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November 24, 2025 at 6:07 pm in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 11/22 – 11/23 … w/ some Baldinger #159624
znModeratorjay__D@ProminentKingz
Warren McClendon is the future at RT for the #RAMS.34 snaps & 0 Pressures
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 pm in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 11/22 – 11/23 … w/ some Baldinger #159622znModeratorGoodness pic.twitter.com/N88QLFm3AR
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November 24, 2025 at 5:48 pm in reply to: The Stafford thread…update 12/31: huge S.I. article #159621znModeratorMatthew Stafford is playing with MVP chops — and something deeper, too
Jourdan Rodrigue
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The chants first rippled through the crowd after tight end Colby Parkinson’s second quarter touchdown catch, and they crescendoed after receiver Davante Adams followed suit a few minutes later.
M-V-P. M-V-P. M-V-P. M-V-P.
“That was cool, that was awesome,” said Matthew Stafford with a slightly sheepish grin.
“They’re just calling a spade a spade,” added Adams. He’s right. The crowd was right. The 37-year-old quarterback, who has led the Rams to the very top of the NFC standings and a 9-2 record, is inarguably, unquestionably playing with MVP chops.
OK, you may argue if you wish. With the wall.
Would you like some simple (awesome) statistics? Stafford leads the NFL with 30 touchdown passes and has just two interceptions — in fact, he hasn’t thrown an interception in 308 pass attempts, which is the longest streak in franchise history and in the league this season. He has thrown 27 consecutive touchdowns without an interception, the longest streak technology can track. He’s the fourth quarterback in NFL history to throw 30 touchdowns with five or fewer interceptions in an 11-game start, joining the hallowed company of Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers. He’s completing 66.5 percent of his passes despite averaging 7.6 yards per throw, with 37 passes of 20-plus yards (fourth-most in the league) so he’s accurate and aggressive.
Would you like some more advanced (but also awesome) statistics? Stafford has the No. 1 passer rating (113.7) and is No. 4 in expected points added per attempt (EPA), has the ninth-best EPA/dropback against the blitz and the seventh-best EPA/dropback against a four-man rush.
Would you like to just forget all of that noise and use your eyeballs? This is, in my experience, the finest way to enjoy the specific brand of chaotic-good quarterback that Stafford plays.
His sidewinder sling to rookie receiver Konata Mumpfield on third down was oomph-inducing. His go-ball to Adams for the receiver’s NFL-leading 12th touchdown catch was a thing of beauty. All season he’s made every throw, from any alignment. Sunday night, he operated out of shotgun, from under center and in the pistol, which keeps the Rams’ entire playbook wide open, but no quarterback has thrown more touchdowns this season from under center than Stafford, according to Next Gen Stats (19). Any arm angle, any personnel grouping, anything is possible. He doesn’t even always need to look where he’s throwing.
“Best quarterback I’ve ever seen,” said cornerback Emmanuel Forbes Jr. “He got crazy arm talent, the best ever in my opinion. … Anytime you’ve got him back there, you got a feeling you can win any game at any moment.”
The Rams embarrassed the NFC South-leading Buccaneers, 34-7, on Sunday night, a game that was over before halftime and unfortunately included a shoulder injury to Tampa Bay’s own quarterback, Baker Mayfield. The timelines between these two teams have intersected in profound ways in recent years. Mayfield was the quarterback who sparked life and brought joy back into a spiraling franchise and its burned-out coach, Sean McVay, back in 2022 after Mayfield was claimed off waivers in Week 14 and led the Rams to a wild “Thursday Night Football” win over the Raiders.
More impactful for Stafford, though, was the divisional round game between the Bucs and the Rams after the 2021 season. Back then, it was Brady at quarterback for Tampa Bay while Stafford, long buried under the radar in Detroit and its 1 p.m. kickoffs, showed his nature to a prime-time audience. In the fourth quarter, Stafford hit receiver Cooper Kupp on a route no quarterback ever plans to throw that the Rams aptly called “for the love of the game” — because the receiver essentially runs it to clear out the defenders from the underneath concepts, putting his back into it for nothing but the love of the game. But Stafford hit Kupp while getting clobbered by Ndamukong Suh, the offense ran downfield to snap the ball and Stafford spiked it with a primal scream to set up the game-winning field goal. The “soul stealer” was born. If you know, you know.
