Studs and duds from Rams’ Week 17 victory vs. Cardinals

The Rams had quite a few standout performances in Week 17.

Duds

John Fassel

Fassel was on the receiving end of Sean McVay’s rarely seen frustration after he called a fake punt from the Rams’ own 17-yard line, which came up short. It was a bad look for Fassel, who has had a disappointing season with the Rams’ special teams unit struggling in all three phases (punting, field goals and returns).

Greg Zuerlein

Zuerlein missed his ninth field goal of the season, a 47-yard attempt that sailed wide right. He hasn’t had a very good year, especially considering he’ll be a free agent this offseason. The Rams need more consistency out of their kicker if he’s brought back.

Bobby Evans

Evans has played well for the most part since taking over for Rob Havenstein, but he struggled against Arizona. He was beaten multiple times as a run blocker, allowing defenders to slip through and hit Todd Gurley behind the line of scrimmage. He also allowed Chandler Jones to nearly strip Jared Goff in the pocket, which was one of a few pressures given up by Evans.

Clay Matthews

Matthews was mostly a non-factor at outside linebacker, recording just one assisted tackle on 52 snaps. He was also called for roughing the passer on a third-down pass that fell incomplete, unnecessarily shoving Kyler Murray after he already got rid of the ball.