After a two-game skid, the defending champion Los Angeles Rams got back on track against the Carolina Panthers, winning 24-10. The Rams are now 3-3 on the season while the Panthers fall to 1-5 and are in the driver’s seat for the first overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Offensive spotlight: This game's biggest story was what went down on Carolina’s sideline, as wide receiver Robbie Anderson didn’t receive a single target on his eight routes and wasn’t very happy about it.
Robbie Anderson getting in the face of coach Joe Dailey 😳
pic.twitter.com/8jaxCupAza— PFF (@PFF) October 16, 2022
That escalated to a point where Anderson was actually kicked out of the game by interim coach Steve Wilks.
Robbie Anderson has been sent to the locker room by his own team 😳pic.twitter.com/KqsKadRLv4
— PFF (@PFF) October 16, 2022
Defensive spotlight: The Panthers linebackers performed at a high level against the Rams. Both Shaq Thompson and Cory Littleton posted 90.0-plus grades on first review.
Thompson was flying around the football, finishing with three tackles for loss or no-gain, while Littleton made his impact felt on passing plays, notching four coverage stops. That wasn’t the only way he affected Rams receivers, either.
Cory Littleton mocking Allen Robinson 💀
pic.twitter.com/tqskmkCpIY— PFF (@PFF) October 16, 2022
Rookie spotlight: Panthers first-round offensive tackle Ikem Ekwonu had a roller-coaster game. He looked impressive as a pass-protector, allowing zero pressures on 19 pass-blocking snaps. He struggled in the run game though, which was his bread-and-butter in college. He earned just a 40.6 run-blocking grade on first review — a far cry from his rookie-record 98.0 grade from a week ago.
Offensive line spotlight: Both offensive lines looked impressive, as neither allowed a sack that was deemed their fault. The Rams only allowed seven pressures on 33 pass-blocking snaps while the Panthers only allowed one pressure on 19 pass-blocking snaps.
Box Score
Passing
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int |
| PJ Walker | 2.3 | 10 / 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Eason | 1.36 | 3 / 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int |
| Matthew Stafford | 12.82 | 26 / 33 | 253 | 7.7 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long |
| Christian McCaffrey | 22.8 | 13 | 69 | 5.3 | 0 | 17 |
| PJ Walker | 2.3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| D'Onta Foreman | 1.9 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 1.7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long |
| Cooper Kupp | 16.7 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Ben Skowronek | 16.7 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 17 |
| Darrell Henderson Jr. | 13.2 | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 1 | 16 |
| Matthew Stafford | 12.82 | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | -1 |
| Brandon Powell | 8 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Malcolm Brown | 3.8 | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | 10 |
| Ronnie Rivers | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tutu Atwell | 0.9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Receiving
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD |
| Christian McCaffrey | 22.8 | 8 | 7 | 89 | 11.1 | 0 |
| Ian Thomas | 4.2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 0 |
| DJ Moore | 3.7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 1.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shi Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrace Marshall Jr. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD |
| Allen Robinson II | 17.3 | 6 | 5 | 63 | 10.5 | 1 |
| Cooper Kupp | 16.7 | 8 | 7 | 80 | 10 | 0 |
| Ben Skowronek | 16.7 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 8 | 0 |
| Darrell Henderson Jr. | 13.2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Brandon Powell | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 |
| Malcolm Brown | 3.8 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Ronnie Rivers | 2.4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Tyler Higbee | 1.7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
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