Stafford is still that guy. Teammates and coaches still feel that anything is possible when he has the ball in his hands; opponents still feel dread.
But there’s some other quality to the old gunslinger these days that careful observers have noticed all season.
Once again, a piece of Stafford’s truer nature emerged to the rest of the world in a prime-time game against Tampa Bay. Stafford isn’t just the intimidator, or the captain. He also has this joy that can’t quite be described so much as it is felt.
And it is felt by everyone. Team sources have said this year Stafford often pops his head into front office meetings, scouting meetings and beyond just to say hello or crack a joke. Teammates know he’ll celebrate their plays before his own, even going out of his way to point out small successes by defensive players as a game unfolds. He’s still got his signature finger-guns out and blazing from time to time, but Stafford is also shimmying after a particularly slick throw-and-catch or putting a hand as a shark fin on top of his head to hype up a younger teammate like Cobie Durant, the “land shark,” who returned an interception for a touchdown and also saved a touchdown with a pass breakup on Sunday night. He says bad practices still “eat him up,” but others in the building say they would never know it because his mood is always good, lifting any room he’s in.
“He’s the leader and the heartbeat of this team,” said Adams. “As he goes, we kind of go. I can feel how happy he is, shimmying and doing all of that stuff. Those are signs of somebody that is really enjoying what they’re doing.”
McVay’s connectedness with the offense ebbs and flows with Stafford’s because he is the play caller, and the only voice the quarterback can hear inside his helmet before every snap. McVay feels how immersed in each moment Stafford truly is.
“It feels like he’s in total command,” McVay said. “… There is a true ownership, and I think he’s just totally and completely present and he’s really just enjoying the opportunity to compete week in and week out. Even when he does the (pregame) breakdown with the team, you can tell he loves being a part of this team — you can feel that. He instills a belief every time that we go out on the field; we feel like good things are going to happen because he’s leading the way.”
Stafford said that getting a recent chance to really miss football brought him some fresh perspective. He couldn’t throw during training camp or the preseason because of an aggravated disc in his back, and only returned fully to practice about two weeks before the regular season began.
“Sometimes being without something lets you know how much you really love doing it,” said Stafford. “And I love playing this game. I appreciate it.”
The soul stealer lives on. Don’t mistake happiness for weakness. “That other guy’s still there,” Stafford cracked — maybe as a warning to upcoming opponents. This season, that quarterback plays in concert with this free, grateful, joyful person.
Together, they’re the MVP.
znModeratorRams look like the team to beat in the NFC after yet another statement win
Nate Atkins
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — In a matter of seconds Sunday night, a football went from Baker Mayfield’s hands to those of a Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver, and then back into the air. Soon it was in the arms of Cobie Durant, as the Los Angeles Rams cornerback sprinted to the end zone and then toward the tunnel to take in the roar of the SoFi Stadium crowd.
“I saw him bobbling it, and in my mind, I was like, ‘I’m finna take this ball,’” Durant said. “And then I saw Baker Mayfield, and I was like, ‘Ah, I can’t get tackled by Baker.’”
Matthew Stafford was on the sideline doing a “Landshark” gesture with his arms as a nod to Durant’s nickname. Meanwhile, Durant’s defensive teammates were sprinting downfield and toward the tunnel to find him.
“They always run as far away as they can,” defensive end Kobie Turner said of the celebration. “He could have celebrated right there. He went to the opposite corner, so I was like, ‘I guess I’m going.’ I did the celebration with them, and I was out of breath. I was sitting down on the sideline like, ‘Please do not put me back in.’”
This is what playing for the Rams is like at the moment, showcased in a 34-7 win over the Buccaneers to improve to 9-2.
