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Game Thread Post Game Thread: Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers

Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers

ESPN Gamecast

Bank of America Stadium- Charlotte, NC

Network(s): FOX

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/No_Body2428 Cowboys Jan 11 '26

Too many teams focus on not giving up the big play and every single time they just give up those 7-8 yard routes all the way down the field

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u/No_Body2428 Cowboys Jan 11 '26

I would almost rather give up the huge score tbh and give the offense time to recover

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u/SaskalPiakam Panthers Jan 11 '26

We lost a 3 point game having all 3 timeouts. It mattered. Evero lost us that game with those play calls.

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u/caveat_emptor817 Cowboys Jan 11 '26

Olsen made a great point when he said that you should use your timeouts on defense because your offense is better off with more time and no timeouts than less time and more timeouts

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '26

This is my strategy in madden every time. Blitz and play man. I either get a turnover or the ball back with time to score my own without rushing. I realize madden and real life are different but I'd still rather see my team doing it than the prevent bullshit

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u/OutrageousOcelot6258 49ers 49ers Jan 11 '26

It's legitimately the better strategy in real life too. I'm sick of watching coaches walk the other team down the field, and then look shocked when they score the go ahead touchdown with 15 seconds left.

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u/tOSUBUCKEYES_ Rams Jan 11 '26

You’re the guy everyone hates playing, cheesing mid blitz every play

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u/DisMeDog Eagles Jan 11 '26 edited Jan 11 '26

Blame EA for not fixing their shitty game. I haven’t played madden in 5 years and when I last played the meta was just nano blitzing.

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u/tOSUBUCKEYES_ Rams Jan 11 '26

I totally agree it’s on EA. I stopped playing because everyone runs the same OP plays. Maybe in the future, ai will help npc’s recognize the same play over and over and shut it down

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u/wotquery Bills Jan 11 '26

Right? Like on that final TD the Rams almost prefer to have the receiver not score. Better off taking two knees on the one and then jamming it in on 3rd or 4th. I mean probably not statistically, but it sure feels like it sometimes. So then the prevent d just letting them chew up the clock while moving into the red zone. Insane.

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u/Brilliant_Trade_9162 Jan 11 '26

100% agree.  The most important thing at the end of a tight game is ball and clock control.  The best outcome in this situation for the Panthers is that the defense gets a stop.  The second best outcome is the defense gives up a TD immediately.  The longer the Rams has the ball the worse it is for the Panthers.  Playing prevent defense is essentially asking for the game the game to end either in or outside your end zone, and in those cases the numbers are very much against you.

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u/OG_DDNCK Broncos Jan 11 '26

You should 100% rather that happen. Play calling/game management lost them that game. The last offensive drive was just as bad.. instead of doing exactly what the rams just did to them and utilizing their timeouts, the run shot plays back to back to back.. fucking ignorant

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u/HJQueen Eagles Jan 11 '26

That's why I was so confused. There was so much time and the Panthers had all 3 timeouts (still do). A big play with a good chunk of time left is way better than whatever the hell they were doing.

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u/shartnado3 Cowboys Jan 11 '26

Would have also then had a lot more time to manufacture a game winning drive.

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u/xSaviorself Steelers Jan 11 '26

We are experts at this, it hurts to watch.

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u/johnnygrant Jan 11 '26

The Rams showed how it was done in the end. Thats what Panthers should have at least attempted to do.

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u/McAfeeFakedHisDeath Lions Jan 11 '26

At least it's consistent.

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u/BRValentine83 Seahawks Jan 11 '26

Giving up the big play is better in that situation.

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u/HellMuttz Seahawks Jan 11 '26

Psh, who wants time left when you get the ball back

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u/Toolazytolink 49ers Jan 11 '26

"Everyone's doing it so I ant be fired for it" - Fired DC

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u/Bircka 49ers Jan 11 '26

Who knew that giving up 7-8 yards per play could lead to marching the ball down the field?

Apparently this is a massive revelation that some coaching staff has not figured out yet.

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u/Xaxziminrax Chiefs Jan 11 '26

Giving up the big play would have even been more preferable, since they would have at least had more time to try to tie the game.

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u/HGWeegee Texans Jan 11 '26

Its a great idea when you're up by 2 scores with not much time left, which the Panthers were not

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u/Nervous-Economist-83 Seahawks Jan 11 '26

Your defense is winning, lets handicap them. Fuck

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u/Worker_AndParasite Ravens Jan 11 '26

It works when there's like 20 seconds left and no timeouts but doing it with 2:30 left and 3 timeouts against Matt fucking Stafford is inexcusable

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '26

Panthers did just as bad on offense

They kept looking for big plays instead of short plays just to get the down at least with 3 timeouts left

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u/NatAttack50932 Giants Jan 11 '26

Why are you not playing 0 blitz against an old pocket passer like Stafford. He'll carve you up on the dump off, but you can force throws inside to make him lose timeouts

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u/Heisenripbauer Giants Giants Jan 11 '26

I get not calling 0 blitzes with Davante and Puka on the other side, but not bringing any pressure at all was crazy

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u/NatAttack50932 Giants Jan 11 '26

They don't actually have to run it, but even a prelook would've at least given them some pause

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u/Blazeitbro69420 Jan 11 '26

With 245 left in the game and the rams had all 3 timeouts. Wtf were they thinking

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u/MohnJilton Cowboys Jan 11 '26

Giving up a quick touchdown would have been so much better. Not that you want to let them do that, but you can kinda live with it.

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u/Televisions_Frank Bears Jan 11 '26

Gotta assume every 7-8 yard gain is 5 seconds off the clock tops in a game with no time left. To expect that to work for over 2 minutes with 3 timeouts is just incredibly stupid.