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Rams Week 5 snap counts: Van Jefferson barely plays, drops to WR4

With Cooper Kupp back, Van Jefferson’s role has vanished. He played just two snaps as the No. 4 receiver.

All eyes were on Cooper Kupp as he made his 2023 debut against the Philadelphia Eagles, with everyone wondering A) how much he would play and B) how his return would impact Puka Nacua, Tutu Atwell and the Rams’ other receivers.

Nacua’s role wasn’t impacted much, seeing as he still played every single snap on offense, but the same can’t be said about Van Jefferson. In the first four games of the season, Jefferson’s role had already shrunk but against the Eagles, he hit a new low.

He played just two snaps in the loss and wasn’t targeted a single time. Even Ben Skowronek played more snaps (6) and was targeted once.

On defense, Byron Young played slightly fewer snaps than normal with Ochaun Mathis also making his NFL debut, but not much else changed on that side of the ball. Below is a ful look at the snap counts from the Rams’ 23-14 loss.

Rams Week 1 snap counts: Williams outsnaps Akers, big surprise at safety

Kyren Williams played nearly twice as many snaps as Cam Akers, while John Johnson III didn’t see the field at safety

Week 1 always brings about a few surprises, both from a performance perspective and a playing-time one. The Rams had a few unexpected developments in both departments, blowing out the Seahawks in a 30-13 road victory where the offense was shockingly good without Cooper Kupp and the defense held Seattle to 12 second-half yards.

As far as the playing time goes, Kyren Williams played nearly twice the snaps that Cam Akers did. At safety, John Johnson III didn’t step foot on the field despite looking like he’d be in line to start next to Jordan Fuller.

Below is a full breakdown of the Rams’ snap counts from Sunday’s win over the Seahawks, analyzing how much everyone played – or didn’t play – in Week 1.

Rams Week 18 snap counts: Cam Akers plays every snap, Tutu Atwell a career-high

The Rams barely rotated players on offense in the season finale, leading to career-high snap shares from Cam Akers and Tutu Atwell

Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams took a different approach on offense in Sunday’s season finale against the Seattle Seahawks. Rather than rotating players heavily the way they have in the second half of the season, they mostly stuck to their starters and didn’t give backups many snaps.

As a result, Cam Akers and Tutu Atwell both played a career-high number of snaps, as did Brandon Powell. On defense, Quentin Lake got his first big opportunity, helping fill in for the injured Nick Scott and Russ Yeast.

Here’s a look at the complete snap counts on offense and defense from the season finale.

Rams Week 2 snap counts: Henderson out-snaps Akers, 50-50 split at OLB2

Looking at the Rams’ snap counts from Sunday’s win, which had a much closer split at RB and an even share at OLB between Hollins and Lewis

The Los Angeles Rams were a bit shorthanded on Sunday afternoon against the Atlanta Falcons, missing Van Jefferson for the second straight week and being without Brian Allen due to a knee injury. Defensively, Troy Hill also got hurt in the first half and was unable to return.

As a result, the snap counts from Sunday’s 31-27 win slightly differed last week’s numbers. There were also some changes at running back, where Cam Akers got much more work but was still out-snapped by Darrell Henderson Jr.

On defense, it was a perfectly even split between Terrell Lewis and Justin Hollins at outside linebacker, and Cobie Durant got his first opportunity on defense in place of Hill. Here’s a look at the complete snap counts on both sides of the ball.

Rams Week 14 snap counts: How did LA replace six starters vs. Cardinals?

The Rams were missing six starters against the Cardinals, and the snap counts show how they replaced them.

Every team has been forced to overcome injuries and absences due to COVID-19, and the Rams are no exception. They were without six starters on Monday night alone, losing five players to positive COVID-19 tests in the three days leading up to their game against the Cardinals.

Brian Allen missed the game with a knee injury suffered in Week 13, as well, leaving the Rams short-handed against the 10-2 Cardinals.

They still managed to beat their division rivals, 30-23, battling through the adversity of missing players such as Jalen Ramsey, Tyler Higbee and Rob Havenstein. Sean McVay and Raheem Morris were forced to draw help from the practice squad, also relying on backups who didn’t play much up to this point.

