NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Prior to Week 2 against the Titans, Rams running back Blake Corum's best chance at reaching the endzone was Week 18 against the Seahawks last season.
Unfortunately, Corum's day against Seattle was done before it could ever get going. After carrying the ball just twice for 10 yards, exited that Week 18 game with a fractured forearm that sidelined him for the playoffs.
Sunday marked his most meaningful workload yet, handling five of Los Angeles' 17 running back carries for 44 yards and his first career touchdown in a 33-19 L.A. road win.
"It felt great," Corum said postgame. "Everyone's journey is different, and I'm so thankful (for) the journey that I'm on. Learning from a great running back like Kyren (Williams), having Coach G (running backs coach Ron Gould) teach me so much. I learned so much from last year, and then going into Year 2. But it feels great getting into the end zone today, and hopefully there's many more to come."
The carries between Corum and Kyren Williams were more closely distributed this week compared to last, even with that differential of 12. In Week 1, Corum had just one carry to Williams' 19. In addition to his first career touchdown, Corum also capitalized on that Week 2 workload with two 15-yard runs, his longest of the game. The second of those set up the go-ahead, 8-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Matthew Stafford to tight end Davis Allen.
Head coach Sean McVay said the duo's usage against the Titans was "much more in alignment" with the split they envisioned.
"I was really pleased with Blake," McVay said postgame. "Thought the little gap run that he had on the second down and 10, where he got through the backside 'A' gap, it looked like he was going to come out clean. He's explosive, he's a good football player, have a lot of trust in him, and then we'll continue to see that moving forward. So I thought that was good today."