INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Even with the return of wide receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua, it was again running back Kyren Williams finding the end zone for the Los Angeles Rams against the Minnesota Vikings.
On third-and-goal, quarterback Matthew Stafford found Williams for a 5-yard touchdown.
It was the running back’s 10th touchdown of the season (eight rushing, two receiving). He has scored all but two of the Rams’ touchdowns this season.
This was the Rams’ first first-quarter touchdown of the season. Williams ran for 18 yards on three carries and a touchdown catch on the drive. The touchdown tied the game at 7.
Williams is now at 10 straight games with a touchdown scored, the longest streak by a Rams player since Todd Gurley went 13 straight over the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
Kupp scored on the Rams’ next possession. On second and goal, Stafford escaped pressure before finding Kupp for a seven-yard touchdown.
It was Kupp’s first reception of the game — his first since spraining his ankle in Week 2. Kupp tied Elroy Hirsch (53) for the third-most receiving touchdowns in Rams history, according to ESPN Research.
Stafford, who entered the game with three passing touchdowns on the season, threw his third of the game late in the third quarter.
On second and 8 from the Minnesota 25, Stafford found Demarcus Robinson to give the Rams the lead. The Rams led 21-17 after the score.