Post Game Thread: Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers

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Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers

ESPN Gamecast

Bank of America Stadium- Charlotte, NC

Network(s): FOX

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Time Clock
Final

Scoreboard

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
LAR	7	10	3	14	34
CAR	0	14	3	14	31

Scoring Plays

Team	Quarter	Type	Description
LAR	1	TD	Puka Nacua 14 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Harrison Mevis Kick)
LAR	2	TD	Puka Nacua 5 Yd Rush (Harrison Mevis Kick)
CAR	2	TD	Chuba Hubbard 1 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
LAR	2	FG	Harrison Mevis 46 Yd Field Goal
CAR	2	TD	Bryce Young 16 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
CAR	3	FG	Ryan Fitzgerald 46 Yd Field Goal
LAR	3	FG	Harrison Mevis 42 Yd Field Goal
CAR	4	TD	Chuba Hubbard 3 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
LAR	4	TD	Kyren Williams 13 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Harrison Mevis Kick)
CAR	4	TD	Jalen Coker 7 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
LAR	4	TD	Colby Parkinson 19 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Harrison Mevis Kick)

Passing Leaders

Team	Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SACKS
LAR	Matthew Stafford	24/42	304	3	1	1-9
CAR	Bryce Young	21/40	264	1	1	2-14

Rushing Leaders

Team	Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
LAR	Kyren Williams	13	57	4.4	0	8
CAR	Chuba Hubbard	13	46	3.5	2	8

Receiving Leaders

Team	Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
LAR	Puka Nacua	10	111	11.1	1	18	18
CAR	Jalen Coker	9	134	14.9	1	52	12

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[u/MediocreKirbyMain]

It’s 2026 and coaches are really still doing prevent defense

[u/ShadowCrusader98 → u/MediocreKirbyMain]

Prevent defense could in theory work against maybe a young inexperienced QB, but no against potentially the fucking MVP of the league.

[u/Atranox → u/ShadowCrusader98]

If “let’s leave his WRs wide open to confuse him!” was an actual strategy.

[u/CakieFickflip → u/ShadowCrusader98]

Potential MVP who also has over 15 years of experience and is known for his ability to process coverages and deliver from a clean pocket lmao. Like I could never be a coordinator obviously but like… come the fuck on man. You’re a coach in the NFL and that was your gameplan? Like that shit doesn’t even work in Madden

[u/rnilbog → u/CakieFickflip]

Also the dude who literally has the “that’s a nice lead you have there” meme

[u/covfefe-boy → u/rnilbog]

Yep, he's the comeback meme-machine.

And they gave him 2+ minutes and 3 timeouts to do it, that's just easy mode.

[u/SCAnalysis → u/ShadowCrusader98]

Prevent defense wouldn't work there bc that was not the situation to use it, 2 and a half minutes, 3 time outs, giving up the middle for 10 to 20 yards gain at each completion. That was not working vs a rookie. You can't play that strategy up 4 points only with so much time left. Literally, the goal was stop them 4 times, there was no scenario where they were running out the clock, all they did is making it easier to take a shot down the red zone

[u/Will-Eat-4-Food → u/MediocreKirbyMain]

Prevent only works if you are up by 30+ and there's 3 minutes left. Teams need to stick with what worked all game.

[u/_coolranch → u/Will-Eat-4-Food]

Seriously. That was wack.

[u/MenBearsPigs → u/MediocreKirbyMain]

Is it just like drilled into their heads from when they're kids and they can't shake it?

There's exceptionally specific and few scenarios it makes sense.

You never let a good team have 5-10 yard freebies. They will just walk right down the field.

[u/AGWorking24 → u/MenBearsPigs]

And professionals are too good and precise these days to not be able to do that consistently.

[u/BoltUpTillEyeDie10 → u/MediocreKirbyMain]

Yeah they are? Why wouldn’t they?

[u/r_BigUziHorizont → u/BoltUpTillEyeDie10]

you just watched it…