Matthew Stafford’s Top Plays From First Half Of The 2025 Season

Los Angeles Rams PR@TheLARamsPR
Kevin Dotson ranks 2nd in offensive grade (78.1) and run blocking grade (79.5) among all NFL guards that have played at least 50% of their team’s offensive snaps, according to
@PFF. Among all NFL OL, his run blocking grade ranks 7th while his offensive grade ranks 13th (min 50% snaps)

Unreal access right here!! Liam called himself out for a horrible play call in the redzone on 4th down. Rookie 7th round RB speaks up and calls out his own mistake. Coach puts it all back on himself. I love this man!!! pic.twitter.com/BxaCn890im

— Keso (4-3) (@Keso_904) October 23, 2025

roberto clemente@rclemente2121
headed into week 8 the rams defense ranks #1 in fewest offensive tds allowed, and #2 in fewest offensive points allowed per game (despite playing the #1 ranked scoring offense belonging to the colts, who the rams held to just 20).

Konata Mumpfield with a crisp route for the score! The 1st TD for the 6th round rookie

In a crowded WR room, Mumpfield has gotten some opportunities. His fast twitch route running will surely give him more chances as his career continues. Love seeing our late rounders thrive! pic.twitter.com/Y6QBjlgrID

— RAMS ON FILM (@RamsOnFilm) October 22, 2025

zn wrote:

Sosa Kremenjas@QBsMVP
D. Williams last 3 games:

14 targets
3 receptions allowed
25 yards allowed

Los Angeles Rams PR@TheLARamsPR
CB Darious Williams ranks 7th in defensive grade (75.2) among all CBs (min 50% snaps played), according to
@PFF. His 5 pass breakups this season are tied for the sixth-most in the NFL and he’s recorded 4 in the last two games.

It is NOT about documents‼️ It’s IS about our skin color‼️ pic.twitter.com/ZWd9tzfVV1

— Meidas_Charise Lee (@charise_lee) October 22, 2025

Stu Jackson@StuJRams
via Next Gen Stats: The Rams utilized 13 personnel (1 RB, 3 TEs) on 38.7% of their offensive plays in Week 7, the highest usage rate by an offense in the Next Gen Stats era (since 2016).

Asked Sean McVay postgame yesterday about activating the TEs and Davante Adams in the redzone as part of gameplan and what he liked about it.

As others have said, predicated in part by personnel availability for both sides (no Puka for LA, no Devin Lloyd for JAX). But McVay still thinks “this is an exciting thing for us to be able to build on.”

Wyatt Miller@wymill07
The Rams’ offense has gotten a lot of praise for yesterday’s performance, but the defense was just as impactful, especially on late downs.

Jacksonville went a combined 5-for-21 on 3rd and 4th downs, which totaled an EPA of -15.4.

Sosa Kremenjas@QBsMVP
D. Williams last 3 games:

14 targets
3 receptions allowed
25 yards allowed

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from https://www.turfshowtimes.com/los-angeles-rams-scores-results/128739/rams-takeaways-week-7-jaguars?utm_campaign=dhtwitter&utm_content=%3Cmedia_url%3E&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

The Darious Williams revenge game

After the 2021 season, Darious Williams left the Rams for the Jaguars. Williams got his pay day and then had four interceptions in 2023. The Rams brought him back last season as a familiar face in the cornerback room. He started the season on the bench, but has played well over the last two weeks. Williams arguably had his best game of the season against his former team. While he had a penalty, he also had four pass breakups and was credited with one dropped interception. However, he probably could have had two interceptions. This was the type of performance that the Rams have needed out of their cornerback room.

NO WAY: Rand Paul just shattered Trump’s Venezuela narrative, live.

“There’s no fentanyl being made in Venezuela. Not a little, none. These are outboard boats that would have to refuel 20 times to reach Miami… We don’t just summarily execute people.”

When even Rand Paul is… pic.twitter.com/FenZzRwlEJ

— Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) October 21, 2025

Los Angeles Rams PR@TheLARamsPR
Rams Team Grades through Week 7, according to @PFF:
🔵1st in overall grade (91.6)
🔵1st in offensive grade (85.0)
🔵1st in run blocking grade (85.1)
🔵3rd in receiving grade (80.9)
🔵4th in defensive grade (81.2)
🔵2nd in run defense grade (78.5)
🔵2nd in tackling grade (73.3)
🔵3rd in coverage grade (75.0)
🔵6th in pass rush grade (79.8)

wv wrote:

zn wrote:

Simsdoe@Sims_Doe
Can you elaborate more on why you think you might struggle in a KC offense?

Kurt Warner@kurt13warner
From what I see in the outside, it’s not as defined as I would like! The route combinations don’t always line up with my sense of timing, spacing and putting players in conflict… there is a bit more free-lancing within the structure of plays that is not something I liked!

I wanted everything detailed and defined by guys around me, so I could be more definitive with my reads and anticipation… more free flowing movement would have given me more hesitation, even though I think I “FEEL” (seeing spaces & openings not everyone can see) the game in a very similar manner to PM2!

So. You are raising the freelancing debate again. I see.

w
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Ah but there’s a difference!

When Kurt changed a playcall he expected the receiver to do precisely what the change entailed. Like the TD to Proehl in the Bux championship game. In that play, Proehl runs a different route than the one assigned by the play, except that Kurt chose the new route. Proehl was supposed to be mechanical within that new framework.

When he talks about the Chiefs offense, he means there are more options built in where a receiver alters a route during the play in response to what the defense shows. Kurt is saying he was not built to play that kind of offense.

For example. In being pedantically literal, I am not free-lancing in this post.

They do the Rams at about 1:38 in.

"Over the course of a week I have a lot of opinions. Many miss the mark…"@colincowherd tells you where he was right and where he was wrong. pic.twitter.com/9hdxz37pqx

— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) October 20, 2025

wv wrote:

PFF grades:
Mahommes 62.2
Geno 67.2

[posted by me without agreeing or disagreeing, in a “fits the topic” kinda way]

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Mitchell Schwartz@MitchSchwartz71
Here’s the thing with PFF grades for QBs that it seems like is totally lost on most people who casually see grades:

1) Their “turnover worthy plays” get graded much more negatively than normal positive plays do, for good reason. Turnover avoidance is hugely important.

2) If you don’t have any extremely difficult throws then your grade isn’t going to look amazing, especially if you have a TWP or two. A game being “easier” means you don’t have the ability to be positively rewarded for what they call “big time throws,” which skew the grade higher.

3) Depth of targe matters too. Shorter throws are easier, and if the game develops in a way that the QB is throwing shorter and again, easier, then the grading isn’t going to be as favorable.

4) You don’t get graded for how difficult your assignment is (at least I don’t think) unless you’re making difficult throws. It’s just grading the read/throw itself on a given play. The fact that KC can run the highest level of offense and put so much on Pat’s plate isn’t factored into the grade. That’s a subjective piece you have to add yourself.

5) What other easily digestible and quantifiable metric do you like better to evaluate QB play?

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