Players are getting worn out by their own celebrations.
And Sunday was a night built for celebration. It was the night Aaron Donald returned to SoFi Stadium for a video montage honoring arguably the greatest player in franchise history, the one who threw quarterbacks to the turf on a rampage to a Super Bowl victory in Stafford’s first season with the Rams in 2021. And here was that same franchise, remade around Stafford, showing the flashes of a squad that can get back there.
There was the pass rush with two-sack performances by Turner and Jared Verse, harassing Mayfield into a 9-of-19 day for 41 yards before he exited with a shoulder injury and his arm in a sling. There was the secondary, making plays like Durant’s pick six and Emmanuel Forbes Jr.’s interception, as well as 10 total pass deflections.
There was even a kicker performance, with Harrison Mevis drilling field goals from 40 and 52 yards for his first makes as an NFL player.
There was Davante Adams scoring two more touchdowns to extend his NFL lead with 12 for the season. There was Puka Nacua, racking up seven catches for 97 yards and converting a third-and-18 that would have most teams settling for a kick. But this Rams squad is not operating like most teams at the moment.
And then there was Stafford. He started the game 8-for-8 for 89 yards on the opening drive. He threw three more touchdowns with a 122.7 quarterback rating, including yet another no-look touchdown pass to Colby Parkinson. He now has 30 touchdowns and two interceptions, joining a list of quarterbacks to throw 30 scores with fewer than five picks to begin a season that includes Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes.
“He’s playing,” Adams said, “like the Most Valuable Player in the league.”
Add the different pieces up, and you reach a conclusion: The Rams are the team to beat in the NFC right now.
That wasn’t true before. Not back in January, when they fell just short in a divisional playoff game in Philadelphia and then watched the Eagles roll to a Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. It wasn’t quite true in Week 3, when the Rams held a 26-7 lead over the Eagles in that same stadium but watched it disappear in a 33-26 loss. Nor two weeks later, when the Rams hosted an undermanned rival in a banged-up San Francisco 49ers in prime time and made all the losing plays in a 26-23 overtime loss that left the locker room blurting profanity.
But everything seems to have changed since then, as coach Sean McVay promised it would that night. The Rams haven’t lost since. And they’re not just winning games right now, they’re dominating.
Sunday’s victory was their sixth in a row. Five of those have come by at least 14 points, with the exception being a two-point victory over the 8-3 Seattle Seahawks. The average margin of victory in the six wins has been 20 points, allowing the Rams to surge past the Seahawks and Indianapolis Colts to the league’s top point differential at plus-127 and to boast the NFC’s best record.
“I didn’t know we were No. 1,” Durant said. “But I know that now. That’s a good feeling.”
These Rams used to have holes you could pick, even when they won. Early in the season, it was about not finishing drives in the red zone, with a new connection between Stafford and Adams that felt forced. Then it was in ball security, when Kyren Williams fumbled going into the end zone in the loss to the 49ers.
Then it was about the outside cornerbacks after Ahkello Witherspoon went to injured reserve, as receivers such as A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Adonai Mitchell and Kendrick Bourne ripped off chunk gains.
Then it was all about the field goal unit that missed a league-high eight kicks through the first eight games.
None of those issues is happening right now. Williams and Blake Corum, who also had a costly fumble against the 49ers, have carried the ball 146 times since Week 5 and have not fumbled a single time. The cornerbacks have gone from allowing plays to making them, with Forbes and Durant both securing multiple interceptions over the past three games. The Rams haven’t missed a kick in the three weeks since switching from Joshua Karty to Mevis.
And Stafford has become a machine in the red zone, thanks to the use of play action and three-tight end sets, plus a growing connection with Adams on slant and fade routes that no defender seems capable of guessing right on.
The result for Stafford has been a chorus of MVP chants at SoFi Stadium and 25 touchdown passes and zero interceptions in the past eight games.
“Most quarterbacks can’t throw (25) passes without throwing a pick,” Adams said.