The snap counts show how the Rams replaced those six starters and who played more than usual Monday night.

Rams snap counts: How LA handled a myriad of injuries vs. Seahawks

The Rams were forced to shuffle the lineup on Saturday after several players missed time due to injury.

The Rams came into the wild-card round at almost full health, getting players such as Andrew Whitworth, Jared Goff, Michael Brockers and Cooper Kupp returning after missing at least the last game. But throughout the afternoon, starters began to go down left and right.

At various points, John Wolford, Aaron Donald, David Edwards, Leonard Floyd and Kupp left the game with injuries, with only Floyd returning to action. So the Rams had to scramble and replace a number of players, which they did a great job of.

Here’s how the snap counts shook out on Saturday, showing how the Rams replaced the likes of Edwards and Donald.

Rams Week 17 snap counts: L.A. adapts with starters out

The Rams were forced to make changes to their personnel on Sunday with several key players out.

The Rams made major changes to their starting lineup on Sunday against the Cardinals, but not because they wanted to. Either due to injury or COVID-19, they were without Jared Goff, Cooper Kupp, Michael Brockers and Darrell Henderson, all of whom contributed in big ways this season.

John Wolford got the start at quarterback, Morgan Fox took over at defensive end and Van Jefferson earned a lot of playing time in Kupp’s absence, causing a shakeup in the snap counts. Despite missing so many players, the Rams still pulled off a win, beating the Cardinals 18-7 at home.

Here’s a look at the snap counts for every position group in Week 17.

Rams Week 16 snap counts: L.A. tweaks OLB rotation with Terrell Lewis back

Terrell Lewis returned after missing four games and was the Rams’ No. 3 outside linebacker.

The Rams haven’t made major changes to their starting lineup this season, mostly sticking with the same key contributors throughout the year when health has allowed it. Sure, they’ve had to replace the likes of Micah Kiser, Taylor Rapp and Jordan Fuller at points, but their starters have remained mostly unchanged.

That held true against the Seahawks in Week 16, though Darrell Henderson Jr. got the start with Cam Akers out. On defense, Samson Ebukam officially got the start opposite Leonard Floyd, but he didn’t get much playing time at outside linebacker.

Below are the Rams’ complete snap counts, with analysis of each position.

Rams Week 15 snap counts: Henderson’s role evaporates behind Akers, Brown

Cam Akers has grabbed hold of the lead RB role for the Rams the last three weeks.

Cam Akers has clearly emerged as the top running back in the Rams’ backfield over the last three games, leapfrogging both Darrell Henderson and Malcolm Brown on the depth chart. After getting 50 carries in Weeks 13 and 14 combined, he netted another 15 on Sunday against the Jets.

And even though he missed some time briefly with an ankle injury, he still played the most snaps of any Rams running back in this one. That was one of the biggest takeaways from the team’s offensive and defensive snap counts in Week 15, with only minor changes being made on either side of the ball.

Below, you’ll find the complete playing time percentages for each player on offense and defense.

Rams Week 14 snap counts: Major changes on offense

The Rams made huge changes on offense against the Patriots, relying heavily on their tight ends.

The last time the Rams faced the Patriots, they were primarily a three-receiver team. They used 11 personnel the majority of the time in Super Bowl LIII, putting three receivers, one tight end and one running back on the field for most of the game.

That changed dramatically on Thursday night in their rematch against the Patriots with Sean McVay throwing Bill Belichick a curveball. For what seems like the first time in McVay’s tenure, both Tyler Higbee and Gerald Everett received more playing time than all of the Rams’ wide receivers.

L.A. utilized a ton of 12 personnel and even lined up Everett at fullback at times, mixing things up on offense compared to what they’ve been doing for much of the last few years. On defense, there weren’t as many significant changes made, but the Rams did play with heavier boxes and fewer sub-packages than they typically do.

We analyzed the snap counts on offense and defense below, examining trends and strategies by the Rams from Week 14.