Robert Woods missed Week 11 due to a personal issue, but he hasn’t missed a beat since returning to the team. Last week, he had six catches for 97 yards, and on Sunday against the Cardinals, he nearly doubled his yardage total in three quarters.
Woods tallied 172 yards on 13 catches in Week 13, setting a new career-high in yards and tying the best mark of his career in receptions. He still hasn’t scored a touchdown yet this season, which is a bizarre fact, but he remains one of the NFL’s most underrated receivers.
His versatility and ability to do everything at wide receiver makes him so valuable, which showed on Sunday in Arizona. He did most of his damage after the catch, picking up 137 of his 172 after hauling in a reception. That’s the most yards after catch by any player this season.
Robert Woods faced off-coverage (5+ yds of cushion) on 30 of 41 routes (73%), finishing with 10 receptions for 139 yards against off-coverage.@robertwoods gained 137 of 172 yards after the catch (80%), the most YAC in a game by any player this season.#LARvsAZ | #LARams pic.twitter.com/Dzb0f91I2s
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) December 2, 2019
That long green streak down the right sideline came on a broken screen pass to the left side, which forced him to reverse field. Jared Goff threw a block to spring Woods free for 48 yards, all of which came after the catch.
A lot just happened.
But let's take it back to earlier in the third quarter, please enjoy. 🍿@JaredGoff16 x @RobertWoods x #ProBowlVote pic.twitter.com/qIaJXGpdma
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) December 1, 2019
This was the second time in 2019 that Woods caught at least 10 passes for 150 yards, doing so in Week 4 against the Buccaneers (13 catches, 164 yards). He’s just the third receiver in Rams history to accomplish that feat, joining the great Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce.
With 13 receptions and 172 receiving yards today, Robert Woods becomes just the 3rd Rams WR in the Super Bowl Era (since 1966) to have multiple games with 10 receptions and 150 receiving yards in a single season.
Woods joins Torry Holt in 2003 and Isaac Bruce in 1995. pic.twitter.com/lJ1PgzVb5g
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 2, 2019
Woods probably won’t make the Pro Bowl, especially without having a touchdown, but he’s still vastly underrated and outplaying his meager contract with the Rams.
On the season, he has 64 catches for 835 yards in 11 games, which rank second on the team.