The two have mostly done their damage from inside the 5-yard line. On Sunday night, that expanded to a 24-yard fade route down the right sideline where Adams left the cornerback in the taillights, much like he did in practice earlier in the week.
“It was similar to what happened to No. 27 out there,” Adams said about Buccaneers cornerback Zyon McCollum, whom he beat on the play. “Poor kid. He was the one in the way today. It wasn’t anything personal. It’s just the way it’s got to go.”
It’s not to suggest there aren’t potential factors that could bring this squad down. The Rams are currently playing without the two best members of their secondary, and with how critical Quentin Lake is to Chris Shula’s defensive scheme, it’s only fair to still have concern in a passing league.
Williams’ ball security issues have a track record. Mevis hasn’t attempted a high-leverage kick yet. And the offensive line could be one injury away from an issue after placing right tackle Rob Havenstein on injured reserve this week. That could be the one way to throw this 37-year-old stationary quarterback off the heater he’s currently on.
If the Rams trip up in the final six games, they could have to travel back to Philadelphia to win in the cold. That’s a statement they still have to make. But the Rams have responded to adversity emphatically enough to have earned the benefit of the doubt. Last week, they beat the Seahawks despite the worst performances of the season to date from Stafford and Adams. This week, they held Mayfield and the Buccaneers to 70 net passing yards without their top two defensive backs.
That’s what a culture like this can breed when the results start to follow.
“It’s a resilient group. A really selfless group,” Parkinson said. “You can see when anyone scores, everyone’s excited. Everyone’s celebrating. It’s a ton of fun to be a part of.”
That culture has Adams, one year removed from furious postgame sessions after Las Vegas Raiders or New York Jets losses, running into the tunnel after his long touchdown as a tribute to Bo Jackson. It has Durant trying to find the words through his postgame smiles, wondering what his mom will have to say about all of this. It has Stafford doing shimmy dances after no-look touchdowns and celebrating the “Landshark” on the sideline.
It has a team with all of its goals within reach with six games to go. And rather than fighting the complacency of these moments, they’re leaving even hungrier for the next score and next celebration, even if it leaves them out of breath.
“I feel like we’ve definitely made a strong statement,” Verse said, “that we’re one of the best in the league. If not the best.”
znModeratorThe highest-graded CBs in Week 12:
🐏 Emmanuel Forbes – 92.4
🐏 Cobie Durant – 90.6 pic.twitter.com/f9eEWEjlnv— PFF (@PFF) November 24, 2025
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Los Angeles Rams PR@TheLARamsPR
Emmanuel Forbes is the first Rams player to record 5 PDs in a game since Week 17, 2017 vs. the Cardinals (Kevin Peterson).November 24, 2025 at 4:08 pm in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 11/22 – 11/23 … w/ some Baldinger #159615znModeratorOptaSTATS@OptaSTATS
The 2025 Rams currently have:the NFL leader in passing TDs (Stafford, 30)
the NFL leader in receiving TDs (Adams, 12)
the NFL leader in receptions (Nacua, 80 – tied)
the NFL’s best scoring defense (16.3 PPG)They would be the first team ever to have all 4 in the same season.
November 24, 2025 at 4:07 pm in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 11/22 – 11/23 … w/ some Baldinger #159614znModeratorJ.B. Long@JB_Long
Notable Rams PFF grades from SNF win:92.4 EForbes*
91.5 MStafford
90.6 CDurant^
87.3 KTurner^
86.3 PNacua
84.4 BFiske^
81.9 DAdams
81.0 JMcCollough
80.2 KCurl*Career high
^Season highNovember 24, 2025 at 4:07 pm in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 11/22 – 11/23 … w/ some Baldinger #159613znModeratorStu Jackson@StuJRams
Nate Landman calls his extension with the Rams “life-changing.”“This is the happiest I’ve been and the most fun I’ve had playing football.”
