Matthew Stafford had four touchdown passes in his 230th career start. Tyler Shough had none in his first. The Saints ran 40 plays in 16 minutes of possession. That gap — wider than any scoreline can fully capture — defined what happened at SoFi Stadium on November 2, 2025.
Final Score
Los Angeles Rams 34, New Orleans Saints 10
Date
November 2, 2025
Venue
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
Attendance
72,055
Broadcast
FOX
Rams Record
6-2 (3-1 home)
Saints Record
1-8 (0-4 away)
Table of Contents
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Team
Play
Score
Q1
6:18
LAR
Tyler Higbee 1-yd pass from Stafford (Karty kick good)
LAR 7–0
Q2
11:28
LAR
Davante Adams 3-yd pass from Stafford (Karty PAT failed)
LAR 13–0
Q2
7:50
NO
Blake Grupe 39-yd field goal
LAR 13–3
Q2
6:25
LAR
Puka Nacua 39-yd pass from Stafford (Karty kick good)
LAR 20–3
Q2
0:07
NO
Juwan Johnson 11-yd pass from Shough (Grupe kick good)
LAR 20–10
Q3
5:14
LAR
Davante Adams 4-yd pass from Stafford (Karty kick good)
LAR 27–10
Q4
12:40
LAR
Kyren Williams 1-yd rush (Karty kick good)
LAR 34–10
Quarter-by-Quarter Score
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
New Orleans Saints (1-8)
0
10
0
0
10
Los Angeles Rams (6-2)
7
13
7
7
34
Matthew Stafford Passing Stats — Week 9 vs. Saints
Stafford finished 24 of 32 for 281 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. It was the 19th time in his career he threw at least four TD passes in a single game, and the first time he did it in back-to-back games. Over the Rams’ previous five games heading into Week 9, he had thrown for 1,408 yards and 16 touchdowns without an interception.
Rams Passing
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS-YDS
QBR
RTG
Matthew Stafford
24/32
281
8.8
4
0
2-14
77.9
140.8
Team
24/32
267
—
4
0
2-14
—
140.8
Saints Passing
Shough, a second-round pick out of Louisville, was making his first NFL start after Spencer Rattler was benched. He led a two-minute drive with 7 seconds left in the first half — an 11-yard touchdown pass to Juwan Johnson for his first career TD throw — but threw an interception in the fourth quarter and never had the ball enough to threaten the lead.
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS-YDS
QBR
RTG
Tyler Shough
15/24
176
7.3
1
1
1-9
63.9
81.2
Taysom Hill
0/1
0
0.0
0
0
0-0
93.5
39.6
Team
15/25
167
7.0
1
1
1-9
—
78.1
Rushing Stats — Saints vs Rams
Kyren Williams posted the Rams’ first 100-yard rushing performance of the 2025 season. His fourth-quarter touchdown — a 1-yard plunge with 12:40 remaining — moved him to 10th in franchise history in rushing touchdowns, passing Roman Gabriel and Dick Hoerner.
Rams Rushing
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Kyren Williams
25
114
4.6
1
15
Blake Corum
13
58
4.5
0
21
Puka Nacua
1
3
3.0
0
3
Matthew Stafford
4
-4
-1.0
0
-1
Team
43
171
4.0
1
21
Saints Rushing
Taysom Hill’s 29-yard run in the second quarter — the longest Saints carry of the day — set up the Blake Grupe field goal that cut the deficit to 10. It also moved Hill past Rich Gannon and Bobby Layne into 25th all-time in career rushing yards among players not designated as running backs.
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Taysom Hill
4
30
7.5
0
29
Alvin Kamara
6
14
2.3
0
3
Devin Neal
3
11
3.7
0
4
Tyler Shough
1
2
2.0
0
2
Team
14
57
4.1
0
29
Receiving Stats — Davante Adams, Puka Nacua and the Saints Receivers
Adams caught five passes for 60 yards and two touchdowns — a 3-yard slant in the second quarter and a 4-yard score on the first drive after halftime. The two TD catches pushed his career total to 111, tying Tony Gonzalez for eighth on the all-time list. Puka Nacua returned from an ankle injury to post seven catches for 95 yards, including his 39-yard touchdown on a deep throw from Stafford. He left late in the third quarter after taking a hit from Demario Davis on a jet sweep and was evaluated for a chest injury, but was not needed when he returned to the sideline in the fourth quarter.
Rams Receiving
Player
TGT
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Puka Nacua
8
7
95
13.6
1
39
Davante Adams
7
5
60
12.0
2
29
Terrance Ferguson
3
2
54
27.0
0
36
Davis Allen
4
3
37
12.3
0
16
Tyler Higbee
4
3
13
4.3
1
8
Xavier Smith
3
2
12
6.0
0
7
Colby Parkinson
2
2
10
5.0
0
8
Team
31
24
281
11.7
4
39
Saints Receiving
Player
TGT
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Rashid Shaheed
9
5
68
13.6
0
26
Chris Olave
4
3
57
19.0
0
27
Juwan Johnson
4
3
31
10.3
1
12
Brandin Cooks
3
2
16
8.0
0
10
Alvin Kamara
3
1
3
3.0
0
3
Devin Neal
1
1
1
1.0
0
1
Team
24
15
176
11.7
1
27
Defensive Stats
Rams Defense
Emmanuel Forbes Jr. secured his first interception as a Ram late in the fourth quarter. Nate Landman forced a fumble on Alvin Kamara in the third quarter — recovered by Kamren Kinchens near midfield — that led directly to Williams’ touchdown four plays later.
