The 2019 season is winding down with the Rams having just one game left to play. They’ve been eliminated from playoff contention and will just try to finish with a winning record for the third straight year next week against Arizona.
The Rams’ 34-31 loss to the 49ers on Saturday night was a crushing one, especially with the way it ended; San Francisco converted twice on third-and-16 on its game-winning drive.
As deflating and disappointing as the defeat was, it wasn’t all bad for a few Rams players. While they’d much rather win, four players reached milestones and a few even set franchise records.
Here are all the significant numbers and stats that came out of Sunday’s loss to the 49ers.
Tyler Higbee joins rare company with 100-yard game
Tyler Higbee (@Ty_Higs19) now has 100+ receiving yards in 4 consecutive games.
He is only the 4th tight end to accomplish that feat in the Super Bowl era, joining Travis Kelce, Jimmy Graham (twice), and Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez.@RamsNFL | #LARams
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) December 22, 2019
Higbee finished with 104 yards receiving on Saturday night, giving him four straight 100-yard games. Only two other tight ends have done that in the Super Bowl era, which puts him in elite company.
In his last four games, he has 438 yards on 35 receptions, catching at least seven passes in each one.
Higbee sets new franchise for a TE
60 catches for @Ty_Higs19!
A single-season record for a Rams TE. đź‘Ź pic.twitter.com/qEi0AlgDGc
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) December 22, 2019
Additionally, Higbee set a new franchise record for the most catches by a tight end in a single season. The record was previously held by Pete Holohan, who caught 59 passes in 1988. Higbee has 61 and counting with one game left.
Gurley ties Marshall Faulk’s team record
Two rushing TDs in the 2Q for Gurley to tie Marshall Faulk for most rushing scores in @RamsNFL history (58).
In the last 7 days, he's gone past SJax and ED and tied Faulk.
— J.B. Long (@JB_Long) December 22, 2019
Gurley has had a remarkable career thus far, scoring 58 times on the ground in his first five seasons. That already ties Faulk’s franchise record, and is more than Steven Jackson and Eric Dickerson had in their careers with the Rams.
Gurley makes history with another 13-TD season
.@TG3II is the first player in Rams history with 13+ touchdowns in three straight seasons! pic.twitter.com/MHpNNbUEza
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) December 22, 2019
Gurley may not be racking up big yardage numbers, but he’s still finding the end zone consistently. He has 14 touchdowns on the year now, giving him three years in a row with at least that many scores. Gurley has scored 54 times in the last three years.
Jared Goff does something no other Rams QB has
.@RamsNFL QB Jared Goff has reached 4,000 yards passing on the season. He becomes the first QB in franchise history 4,000+ passing yards in consecutive seasons.
— Stu Jackson (@StuJRams) December 22, 2019
Goff made Rams history with his second straight 4,000-yard season, as he has 4,319 yards in 2019 so far. He needs 370 yards in Week 17 to surpass his total from last season.
Robert Woods gains 1,000 yards in back-to-back years
And by reaching 1,000 receiving yards on the season, Robert Woods becomes first @RamsNFL WR with back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons since 2007 (Torry Holt) and 6th Rams WR in franchise history with back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons.
— Stu Jackson (@StuJRams) December 22, 2019
Woods has been Mr. Consistent for the Rams the last two years, once again eclipsing 1,000 yards receiving. He’s the first Rams wideout to do that in consecutive years since Torry Holt in 2007.