The Los Angeles Rams put together one of their best performances of the season last week against the New Orleans Saints, even though the final score may not look that way. In their 30-22 win, the Rams put up 458 yards of total offense and had 23 first downs with no turnovers and an average of 6.8 yards per play.
The defense featured some outstanding play from several guys, too, including Ernest Jones, Quentin Lake and Aaron Donald.
In total, six Rams players were represented on PFF’s Team of the Week for Week 16: three on offense and three on defense. Considering only 22 players were selected by PFF (excluding special teams), the Rams made up more than a quarter of the Team of the Week.
At quarterback, it was Matthew Stafford getting the nod thanks to his NFL-best 91.8 overall grade for Week 16. Puka Nacua, who was also named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week, was selected at wide receiver after catching nine passes for a career-high 164 yards. The third offensive player was right tackle Rob Havenstein, who only allowed one pressure.
Defensively, it was Donald, Jones and Lake earning PFF Team of the Week selections. Donald had four pressures, which was one fewer than Jones had in the win; Jones also added seven tackles. Lake only allowed 15 yards on seven targets in coverage, continuing his great second season in the NFL.
Up next for the Rams is a favorable matchup against the Giants this Sunday, so we could see another player or two from Los Angeles on PFF’s Week 17 Team of the Week.