2025 Los Angeles Rams season

The 2025 season is currently the Los Angeles Rams' 88th in the National Football League (NFL), their 89th overall, 59th in the Greater Los Angeles Area, sixth playing their home games at SoFi Stadium and their ninth under head coach Sean McVay. The Rams improved upon their 10–win total from the previous two regular seasons and are attempting to repeat as NFC West Division champions. This will be the first season since 2016 not to feature longtime wide receiver Cooper Kupp, as he was released during the offseason and acquired by division rival Seattle Seahawks.^[1] The team's 11–4 start is their best since they started 12–3 in their Super Bowl LIII-losing 2018 season. The Rams clinched their third consecutive winning season (and their eighth in nine years) after a 34–7 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 12. The Rams clinched their third consecutive playoff appearance, and seventh in nine seasons under McVay, with their week 15 win over the Detroit Lions.

• Nick Caley, who had served as tight ends coach for the previous two seasons and added the title of pass game coordinator in 2024, left the Rams after being hired by the Houston Texans to serve as their offensive coordinator.^[2]
• Drew Wilkins, who had previously been outside linebackers coach for the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, was hired by the Rams as pass rush coordinator.^[3]
• The Rams hired Scott Huff, most recently offensive line coach of the Seattle Seahawks, as the team's new tight ends coach, succeeding the departed Nick Caley.^[4]
• Jimmy Lake, who had previously served as an assistant head coach for the Rams during the 2023 season, returned to the team as a senior defensive assistant. In 2024, he had served as defensive coordinator of the Atlanta Falcons.^[5]
• Longtime NFL assistant coach Alex Van Pelt, who had most recently served as offensive coordinator with the New England Patriots, was hired as a senior offensive assistant.^[6]
• Former Denver Broncos specials teams coordinator Ben Kotwica was hired to the Rams staff as an assistant special teams coach.^[7]

In April 2025, the Rams franchise announced detailed plans for the development of the Kroenke Warner Center complex in Woodland Hills, to be re-christened as Rams Village at Warner Center.^[8] The plans to develop the 100-acre complex include a permanent practice and training facility to replace the temporary one currently in use since 2024 and a new team headquarters along with a 52-acre neighborhood for mixed use development.^[9] To be designed by the renowned Gensler global design and architecture firm, development of Rams Village at Warner Center is expected to begin no earlier than 2027 with project completion estimated for 2037.^[10]

On May 7, 2025, the Rams franchise announced in a press conference that they would be holding part of their annual minicamp in Wailuku, Hawaii from June 16–19, to be entitled "Mauicamp."^[11] In addition to team practices at War Memorial Stadium, football clinics were held for local boys and girls, while Rams rookies and team employees traveled to Lahaina, a community badly stricken by the 2023 Hawaii wildfires, where they worked with Habitat for Humanity in the construction of houses.^[12] Additionally, the team announced that it was co-sponsoring the renovation of locker rooms at Lahainaluna High School.^[13]

Draft trades

As had been done for the previous season, assistant head coach/pass game coordinator Aubrey Pleasant served as head coach for the Rams' exhibition matchup against the Chargers, calling plays and making decisions from the sideline while Sean McVay watched the game from the coach's booth.

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.^[21]

