The Rams' lack of depth has been a problem for the past month or so, becoming dangerously thin in several positions due to injuries and roster changes. Their depth was really tested on Monday night against the Cardinals. After they tested positive for COVID-19 and center Brian Allen, they did not have five starters.

But the Rams need other star players to come forward, and this is what they did. They helped the Los Angeles team win 30-23. By improving to 9-4 and only one game behind the Cardinals, they kept the team's NFC West hopes.

The following is the outstanding performance of the Rams in Week 14 and their failure to impress in Arizona.

Stafford is definitely dealing with the Cardinals. He looks like the MVP-level player we saw earlier this season. He is responsible for football, making long shots and making key shots from key positions-such as the three-point line and the red zone. His touchdown pass to Van Jefferson was a dime, as was his narrow window pass to Cooper Coup in the third quarter. Even without Taylor Higby and two offensive forwards off the bench, Stafford also played for the Rams with an outstanding performance.

Beckham said on Monday night that he is still a very influential player in the NFL. He played a role at every level of the Rams, catching a 2-yard short touchdown pass from Stafford, a 40-yard resistance line in the third quarter, and a very strong fourth quarter. A 17 yard on the great route. His speed and organizational skills really threatened the defense and forced the security guard to retreat back and consider the pass at the top.

Deception in Odell's route pic.twitter.com/2L8SEx3ky1

-Billy M (@BillyM_91) December 14, 2021

Very cleverly, after catching an obviously doomed screen pass, he also took a heads-up at the end of the game. He was forced to go to the sideline, instead of simply going out of bounds, he ran back, knowing that if he did, the clock would keep ticking.

What else can you ask for from Koop? He completed a career-high 13 passes, passing 123 yards and touchdowns, continuing his record-setting season. His 44-yard shot deep in the court was an important game to move the chain, but he was reliable and was in the right spot for Stafford all night. He is almost unanimously regarded as the best receiver in football to enter this game, and he has not done anything else to prove it. When the Rams needed to play an important role in the three-pointer or red zone, he survived at a critical moment.

Williams' performance is not perfect. He was beaten several times, most notably in Christian Kirk's 41-yard catch. But considering the situation of the Rams' No. 1 receiver, his task is to cover DeAndre Hopkins in a few situations, and he played very well. He completed six tackles (one loss) and three pass breakthroughs, two of which were almost intercepted. He made several key pass breakthroughs in the fourth quarter and prevented Hopkins from making several big offenses on the left sideline. The Rams needed him to play his best game of the season without Jalen Ramsey, and he did it.

Donald established his sense of existence from the jump. He rushed the right back directly to Kyler Murray's lap and prepared to sack, showing his strength in the first quarter of the game. Then after a while, he passed the ball and was picked by Ernest Jones. In the second quarter, he pressured Murray to sack him for the second time that night. In the end, he got Murray's third sack in the final game of the game. There is nothing Donald can't do. He showed the reason why he is once again a full-professional player.

The only negative performance was his fourth tackling error to James Connor before halftime. Connor scored a touchdown from 1 yard.

Just when it seemed impossible for Gaines to get better, he continued to rise. He made five tackles, recorded a sack and made a tackle, and at some point in the game he chased Murray to keep him within 7 yards-which is rare in the NFL Nose tackles can be done. His sprint discipline and technique are improving every week, and on Monday night he once again showed off his entire arsenal.

Sometimes he didn't take the best angle when sprinting Kyler Murray, but he still had a good night against the Cardinals. He recorded an interception in the third quarter, passed the ball for DeAndre Hopkins in the red zone, and made a team-high eight tackles, often finding the ball—especially when the Cardinals tried to The ball was setting the edge as it ran from Floyd's right tackle.

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-Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL), December 14, 2021

It's easy to understand why Hopkins didn't actually play the entire season. He is not a complete close end at all. On Monday night, he was really struggling as a blocker-like all the Rams close ends, they are all playing for Tyler Higby. Higbee) to fill the vacancy. Hopkins made a serious error in the red zone when throwing Sony Michel in the first half, leading to a loss. When he was there as an extra crunch, he just looked like a blocker.

For Orr, it was a difficult night, even as the night progressed, he did improve. He let AJ Green and DeAndre Hopkins catch several three-pointers and fell in one game. Kyler Murray badly missed Green's supposed touchdown in a deep shot. He also reported that Murray miraculously made a three-pointer to Green after the scramble, which failed to cause Murray's risky pass to fail to complete.

The conversation about Hekker was a few weeks ago, but the situation for the Rams bettors has become very bad. He played 3 times on Monday night, averaging only 40 yards each time. Nor is it the net yardage of each punt. He has 38 yards, 40 yards and 42 yards punts. This is what you would expect from a training class player, not a former full-professional player. His season was not very good at all.

Fans have been calling for him to get more playing time throughout the year, and Burgess seemed out of place in his first stretch of the season. He missed a few tackles, sometimes not in position and did not make much difference, and only recorded one assist tackle in the game. He also failed to come up with a side kick attempt by the Cardinals at the end of the game, which might allow the Rams to win.

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