and performed about as well as could be expected given his experience.

Now the question is: How will the beat-up line play at Indianapolis in a short week?

Rams fans certainly enjoyed his record-setting start, and it was fun while it lasted.

But Nacua’s pace was not sustainable.

Nacua caught five passes for 72 yards, ending the rookie receiver’s streak of catching more than 10 passes and amassing more than 100 yards receiving.

Nacua made several tough catches, including one he hauled in with his left hand.

His longest reception covered 37 yards.

Jefferson, a fourth-pro, was supposed to be the No. 2 receiver behind Cooper Kupp, and his prominence should have grown in Kupp’s absence.

Instead, he was the forgotten man.

While Nacua and Tutu Atwell shined, Jefferson stood out for dropped passes and missed opportunities.

But against the Bengals, Jefferson caught a 46-yard pass.

Atwell continued to show his versatility. He caught four passes for 50 yards and a touchdown. He also appeared to score on a 24-yard reverse. But upon review, officials ruled he had stepped out of bounds at the two-yard line.

Aaron Donald bounced back from a rare no-tackle stat line against the San Francisco 49ers by making seven tackles against the Bengals, including a sack and another tackle behind the line of scrimmage.

The three-time NFL defensive of the year has 1½ sacks this season, 104½ in his career.

Edge rusher Byron Young and tackle Kobie Turner shared another sack.

Ahkello Witherspoon’s fourth-quarter interception of a Joe Burrow pass was the first turnover for the Rams defense this season.

Unfortunately for the Rams, the offense failed to capitalize.

Witherspoon, a seventh-year pro who signed a veteran-minimum contract, also broke up a pass.