Wide receiver Puka Nacua caught 10 passes for 130 yards, including a 24-yard reception to convert a critical third down in the final minutes to seal the Rams' season-opening game at SoFi Stadium. In a low-scoring defensive battle against the defending AFC South champions, the Rams fell behind 6–0 midway through the second quarter before taking a 7–6 lead, when running back Kyren Williams scored on a 1-yard run that capped a 9-play, 65-yard drive. Though the Texans regained the advantage with a field goal on the final play of the first half, the Rams retook the lead for good on their opening possession of the third quarter, driving 68 yards in five plays before quarterback Matthew Stafford found tight end Davis Allen in the corner of the end zone for a 13-yard touchdown pass. Stafford, who completed 21 of 29 passes for 245 yards with no interceptions, became the 10th quarterback in NFL history to surpass 60,000 career passing yards. Wide receiver Davante Adams had four receptions for 51 yards in his Rams debut. With just over four minutes remaining in the game, the Rams appeared ready to put the game away with a deep drive down to the Houston 12-yard-line where tight end Colby Parkinson was separated from the ball after a short catch. The Texans' final offensive drive covered 57 yards down to the L.A. 25 when Houston QB C.J. Stroud found backup running back Dare Ogunbowale for a short gain. As Ogunbowale dived for extra yardage, he was confronted by Rams linebacker Nate Landman, who punched out the ball, which was then recovered by defensive tackle Braden Fiske, and Los Angeles ultimately ran out the clock. Landman, who shared the team lead in total tackles (10) with safety Kamren Curl, was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week in leading a Rams defense that added three sacks and an interception.

Outside linebacker Byron Young had five total tackles with two sacks and a forced fumble as the Rams dominated the host Titans in the second half to move to 2–0 on the season. Los Angeles tallied five sacks (four after halftime) of rookie quarterback Cam Ward and limited Tennessee to just 80 total yards in the final two quarters. Quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 23 of 33 passes for 298 yards with second half touchdown passes to tight end Davis Allen and wide receiver Davante Adams as the Rams scored 20 unanswered points after falling behind 13-10 at halftime. Adams had six receptions for 106 yards while fellow wide receiver Puka Nacua had eight catches for 91 yards while also scoring a 45-yard touchdown run on a jet sweep in the first quarter. Safety Kamren Kinchens recorded a team-high 10 tackles while linebacker Nate Landman added eight tackles with a fumble recovery.

Ahead 26-7 less than a minute into the third quarter, the Rams appeared poised to avenge their loss in the NFC Divisional Round from the previous season, but the host Eagles rallied to score 26 unanswered points in the second half to prevail in the battle of unbeaten teams. After giving up an early TD to Philadelphia following a Matthew Stafford interception, Los Angeles scored on its next six possessions as kicker Joshua Karty converted four field goals (51, 28, 33, 46) and Stafford threw touchdown passes to wide receiver Davante Adams (44 yards) near the end of the first quarter and running back Kyren Williams (10 yards) just after halftime. The Rams' second TD resulted from a strip sack by linebacker Jared Verse with fellow linebacker Nate Landman recovering the fumble. Verse had six total tackles and a sack, one of four by the Rams' defense on the day. However, Philadelphia's offense, which was held to just 33 yards and four first downs in the first half, began to move the ball effectively in the second. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for 205 of his 226 total passing yards and three touchdowns in the second half, with his last completion going to wide receiver DeVonta Smith for a 4-yard TD with 1:48 remaining in the game. Down 27-26, the Rams rallied as Williams (20 carries, 94 yards) and wide receiver Puka Nacua (11 receptions, 112 yards) picked up significant gains to move Los Angeles into position for a game-winning field goal attempt. But Karty, who had a 36-yard field goal attempt blocked earlier in the fourth quarter, had his 44-yard try blocked as time ran out, and the Eagles scored on the return. Safety Kamren Curl led the Rams with nine tackles.

Wide receiver Tutu Atwell's 88-yard touchdown reception with 1:33 remaining broke a 20-20 tie and safety Kamren Curl's second interception preserved the Rams' victory over the previously unbeaten Colts at SoFi Stadium. Atwell's TD was the third scoring pass of the day thrown by L.A. quarterback Matthew Stafford, who recorded the 50th fourth quarter comeback victory of his career by completing 29 of 41 passes for 375 yards with no interceptions. Curl, who also shared the team lead in total tackles (9) with fellow safety Quentin Lake, got his first interception of Colts quarterback Daniel Jones on the game's fourth play with the turnover leading to the Rams' first lead on a 42-yard Joshua Karty field goal. Karty added a second field goal from 37 yards out and Stafford capped off a 13-play, 96-yard drive with a 10-yard scoring pass to wide receiver Davante Adams with 0:07 remaining before halftime to give the Rams a 13-10 lead at the intermission. Following a scoreless third quarter, Indianapolis surged ahead 20-13 with 10 unanswered points. The Rams tied the score with 3:20 remaining on a 9-yard TD pass from Stafford to wide receiver Puka Nacua, who collected 13 receptions for a regular season career-high 170 yards on the day and was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week. L.A.'s defense, which had two sacks and seven hurries on Jones and limited Colts running back Jonathan Taylor to less than 100 yards in total offense and no scores for the game, forced Indianapolis to punt inside the two-minute warning, setting up Stafford's late heroics.

