Both players have acknowledged the impact the time share has made on their overall production.

“I think (Corum) being able to come in, spell me, allows me to see the game from a different lens, see the game from a different perspective and… get my breath back whenever those long runs are needed,” Williams told theRams.com earlier this year.

“Staying fresh is key,” Corum said. “That’s how you make those explosive runs, when you’re fresh.”

Williams and Corum have both expressed the excitement they get from seeing each other succeed, and how that pushes each of them to be better.

“When I’m on the sideline, I see Kyren break off a run, I get hyped,” Corum said. “And that makes me, when I go in, I want to break off a long one just so we can keep feeding off each other.”

That dynamic has undoubtedly helped Williams increase his explosive run rate from 8.8% in 2024 to 10.2% this season, and facilitated Corum’s emergence.

They are running with “an ownership and an understanding of what the intent is,” McVay said, behind blockers that possess that same knowledge. Each play, center Coleman Shelton is the one marshaling the blockers into the right places with constant communication. His impact has been lauded by players and coaches all season long.

“Just having (Shelton) basically just tell everybody what they’re doing so I can just go do it (has been helpful),” said offensive lineman Warren McClendon Jr. “I’m not thinking, and I can just kind of play free.”

Earlier this year, Williams said that Shelton is “the glue of this offense” apart from Stafford. The constant dialogue that exists between players and coaches during the week means that every person knows what their objective is on each play, so when Shelton relays the protection call, there’s no ambiguity. That’s helped the group as a whole become more connected than they were last season, Williams said.

The execution of explicit blocks across the board has helped the Rams avoid third downs entirely, or set up short-distance conversions at the very least. They average a league-low 10.3 third downs per game (the next-closest team averages 11.2), and have faced only 13 in the last two weeks combined.

But the blocking success they’ve achieved isn’t exclusive to the offensive line, as the Rams deploy many of their skill position players on important blocking assignments. Everything about their run game is clicking right now, from the pre-snap communication to the strain up front and the backs’ ability to finish runs strong.

“I think you’re getting some good looks and they’re working in coordination and collaboration, particularly as it relates to running the football with the offensive line, the tight ends and the receivers,” McVay said.

That’s been a theme all year long, not just in recent weeks. Puka Nacua may be one of the league’s best receivers, but he’s also one of the best blockers at his position. After Nacua broke the record for most receptions by a player in the first four games of an NFL season, ESPN’s Ben Solak put together a highlight tape of his best run blocks during that span to illustrate his sizable impact in that phase.