The Los Angeles Rams struggled considerably to create house in the passing recreation final season, based on newly launched Next Gen Stats monitoring knowledge. In a league-wide evaluation of participant separation adjusted for common route depth, the Rams finished fifth-worst in the NFL.
The chart, which weights separation towards the particular depth of every goal, exhibits the Rams ending the 2025 common season at -0.26 yards beneath expectation. This placement places Los Angeles forward of solely the Arizona Cardinals (-0.28), Cincinnati Bengals (-0.29), Green Bay Packers (-0.34), and Cleveland Browns (-0.49) in failing to satisfy separation baselines.
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The numbers place the Rams in a totally totally different tier than their division rivals in Seattle, the place the Seahawks generated +0.14 yards of separation above expectation. It additionally creates a notable hole between the Rams and the San Francisco 49ers, who, regardless of additionally ending in unfavorable territory, outperformed Los Angeles at -0.17 yards beneath expectation.
Operating out of Sean McVay’s offense, the Rams’ ability positions had been persistently blanketed in comparison with league averages. However, this did not appear to negatively have an effect on the Rams’ offense as an entire, Matthew Stafford nonetheless finished with the most passing yards and passing touchdowns this yr on his technique to successful MVP, and Puka Nacua nonetheless ranked first in receptions and second in receiving yards.
With the crew touchdown so near the bottom of the graphic, the knowledge confirms that the Rams’ passing recreation relied closely on high-difficulty completions, contested catches, and pinpoint accuracy down the stretch of the 2025 season. More than possible, that pattern will proceed once more in 2026 with the similar assortment of ability place gamers and one other yr of Stafford slinging the soccer.
This article initially appeared on Rams Wire: Rams receivers finished near the bottom in depth-adjusted separation