November 24, 2025 at 3:25 pm in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 11/22 – 11/23 … w/ some Baldinger #159611znModeratorIf we had this guy sooner we'd be 10-0 pic.twitter.com/7kwEubqsc7
— Ramsoholic (@ShayTweetedThat) November 24, 2025
znModeratorhttps://t.co/NouYJKVqjQ pic.twitter.com/1s1v4jr00A
— Doug Farrar ✍ (@NFL_DougFarrar) November 24, 2025
znModeratorStu Jackson@StuJRams
Sean McVay said the back end of the Rams defense as a whole is playing “really well.”Rams solution to having a weak secondary and no opportunity to add players?
Just go ahead and take the guys you have and make them a good secondary.
I’m going to apply the same approach to my finances. What do I do if I have no money? Just go ahead and have money anyway.
znModeratorStu Jackson@StuJRams
Sean McVay said the back end of the Rams defense as a whole is playing “really well.”Again praised assistant HC/pass game coordinator Aubrey Pleasant, safeties coach Chris Beake and defensive assistant Mike Harris for their work with that group.
“I’m just really, really pleased with how that’s looked.”
McVay on CB Cobie Durant:
“The landshark’s balling.”
znModeratorI will reiterate
The offense has to improve.
The OL
The scheme
The consistency https://t.co/9EC0nUmesW— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) November 24, 2025
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 pm in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 11/22 – 11/23 … w/ some Baldinger #159603znModeratorNate Atkins@NateAtkins_
Not only do the Rams now have the NFL’s top point differential at +127, but they’ve also beaten the teams ranked No. 2 (Colts) and No. 3 (Seahawks).November 24, 2025 at 2:30 pm in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 11/22 – 11/23 … w/ some Baldinger #159602znModeratorKurt Warner@kurt13warner
Someone told me recently that #BenJohnson has been influenced greatly by #MikeMartz & as I continue to study the film there is no doubt! The number of ways they run “PINCH” (Big In w/ Influence Post inside of it) is awesome – that’s the “Route that Built my House” & is good vs every coverage, so can’t have it enough ways IMO!!November 24, 2025 at 11:27 am in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 11/22 – 11/23 … w/ some Baldinger #159599znModeratorfrom How LA replaced Lake, Higbee and Havenstein: https://theramswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/rams/2025/11/24/rams-week-12-snap-counts-playing-time-buccaneers/87445262007/?taid=6924849c4b123d000180c8d8&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter
The Los Angeles Rams lost three key starters in their Week 11 win over the Seattle Seahawks, all of them landing on injured reserve. Quentin Lake, Tyler Higbee and Rob Havenstein were all put on IR and will miss a minimum of four games, but the Rams have a good plan in place when it comes to replacing each player.
Wallace takes Lake’s spot in the slot: Prior to Sunday, Wallace had never played more than 55% of the snaps in a single game, but he was on the field for 89% against the Bucs, taking Lake’s spot in the slot. It’s unclear whether he played that much because of Roger McCreary’s injury after just one snap, but Wallace got the start, not McCreary.
Forbes and Durant still top 2 CBs: The Rams use a lot of defensive backs but Emmanuel Forbes Jr. and Cobie Durant remain their top two cornerbacks, with Darious Williams also rotating in as the third option. Forbes played 73%, Durant played 71% and Williams played 56% of the snaps, with Kam Curl, Kamren Kinchens and Wallace all playing 89%, too.
Parkinson and Allen remain ahead of Ferguson: Parkinson had a big game with four catches for 41 yards and a touchdown, doing an excellent job in Higbee’s place. Davis Allen was the No. 2 tight end and caught three passes for 29 yards, while Terrance Ferguson remains the third option, playing only 15 snaps.
Whittington and Mumpfield both contribute at WR: With Xavier Smith out, Jordan Whittington and Konata Mumpfield both played meaningful roles on offense. Mumpfield caught two passes for 25 yards and Whittington caught three for 17 yards, playing a combined 57 snaps.
znModeratorForbes has definitely figured something out. He is sticky, and he has good closing speed, and WA just cut him halfway through his 2nd season.
He is small (160 lbs) with wiry legs, and couldn’t tackle when in WA. His confidence collapsed. They cut him as a clear on the field failure. And he really was that, a failure…at that point anyway.
