Rams-Cardinals takeaways: L.A. literally could not get the offense running in the first half before coach Sean McVay finally turned Kyren Williams loose.
The Rams defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 26-9, on Sunday at SoFi Stadium. What we learned from a victory that improved the Rams’ record to 3-3: We already knew this, or at least got a major hint, a few weeks ago when Williams rushed for 103 yards in 25 carries against the Indianapolis Colts. Maybe it was his excitement about the emergence of rookie receiver Puka Nacua or the return of star receiver Cooper Kupp.
But Nacua contributed to the rushing attack as a blocker, much like Robert Woods did during his five seasons with the Rams. “Some of the things that we were doing with him, based on their personnel groupings and their matches, you can’t do that unless you have a player like Puka Nacua,” McVay said. “He was a huge factor, basically an extension of the line and the tight ends.
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