Five of Stafford’s seven giveaways have come in the Rams’ three losses, a concentration of mistakes that allowed him to orchestrate the first six-game winning streak of his career and set an NFL record with 28 touchdown passes between picks. No wonder the voters still gave him NFC Offensive Player of the Month.
Here’s another bit of history that falls under the category of “How good do you have to be to make that many mistakes…?” Stafford’s 31 career pick-sixes are one shy of Brett Favre for most in league history. I look forward to seeing him tie that mark somewhere in the middle of the 2027 season.
Byron Young now has 10 sacks on the season and 25.5 in his career. Among Rams (since sacks became an official statistic), only Robert Quinn (34.5) and Aaron Donald (28.0) have more in their first three pro seasons.
And finally, a couple running back notes. Kyren Williams is within 132 rushing yards of joining Eric Dickerson (4-season streak, 1983-86), Marshall Faulk (3-season streak, 1999-2001), and Steven Jackson (8-season streak, 2005-12) as the only Rams with 1,000 yards rushing in three consecutive seasons. His backup is thriving, as well. Coming off a career day in Carolina, Blake Corum has an explosive run rate (carries of 10-plus yards) on 18 percent of his carries, the highest percentage in the NFL.
Watching the West… and the Rest
It’s closing time in the division and conference race.
Unless you’re the 49ers. They’ve got their feet up with a Week 14 bye.
Seattle (9-3) at Atlanta (4-8) is kind of a no-lose from the Rams standpoint, but it’s probably time to stop worrying about the 2026 Draft and prioritize the present day. Go Falcons, right?
Meantime, on paper, LA’s rooting interest is probably Green Bay (8-3-1) at home versus Chicago (9-3). But I can make the case the Bears winning would be a better long-term outcome.