The Rams worked on his strength, his tackling, and his confidence.
It worked obviously.
Durant and Forbes were both top notch in that game. The combination of Shula at DC and Pleasant as secondary coach is working wonders. And Witherspoon is coming back.
November 24, 2025 at 10:28 am in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 11/22 – 11/23 … w/ some Baldinger #159595znModeratorStafford played one less game and has 9 more passing TDs
5 less turnovers
Didn't play the easiest schedule in NFL
Case 🔒 https://t.co/hZJQsMY2LX
— Ramsoholic (@ShayTweetedThat) November 24, 2025
November 24, 2025 at 9:55 am in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 11/22 – 11/23 … w/ some Baldinger #159594znModerator.@Buccaneers @RamsNFL Stafford to @tae15adams is a lethal combination…His releases is football artistry…Can anyone slow this combination down? #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/ZUitc17Cjw
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) November 24, 2025
znModeratorNate Tice noticed the Rams quick snap count on third down:
I had a little moment of annoyance with them. They were laughing at how the Rams handled the Tampa D. At one point, they mention Whittington’s catch and run, where JW eludes a couple of would-tacklers and gets a few extra yards on what was at first just a 6 or 8 yard catch. They laughed at the Tampa D for not being able to tackle who they called “Jordan ordinary Whittington,” as in he’s just this JAG so what’s with missing a few tackles on him.
Well. Whittington was renowned at Texas for his run after the catch ability. I’ve seen enough plays with him since last year when they drafted him to know that that ability of his translates to the pros. In fact I think he has been under-used this year.
This is a picky little detail, but I thought they were being a little smug and dismissive about that.
Which, I know, is a first world problem. So here are a couple of analysts praising my team after a big win, and I am annoyed by one toss-off remark they make about what is to them just an obscure depth player.
But I stand by it. 😎
znModeratorLos Angeles Rams PR@TheLARamsPR
CB Emmanuel Forbes Jr. has recorded a pass breakup in each of his last four games, tied for the second-longest streak this season.Next Gen Stats@NextGenStats
Emmanuel Forbes faced seven targets and did not allow a single reception against the Buccaneers. No defender since Week 12, 2022 has been targeted more times without allowing a catch.Forbes recorded a career-high 5 passes defensed in the win.
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Emmanuel Forbes 1 INT, 5 PD vs TB Tonight.
Quickly becoming one of the better corners in the NFL. 🤫pic.twitter.com/BSMcYcihcw https://t.co/lEplWXKaUs
— Football Performances (@NFLPerformances) November 24, 2025
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 am in reply to: The Stafford thread…update 12/31: huge S.I. article #159579znModeratorznModeratorRobert Griffin III@RGIII
No one is playing better at QB than Matthew Stafford. He should be on the top of every NFL MVP list. Watching him play is like poetry in motion. You’d be hard pressed to find anyone with better arm talent at the age of 37.Mike Golic Jr@mikegolicjr
still can’t get over how the Rams lost the best DL of a generation and have come as close as you can to recreating him in the aggregate.Rams Tapes@RamsTapes
I’m gonna be straight up with you guys, this may be the best red zone defense I have ever seen on the rams… like ever.znModeratorJared Verse sells upfield with speed, then on second step plants and drives into Wirfs and by getting his hands INSIDE has leverage to drive him back.