In a battle for first place in the NFC West, the host Rams were thwarted in overtime as running back Kyren Williams was held for no gain on fourth-and-1 at the San Francisco 11 with 3:41 remaining. Despite coming in with an injury-depleted lineup, the 49ers pulled out to a 14-0 lead on two touchdown passes by backup quarterback Mac Jones (342 passing yards). Los Angeles closed the gap on the strength of three touchdown passes from quarterback Matthew Stafford. Williams set career single-game highs for receptions (eight), yards (66), and touchdowns (two), and his second scoring catch tied the score 20-20. However, the point-after attempt by kicker Joshua Karty was blocked. After the 49ers took a 23-20 lead, the Rams drove 54 yards in five plays to set up first-and-goal at the San Francisco 3. Taking the handoff from Stafford, Williams barreled toward the end zone when he was separated from the ball at the 2-yard-line and the 49ers recovered with 1:07 remaining. L.A.'s defense forced San Francisco to punt and the Rams were able to force overtime after Karty converted a 48-yard field goal with 0:06 remaining in regulation. In the extra period, San Francisco took possession first and went ahead 26-23 on a 41-yard field goal by kicker Eddy Pineiro. On its possession, Stafford (389 passing yards) connected with wide receivers Puka Nacua (10 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD) and Tutu Atwell (two receptions, 72 yards) to put the Rams in the red zone. Williams caught two passes for short gains to set up the fateful fourth down play. Inside linebacker Nate Landman led the Rams with 14 tackles, while outside linebacker Byron Young (named NFC Defensive Player of the Month for September) had six tackles, three quarterback hurries and shared a sack with defensive tackle Kobie Turner in the loss.

Inside Linebacker Nate Landman set a new team single-game record with 17 tackles (eight solo, nine assists) and led a successful goal line stand late in the first half to spark a bounceback victory over the Ravens on the road at M&T Bank Stadium. After Baltimore reached the Los Angeles 1 on its first-and-goal play late in the second quarter, L.A. stiffened as Landman was in on consecutive stops of Ravens tight end Mark Andrews (who had lined up under center) short of the goal line. On fourth down, outside linebacker Jared Verse fought off Baltimore blockers to stop Ravens running back Derrick Henry for a two-yard loss which preserved a 3-3 tie at halftime. The Rams began the third quarter with an efficient nine-play, 76-yard drive in just over three minutes. Quarterback Matthew Stafford completed six of eight pass attempts for 73 yards, including a critical 30-yard connection with running back Kyren Williams on a fourth-and-2 play from the Baltimore 33. One play later, Williams (13 carries, 50 yards) went up the middle for a 3-yard touchdown run. Stafford completed 17 of 26 passes for 181 yards and one TD, an 8-yard score to tight end Tyler Higbee, who led the Rams with four receptions for 40 yards. Wide receiver Davante Adams added four receptions for 39 yards while fellow wideout Puka Nacua was limited to just two receptions for 28 yards, both of which came on a second quarter drive in which he was injured after landing hard in the end zone following an incomplete pass. Though the drive ended in a 36-yard field goal by kicker Joshua Karty, Nacua did not play the rest of the quarter and came in for only a handful of plays after halftime and was not targeted. Safety Quentin Lake had six tackles and an interception, and his fumble recovery in the third quarter helped to set up the Stafford-to-Higbee TD. The Rams defense recorded seven tackles for loss and 11 hurries of Ravens quarterbacks Cooper Rush and Tyler Huntley, with the latter getting sacked four times in the fourth quarter including twice by outside linebacker Byron Young. Following the game, the Rams stayed in Baltimore and conducted closed practices at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in preparation for their Week 7 game in London.^[22]

