The Rams went into Santa Clara, Calif. on Sunday and slammed their foot on the gas for four-straight quarters. The Los Angeles offense scored six touchdowns, led by Matthew Stafford's 280 passing yards and four scores along with an efficient run game. The Rams never trailed, and every time San Francisco got within striking distance, L.A. responded with a touchdown drive.
Here are five interesting stats from the Rams' 42-26 victory over the 49ers in Week 10, all stats courtesy of Next Gen Stats unless otherwise stated.
#### For a third-straight game, all of Stafford's touchdown passes came against the blitz
This stat is becoming a weekly staple of this article, as Stafford just continues to carve up the blitz and opponents seem not to learn from their mistakes. Stafford was blitzed 18 times on Sunday, tied for the third-most in a game this season, and it didn't phase the veteran quarterback. He completed 13 passes for 161 yards, four touchdowns and an EPA of 14.4 (the second-most for a quarterback against the blitz this season).
Stafford is the only player to throw for four-or-more touchdowns against the blitz in a game this season, and he's done it in three-straight games. Over that span, he's completed 34 of 47 passes (72.3%) for 346 yards and 13 touchdowns vs. blitzes.
#### The Rams' 75% touchdown drive rate on true drives (no kneel downs) is the highest in a game in the McVay era, according to nflverse data
Two of the Rams' 10 drives resulted in them bleeding out clock to end the half or the game. So, really, they found the end zone on six of their eight offensive drives. Their 60% overall touchdown drive rate is also the highest in the Sean McVay era. So any way you slice it, this game is an outlier. The Rams' offense was in complete command, punting just twice at the end of the first half. Apart from that, they scored touchdowns or lined up in victory formation every time they took possession.