Wirfs, recovers pretty well, actually, but Verse spins inside#stayingalive
Mayfield holds it but a very legit sack pic.twitter.com/4BXEds2zz2
— Jim Youngblood 53 (@53_jim70721) November 24, 2025
znModeratorJared Verse made the play. Knocked the blocked who was supposed to have landman off track. Good play by Landman making tackle, but give Verse credit for blowing everything up pic.twitter.com/kY9AeJ1gmc
— Jim Youngblood 53 (@53_jim70721) November 24, 2025
znModeratorRams’ Highlights In Week 12 Win Over Buccaneers: Matthew Stafford’s 3 Touchdowns & More
znModeratorSarah Barshop@sarahbarshop
According to Elias, Matthew Stafford has thrown 27 straight passing touchdowns without an interception, the longest streak by any player since play-by-play was first tracked in 1978.Los Angeles Rams PR@TheLARamsPR
In today’s game against the Buccaneers, OLB Jared Verse recorded the first multi-sack game of his NFL career (2.0).Rams Wire@TheRamsWire
Davante Adams says he’s never had this much fun playing footballLos Angeles Rams PR@TheLARamsPR
CB Emmanuel Forbes Jr. has recorded a pass breakup in each of his last four games, tied for the second-longest streak this season.Next Gen Stats@NextGenStats
Emmanuel Forbes faced seven targets and did not allow a single reception against the Buccaneers. No defender since Week 12, 2022 has been targeted more times without allowing a catch.Forbes recorded a career-high 5 passes defensed in the win.
Cameron DaSilva@camdasilva
Bucs QBs threw 17 incompletions tonight10 of them were either deflected or intercepted by Rams defenders
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Secondary has become a strength. Even without Quentin Lake, the Rams’ secondary locked down the Buccaneers. Emmanuel Forbes Jr. broke up five passes, Cobie Durant knocked away a touchdown pass and scored his own touchdown on a pick-six in the first quarter and just about every player in the secondary is a sure tackler in the open field.
With Lake and Ahkello Witherspoon both expected to return at some point this season, the Rams’ secondary is only going to get better as the year goes on. Even right now, Emmanuel Forbes Jr. and Durant both look like No. 1 cornerbacks, with Darious Williams also playing well.
znModeratorDeath, taxes and Stafford to Davante 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/aicc30Zw0M
— PFF (@PFF) November 24, 2025
znModeratorFrank Schwab@YahooSchwab
Rams sure looked like the best team in the NFL on Sunday night as they obliterated the Buccaneers.PFF@PFF
Matthew Stafford in his past 8 games25 TDs
0 INTsJ.B. Long@JB_Long
Rams red zone last 5 games: 18 TD passes in 21 tripsStafford in the red zone this season: 24 TD, 0 turnovers
J.B. Long@JB_Long
First in the NFC to 9 victories. McVay’s 8th winning season in 9 years.Stafford’s first career 6-game winning streak. His MVP campaign shifts into top gear with a 3TD performance. 308 passing attempts (across 8 games) without an INT.
Greg Beacham@gregbeacham
Matthew Stafford’s last 8 games: 25 TD passes, 0 interceptions, 2,091 yards, 66.5 completion %.He has 308 straight pass attempts without an INT — the longest streak in his career, in the NFL this season and in Rams history.
Nate Atkins@NateAtkins_
Matthew Stafford was sublime, Davante Adams scored two more touchdowns and the defense scored a pick-six.The Rams are 9-2, winners of 6 straight and have the best record in the NFC.
Doug Farrar@NFL_DougFarrar
PFF’s initial metrics for Week 12 have Emmanuel Forbes allowing no catches on eight targets.That’s about what it looked like.
Sam Monson@SamMonsonNFL
Emmanuel Forbes is why people buy low on failed 1st round draft picks.The dude’s really becoming something for the Rams.
Sam Farmer@LATimesfarmer
Rams’ best defensive performance of the season in terms of yards allowed — passing and total.Josh@JoshiosTweets
Sean McVay owns the highest point differential in the NFL.Not only that, it’s the highest point differential through Week 12 of his HC career.
Nate Atkins@NateAtkins_
The Rams now lead the NFL in point differential at +124.They’re at +118 during this 6-game winning streak, with an average margin of victory of 20 points.
Greg Beacham@gregbeacham
The Rams have held 9 of their last 17 opponents to 10 points or fewer dating back to last December. Extraordinary.znModeratorVerse power, long arms win the play https://t.co/69raeinOVX pic.twitter.com/yFkUcbgxiZ
— Jim Youngblood 53 (@53_jim70721) November 24, 2025
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