The Los Angeles Rams had perhaps their best overall game of the year in Week 7 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
On the road in London, L.A. put up 35 points on offense behind five touchdown passes from Matthew Stafford. The defense only allowed seven points, too, which was the the third time the Rams have up fewer than 10 points in a game this season.
The Rams looked fine offensively without Puka Nacua, as Stafford hit a bevy of different pass-catchers and found ways to get everyone involved. The defense thwarted the Jaguars on multiple fourth-down attempts and kept the lead big all game.
Here are the five biggest takeaways from the win.
Rookies had a field day
Rams rookies had plays all over the field in Week 7.
Seventh-round receiver Konata Mumpfield and second-round tight end Terrance Ferguson both caught their first-career touchdowns. While those were their only receptions on the day, they were important: Mumfield got the Rams on the board in the first quarter, while Ferguson hauled in a 31-yard strike from Matthew Stafford on fourth down.
Third-round edge rusher Josaiah Stewart also got in on the action with a fourth-quarter sack, which was the team’s sixth of the day.
For a team that ranked dead-last in rookie snaps heading into Week 7, it was good to see the first-year Rams get involved in a big win.
Balanced passing offense without Nacua
Matthew Stafford didn’t seem to miss Nacua that much in this game. He completed passes to 10 different pass-catchers, and only Davante Adams finished with more than three receptions (and he only had five himself).
Stafford had mainly been spamming targets for Nacua and Adams through the first six games, but spread it out a lot more in this game. Oddly enough, Stafford only completed three passes to running backs (two to Kyren Williams and one to Blake Corum), while he found four different tight ends: three receptions for Colby Parkinson, three for Tyler Higbee, one for Davis Allen and one for Ferguson.
Davante Adams end zone threat
Adams didn’t have a big yardage or receptions game, but he dominated Jacksonville in the end zone. The veteran caught all three of his touchdowns for two yards per fewer and finished with five catches for for 35 yards.
This was what Sean McVay likely envisioned for Adams’ usage when he signed the receiver this offseason. Adams is a great contested catch receiver and proved it in this game with three touchdowns while heavily guarded. While Stafford was able to find him outside of the end zone on two other receptions, the Rams’ proliferation of targets throughout the field is a better indication of what McVay was trying to do in 2025.
Defense bent but didn’t break
The Rams’ defense looked phenomenal in this game. They had four stops on fourth down and seven total sacks on 11 quarterback hits of Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
While the secondary gave up 296 yards through the air to Lawrence, a lot of that came in the second half when the Rams were up 21-0. The team also held the Jaguars to less than 100 rushing yards — the fourth time they’ve held teams under the century mark this season.
Rushing woes continue
The Rams didn’t need a lot from their rushing attack but still failed to establish the run in a game they dominated from start to finish. Williams and Corum combined for just 91 rushing yards, and the Rams finished with fewer than 100 yards on the ground for the third time since Week 4 and the fourth time in seven games.
This will be an area L.A. needs to work on over their Week 8 bye.