NFL London games

Quarterback Matthew Stafford matched personal and team single-game team records by throwing five touchdown passes as the Rams routed the host Jaguars at Wembley Stadium. Despite leading receiver Puka Nacua being sidelined with an ankle sprain, Los Angeles scored on three of its first four possessions. Stafford (21-for-33, 182 yards) completed passes to 11 different receivers on the day and connected with rookie wideout Konata Mumpfield on a 5-yard score and then veteran wide receiver Davante Adams (five receptions, 35 yards) from two yards out to give the Rams a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Adams caught 1-yard TD passes from Stafford in both the second and fourth quarters, matching his single-game career high for TD passes with three (accomplished twice while Adams was with the Green Bay Packers). Stafford also threw a 31-yard scoring pass to rookie tight end Terrance Ferguson, and his five TD passes were the most ever by any quarterback in an NFL International Series game. It was the fifth five-TD game of Stafford's career and his first as a Ram. Defensively, Los Angeles dominated the game with seven sacks and five other tackles for loss. Safety Kamren Curl had a team-high 10 tackles, while inside linebacker Nate Landman had nine tackles, while both he and outside linebacker Byron Young had 1.5 sacks each in the victory, which improved the Rams' record to 5-2 heading into their bye week and gave L.A. a 5-0 record against AFC opponents for the season.

Matthew Stafford continued his impressive play as the Rams secured their first conference victory of the season to improve to 6-2. The veteran quarterback completed 24 of 32 passes for 281 yards and threw four touchdown passes to add to his league-leading total (21). Los Angeles scored on three of its first four possessions, with tight end Tyler Higbee's 1-yard TD reception capping a 12-play, 88-yard drive to start the game. After punting on their next drive, the Rams drove 62 yards in 11 plays with Stafford throwing a 3-yard TD pass to wide receiver Davante Adams. After New Orleans got on the scoreboard with a field goal, the Rams responded quickly as Stafford found wide receiver Puka Nacua for a 39-yard touchdown pass. Nacua, who had not played since L.A.'s Week 6 victory over Baltimore, led the Rams with seven receptions for 95 yards. The Rams opened up the second half with an impressive 16-play drive that covered 80 yards and consumed 9 minutes and 46 seconds as Adams (five receptions, 60 yards) and Stafford connected for another score, this time from four yards out. Running back Kyren Williams had his best game of the season with 114 yards on 25 carries including a 1-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter to finish the Rams' scoring, and backup Blake Corum added 58 yards on 13 carries. Defensively, inside linebacker Nate Landman had a team-high five tackles and forced a fumble that was recovered by safety Kamren Kinchens to set up the Rams' final TD. Cornerback Emmanuel Forbes added four total tackles and three pass deflections along with an interception in L.A.'s victory.

The Rams raced to a 21-point first half lead and never trailed as they dealt the host 49ers their first NFC West loss of the season while avenging L.A.'s overtime loss to San Francisco five weeks earlier. Quarterback Matthew Stafford surpassed 400 career touchdown passes (402) with scoring throws to four different receivers while becoming the first quarterback in NFL history to have four TD passes with no interceptions in three consecutive games. Receiving the opening kickoff, the Rams marched 64 yards in 10 plays and finished the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run by running back Kyren Williams. After the defense forced the 49ers to punt, Los Angeles scored again on wide receiver Puka Nacua's 22-yard TD reception to complete a 7-play drive that covered 86 yards. On San Francisco's second offensive possession, L.A. inside linebacker Nate Landman punched out the ball from the hands of 49ers wideout Jauan Jennings, which was then recovered by safety Kamren Kinchens, who returned the fumble 13 yards to the Rams' 41-yard line. Nine plays later, Stafford found tight end Davis Allen from four yards out to put Los Angeles up 21-0. After San Francisco closed the gap 21-14 early in the third period, Los Angeles responded with a 2-yard TD pass from Stafford to wide receiver Davante Adams (six receptions, 77 yards), as both continued to lead the NFL in TD passes (Stafford, 25) and TD receptions (Adams, 9). In the fourth quarter, Williams (14 carries, 73 yards) scored a second touchdown run and following an interception by L.A. cornerback Emmanuel Forbes, Stafford added a final TD pass with a 16-yard score to tight end Colby Parkinson. On defense, Landman, fellow inside linebacker Omar Speights, and safety Quentin Lake all led the team with 11 tackles each as the Los Angeles recorded its first NFC West Division victory of the season. As the Rams improved to 7-2, head coach Sean McVay also became the franchise's all-time leader in games coached (154).^[23]

