The Rams' offense detonated in Arizona. Their three running backs combined for over 250 yards, while quarterback Matthew Stafford threw for 281, leading the Rams to a 45-17 blowout victory. Offensively, it's hard to do more than the Rams did on Sunday, and the defense held it down to keep the game out of reach.
Players and coaches talked all week about wanting to respond well after a tough loss in Carolina, and they did more than that. They dominated.
Here are five interesting stats from the Rams' rout of the Cardinals in Week 14.
The Rams had season-highs in points scored, total yards, rushing yards and yards per carry
45 points, 534 yards, and 253 rushing yards on 7.7 yards per carry (not counting knee-downs). Those all rank first for the Rams this season and top 12 league-wide. Los Angeles had not surpassed 200 rushing yards or 500 total yards prior to Sunday's performance, but the offense went nuclear in Arizona.
Corum's 48-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, which was his longest career rush and the Rams' longest of the season, certainly helped that effort and saw him hit a new gear. He registered the 23rd-fastest ball-carrier speed this season (21.3 miles per hour) and the second-fastest for any Ram. He finished with career-highs in rushing yards and touchdowns with 128 and two on just 12 carries.
The Rams' 64.1% offensive success rate was the second-highest for any team this season and of the Sean McVay era, according to nflverse data
The Rams were successful on nearly two-thirds of their plays on Sunday, meaning those plays increased their likelihood of scoring on that drive. L.A. now owns two of the top three games this season in terms of offensive success rate, according to nflverse data, as they logged 62.5% in Week 10 against San Francisco.
Both their rushing and passing success rates were over 60% for just the second time since 2017. The other occurrence was also against Arizona, in 2018, when the Rams' overall success rate was a McVay-era best 66.2%.
The Rams didn't lose yards on a single play on Sunday (not including kneel-downs and penalties)
Zero sacks, zero tackles for loss, zero turnovers. The Rams are one of three teams to achieve that this season, and it's the third time that's happened under McVay, according to nflverse data. That consistent yardage helped the offense march down the field and score on each of their first five possessions. They faced just two third downs during that span and took a 31-10 lead by the end of it.
The Rams used 13 personnel on 40 of 67 snaps, the most such plays in a game by any offense since at least 2016, according to Next Gen Stats
The Rams leaned back into their heavy 13 personnel (three tight ends, one running back) usage that they've employed throughout the season, and extensively so since Week 6 against the Ravens. But this game trumped the rest. Their 59.7% 13 personnel rate was the Rams' highest of the season and the second-highest for any team. It worked extremely well, and three of the team's six touchdowns came on those plays.
"They wanted to run small people out there and we were in 13 (personnel) and it was just, 'Hey, let's keep running the rock,'" Stafford said postgame. "And we can call all those runs, but if we don't make them work, then they have the upper hand. So a ton of credit to our guys up front, our tight ends, our backs, receivers blocking."
The Rams scored three passing touchdowns and three rushing touchdowns in a game for the first time since Dec. 30, 2001 against the Colts, according to ESPN Research
The Rams set a franchise mark that stood for 24 years in less than 47 game minutes. Corum ran in two, running back Kyren Williams added one, and Stafford threw three. Wide receiver Puka Nacua came down with two touchdowns (his first career game with multiple receiving scores) and tight end Colby Parkinson caught the third.
