From start to finish, the Los Angeles Rams were one of the best teams in football. They were led by MVP favorite Matthew Stafford, as well as the league leader in receptions, Puka Nacua, and a collective defense that finished 10th in points allowed.
There were a bunch of standout individuals on the Rams, beyond just Stafford and Nacua. Rams players led the NFL in several key statistical categories at the end of the regular season.
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Here’s every stat the Rams led the league in this year, according to Pro Football Reference and Pro Football Focus.
Matthew Stafford
Longest completion: 88 yards
Completed air yards: 2,857
Play-action passing yards: 1,738
Deep passing yards: 1,270
Puka Nacua
Yards per route run: 3.71
Missed tackles forced (among WRs): 25
Davante AdamsTutu Atwell
Longest reception: 88 yards
Nate Landman
Forced fumbles (among non-EDGE): 4
Stafford is the favorite to win MVP and Nacua has the second-best odds to take home Offensive Player of the Year. No other Rams players are in the running for other awards, but collectively, the Rams had one of the best seasons of any team despite finishing two games back of the best record in football.
Pro Football Focus gave them the best overall grade (96.2), offensive grade (93.6), passing grade (93.3), receiving grade (91.1), run-blocking grade (87.9), defensive grade (87.7) and coverage grade (88.3).
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This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: NFL stats: Rams players led league in several categories