Safety Kamren Kinchens had two of his team's four interceptions as the Rams held on to victory against visiting Seattle in a battle for the NFC West Division lead. After being thwarted on a fourth-and-inches play at the Seahawks 8 at the end of its game-opening drive, L.A. came back as Kinchens intercepted Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold and returned the ball 31 yards to the Seahawks 3-yard line. Four plays later, Rams running back Kyren Williams scored on a 1-yard run. Following a Seahawks field goal, the Rams drove down the field again with Williams' 34-yard run setting up a 1-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Matthew Stafford to wide receiver Davante Adams for the 1,000th reception of Adams' NFL career and a 14-3 first quarter lead. However, Adams failed to catch another pass in the game as the Seattle defense limited Stafford to a season-low 130 yards passing. But the Seahawks were kept out of the end zone until late in the game as Kinchens picked off Darnold for the second time late in the third quarter, which led to Stafford's 6-yard touchdown pass to tight end Colby Parkinson and a 21-12 Rams lead. Offensively, Williams had 91 yards on 12 carries, while wide receiver Puka Nacua led Los Angeles with seven receptions for 75 yards but in the third quarter lost a fumble for the first time in his NFL career, which led to a Seattle field goal. Former Ram Cooper Kupp, now starting at wide receiver for the Seahawks, was held without a catch until late in the fourth quarter when he caught three passes for 23 yards which set up a Seattle touchdown that closed the lead to 21-19. After the Rams offense failed to run out the clock on its last possession, the Seahawks drove 52 yards to the L.A. 47 with one second remaining. From there, kicker Jason Myers, who had converted four field goals, missed a 61-yard attempt that went wide right as time expired. Cornerbacks Cobie Durant and Darious Williams also collected interceptions to stop Seattle drives, while safety Kamren Curl led the Rams with 11 tackles. Punter Ethan Evans delivered six punts for 253 yards (42.2 avg), including a 50-yarder that bounced out of bounds at the 1-yard line to pin Seattle on its final drive, and was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. The Rams’ victory ended the Seahawks’ 10-game road winning streak.^[24]

On Sunday Night Football where color commentator Cris Collinsworth celebrated his 500th broadcast, the Rams dominated the NFC South-leading Buccaneers for their sixth straight victory and taking over the top seed in the NFC. Quarterback Matthew Stafford capped off an opening drive that covered 80 yards in 10 plays with a 1-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Davante Adams. On Tampa Bay's first possession, Bucs tight end Cade Otton juggled a pass from quarterback Baker Mayfield when he collided with Rams cornerback Cobie Durant, who wrestled the ball away and returned the interception 50 yards for a score. After forcing a punt, L.A. again drove down the field in the second quarter with Stafford finding tight end Colby Parkinson for a 5-yard TD pass. Stafford, who completed 25 of 35 passes for 273 yards, threw his third (and NFL-best 30th) touchdown pass on a 24-yard connection to Adams, who increased his league-leading TD receptions total to 12. Fellow Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua led his team with seven receptions for 97 yards, while kicker Harrison Mevis converted four PATs and was perfect on field goals of 40 and 52 yards in the second and fourth quarters. Defensive end Kobie Turner and outside linebacker Jared Verse had two sacks each of Mayfield, who was knocked out of the game late in the second quarter with a shoulder injury.

