The Los Angeles Rams seem to be settling into a groove on both sides of the ball when it comes to their personnel groupings. On Sunday against the Patriots, the Rams leaned on their top starters offensively, giving their backup receivers very few opportunities. Blake Corum did see a season-high snap share of 19%, though, and all three tight ends were involved, too.
On defense, Chris Shula has utilized dime packages a ton, giving his four safeties plenty of playing time on the back end as he mixes and matches personnel with the offense.
Here’s a look at the snap counts from Sunday’s victory in New England, showing just how much each player was on the field.
Offense
It’s still unquestionably Kyren Williams’ backfield but Corum played his highest snap share (19%) of the season on Sunday and received six touches, including five carries.
At wide receiver, the Rams didn’t do much rotating. Tutu Atwell, Tyler Johnson, Jordan Whittington and Xavier Smith all played seven or fewer snaps, with Atwell being the only one of the bunch to even catch a pass. Demarcus Robinson and Puka Nacua were tied for the highest snap share at wide receiver (75%), with Cooper Kupp playing 71%.
Davis Allen remains the No. 1 tight end with a 65% snap share. Colby Parkinson played 19 snaps and Hunter Long mixed in for 18 snaps, so they were still involved, just not heavily. Parkinson was the only tight end to catch a pass.
Along the offensive line, the Rams went with Alaric Jackson, Steve Avila, Beaux Limmer, Kevin Dotson and Warren McClendon Jr. as their starters. All five played every snap in the win.
Defense
Kam Curl is back at full strength after having his snaps limited a bit by a knee injury, playing every snap in the win alongside Quentin Lake. Kamren Kinchens played 54% of the snaps as the third safety, with Jaylen McCollough mixing in for 38%. The Rams were once again heavily reliant on their dime packages against New England.
At cornerback, Darious Williams played all 76 snaps. Ahkello Witherspoon was the No. 2 corner with a 58% snap share, and Cobie Durant was third (54%). Charles Woods was out for this game and Josh Wallace didn’t play any snaps as the fourth corner.
After Omar Speights played more snaps last week, it was Christian Rozeboom leading the linebackers on Sunday. He played seven more snaps (49) than Speights (42) against the Patriots. Jake Hummel played just four snaps.
Jared Verse only came off the field for 12 snaps, playing the most snaps (64) of any outside linebacker. Only nine snaps separated Byron Young (59) and Michael Hoecht (50) as the Rams’ three-man rotation continues to work to near-perfection. Brennan Jackson played six snaps as the fourth option.
Kobie Turner played his usual snap share of 78% on Sunday. Braden Fiske played 57% of the snaps, but it was Tyler Davis, not Bobby Brown III who played the third-most snaps along the defensive line. Jonah Williams played 13 snaps and Desjuan Johnson played five.