Riding a six-game win streak and entering the game as 10-point favorites,^[25] the Rams struggled throughout the matchup and were ultimately upset by the host Panthers. Los Angeles struck quickly on the game's opening drive with wide receiver Davante Adams catching a 4-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Matthew Stafford, who set a new NFL record with 28 consecutive TD passes without an interception.^[26] After the Panthers answered with a touchdown of their own, the Rams drove 60 yards in six plays down to the Carolina 8. But on the next play, Stafford threw a pass toward the end zone that was tipped and then intercepted by Panthers safety Nick Scott (a former Ram). Stafford, who had only thrown two interceptions in the previous 11 games, later threw a second interception, which Panthers cornerback Mike Jackson returned 48 yards for a touchdown that gave Carolina a 14-7 first quarter lead. Los Angeles would score on its next two possessions to take a 21-17 halftime edge, with Stafford and Adams connecting again on a 7-yard score (Adams' league-leading 14th TD reception) and running back Blake Corum (seven carries, 81 yards) scoring from two yards out. Fellow Rams running back Kyren Williams (13 carries, 72 yards) added a 7-yard TD run in the fourth quarter to put the Rams up 28-24 as the L.A. rushing attack averaged 7.2 yards per attempt. But Carolina quarterback Bryce Young twice threw for touchdowns on fourth-down plays to help the Panthers take a 31-28 lead midway through the final quarter. The Rams then covered 55 yards in nine plays to drive inside the Carolina 20 with just over two minutes remaining and appeared ready to take the lead or at least tie. But a delay of game penalty (L.A.'s only infraction of the game) stalled the Rams' momentum. Then, in the decisive moment of the fourth quarter, Panthers defensive end Derrick Brown, who had tipped the pass that led to Stafford’s first interception, recorded a critical strip-sack of the Rams QB with 2:25 remaining, helping secure Carolina's victory. Linebackers Nate Landman and Byron Young shared the Rams' team lead in tackles with eight each, while Young and defensive tackle Braden Fiske both had sacks in the loss.

The Rams bounced back with their most productive offensive performance of the season, rolling up 530 yards in dominating the Cardinals to improve to 10-3. The blowout victory not only guaranteed the seventh 10-win campaign in nine seasons under head coach Sean McVay, it was the team's third straight season with at least 10 wins, the first time that had been accomplished by the franchise since 1999 to 2001 during The Greatest Show On Turf era. Quarterback Matthew Stafford, who had been named NFC Offensive Player of the Month for November, threw for 281 yards and added three more touchdown passes to his league-leading total of 35. His main target for the day was wide receiver Puka Nacua, who caught seven receptions for 167 yards with touchdown catches of 28 and 31 yards for the first multi-TD game of his career. L.A.'s run game had its best outing of the season with 253 yards on the ground. Running back Blake Corum ran for a season and career single-game best 128 yards on 12 carries with two touchdowns, including a 48-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter. Kyren Williams added 84 yards on 13 carries with one TD, while backup Ronnie Rivers played most of the fourth quarter and had nine carries for 41 yards. Defensively, safety Kamren Curl led the team with six tackles including a sack, while outside linebacker Byron Young and defensive tackle Kobie Turner had a sack each. Inside linebacker Nate Landman added an interception along with a pair of pass deflections in the rout, as the Rams beat the Cardinals in Arizona for the 10th time in the last 11 seasons dating back to 2015.

Down 24-14 late in the second quarter, the Rams dominated in the second half both offensively and defensively to improve to 11-3 on the season. With its first win over Detroit since 2021, Los Angeles clinched its third straight playoff berth and seventh since 2017 under head coach Sean McVay. Rams running back Kyren Williams (15 carries, 78 yards) scored his second touchdown of the game to give L.A. its first lead 14-10 midway through the second period. But the Lions roared back with two touchdown passes from former Rams quarterback Jared Goff to take a 10-point advantage. Kicker Harrison Mevis started L.A.'s rally by converting a 37-yard field goal at the end of the first half, then followed it up with a 44-yard field goal on the Rams' first drive of the third quarter. Tight end Colby Parkinson (five receptions, 75 yards) caught touchdown passes of 26 and 11 yards and running back Blake Corum (11 carries, 71 yards) scored on an 11-yard run. Quarterback Matthew Stafford shrugged off an early interception against his former team and threw for 368 yards while wide receiver Puka Nacua caught nine passes for a regular season career-high 181 yards (coincidentally matching his NFL-record performance in a 2023 NFC Wild Card Game for most receiving yards by a rookie in a playoff game). L.A. inside linebacker Nate Landman led the team with 10 total tackles, leading a defense that held Detroit's formidable rushing tandem of Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery to less than 100 yards in combined total offense.

With the win, the Rams became the first NFC team to clinch a playoff berth.^[27]

Despite producing 37 points and nearly 600 yards in total offense with no turnovers, the Rams let a 16–point fourth quarter lead evaporate before falling in overtime to the host Seahawks on Thursday Night Football at Qwest Field. Quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 29 of 49 passes for 457 yards (the third-highest single-game total of his career and best-ever as a Ram) with three touchdown passes. Wide receiver Puka Nacua continued his torrid pace with 12 receptions for 225 yards (breaking his career single-game high set only four days earlier) and two touchdowns. Trailing 14-13 early in the third period, Los Angeles began to pull away as kicker Harrison Mevis converted his third field goal of the game and running back Blake Corum scored on a 1-yard run just one play after cornerback Josh Wallace returned an interception from Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold 56 yards before being tackled just short of the goal line. Following a Seattle punt, the Rams drove 85 yards in nine plays, capped off by Stafford and Nacua connecting from one yard out on a no-look pass. After defensive end Kobie Turner recorded his first career interception off a Darnold pass at L.A.'s 1-yard line on Seattle's next possession, the Rams led 30-14 in the fourth quarter with 9:39 remaining. However, the Rams were forced to punt and a 58-yard return by the Seahawks' Rashid Shaheed resulted in a Seattle touchdown that (along with a successful two-point conversion pass from Darnold to former Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp) closed the margin to 30-22. After another Rams punt, a 31-yard run by Shaheed set up a 26-yard touchdown pass from Darnold to tight end AJ Barner, bringing the Seahawks within two points. Seattle then attempted a two-point conversion as Darnold threw to his left towards the sideline. Although the pass bounced off the helmet of an onrushing Jared Verse and fell into the end zone, initially appearing incomplete, a replay review determined that Darnold had attempted a backward pass. The loose ball was casually picked up by Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet (the original intended receiver on the play) and he was then credited with the conversion, tying the game at 30-30.^[28] After failing to pick up a first down on three consecutive possessions, the Rams drove 51 yards in seven plays to the Seattle 29, but Mevis missed a field goal attempt for the first time in his NFL career with the kick going wide right. Both teams had one more possession in the fourth quarter, but neither could get into scoring position. The game proceeded to overtime, where the Rams received the opening kickoff and covered 80 yards in nine plays, with Stafford finding Nacua across the middle for a 41-yard touchdown and a 37-30 advantage. The Seahawks responded with a nine-play drive of their own with Darnold connecting with Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a 4-yard TD pass with 3:13 remaining. Opting again for the two-point attempt, Darnold completed a pass to tight end Eric Saubert over the middle, securing the conversion and giving Seattle the critical NFC West victory in a thrilling finish. The Rams became the first team to lose an overtime game after scoring a touchdown on the opening possession, following a change to overtime rules that guarantees the opposing team a possession even if a TD is scored on the initial drive.^[29] Linebacker Omar Speights led L.A. with seven total tackles while Turner had 1.5 sacks and two pass deflections to add to his interception. Two days after the loss, Rams special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn was fired.^[30]

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