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Kamren Kinchens
5
5
0
0
0
0
Nate Landman
5
0
0
0
0
0
Kam Curl
4
3
0
0
0
1
Emmanuel Forbes Jr.
4
3
0
0
3
0
Omar Speights
3
2
0
0
0
0
Braden Fiske
3
1
1
1
0
1
Kobie Turner
3
1
0
1
0
0
Poona Ford
3
0
0
0
0
0
Quentin Lake
2
2
0
0
1
0
Byron Young
2
1
0
0
0
0
Cobie Durant
1
1
0
0
0
0
Jaylen McCollough
1
1
0
0
0
0
Xavier Smith
1
0
0
0
0
0
Davis Allen
1
0
0
0
1
0
Tyler Davis
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jared Verse
1
0
0
0
0
0
Josaiah Stewart
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
41
20
1
2
5
2
Saints Defense
Demario Davis led all defenders with 13 tackles, extending his streak of 80-plus tackle seasons to 13 consecutive years — the third-longest active run of that kind in the NFL. Chase Young and Jonah Williams each recorded a sack.
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Justin Reid
13
7
0
0
1
0
Demario Davis
13
4
0
0
0
0
Alontae Taylor
8
5
0
1
0
0
Jonas Sanker
8
5
0
0
1
0
Danny Stutsman
8
1
0
0
0
0
Kool-Aid McKinstry
7
3
0
0
0
0
Davon Godchaux
7
0
0
0
0
0
Chris Rumph II
5
1
0
0
0
0
Jonah Williams
3
2
1
2
0
1
Chase Young
2
2
1
1
0
1
Carl Granderson
2
2
0
0
0
0
Isaac Yiadom
2
1
0
0
0
0
Nathan Shepherd
2
1
0
0
0
0
Pete Werner
2
1
0
0
0
0
Jonathan Bullard
2
0
0
0
0
0
Terrell Burgess
2
0
0
0
0
0
Rashid Shaheed
1
1
0
0
0
0
Cameron Jordan
1
0
0
0
0
0
Zach Wood
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jordan Howden
1
0
0
0
0
0
Quincy Riley
0
0
0
0
1
0
Bryan Bresee
0
0
0
0
1
2
Team
90
36
2
4
4
4
Turnovers
Fumbles
Team
Player
FUM
LOST
REC
NO
Alvin Kamara
1
1
0
LAR
Kamren Kinchens (recovered)
0
0
1
Interceptions
Team
Player
INT
YDS
TD
LAR
Emmanuel Forbes Jr.
1
7
0
NO
—
0
0
0
Special Teams
Kicking
Team
Player
FG
PCT
LG
XP
PTS
NO
Blake Grupe
1/1
100.0%
39
1/1
4
LAR
Joshua Karty
0/1
0.0%
—
4/5
4
Karty missed a 39-yard field goal attempt late in the second quarter — his fifth missed or blocked kick of the 2025 season, plus a third failed extra point.
Punting
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
IN 20
LG
NO
Kai Kroeger
4
184
46.0
0
2
49
LAR
Ethan Evans
2
100
50.0
0
1
50
Kick Returns
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
NO
Rashid Shaheed
1
29
29.0
29
0
LAR
—
0
0
—
—
0
Punt Returns
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
NO
Rashid Shaheed
1
9
9.0
9
0
LAR
Xavier Smith
2
11
5.5
11
0
Full Team Stats — Saints vs Rams Box Score
Stat
New Orleans Saints
Los Angeles Rams
Final Score
10
34
Total Yards
224
438
Total Plays
40
77
Yards Per Play
5.6
5.7
First Downs
10
30
— Passing
8
14
— Rushing
1
13
— Penalties
1
3
Passing Yards
167
267
Comp/Att
15/25
24/32
Yards Per Pass
6.4
7.9
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Sacks-Yards Lost
1-9
2-14
Rushing Yards
57
171
Rushing Attempts
14
43
Yards Per Rush
4.1
4.0
3rd Down Efficiency
2/9 (22.2%)
7/14 (50.0%)
4th Down Efficiency
0/2
2/2
Red Zone (Made-Att)
1/3
4/5
Penalties
5-33
3-32
Turnovers
2
0
— Fumbles Lost
1
0
— Interceptions
1
0
Time of Possession
16:07
43:53
Total Drives
9
10
Officiating Crew
Position
Official
Referee
Shawn Smith
Umpire
Tra Blake
Down Judge
Jay Bilbo
Line Judge
Jeff Seeman
Back Judge
Dino Paganelli
Field Judge
Dyrol Prioleau
Side Judge
Boris Cheek
New Orleans ran its fourth play of the second half in the fourth quarter. The Saints had three offensive snaps across the entire third quarter. The Rams held their last three opponents — combined — to 20 points, and against a first-time starter with an offense already in crisis, they were never tested. Stafford left SoFi having thrown for 1,408 yards and 16 touchdowns in five straight games without throwing an interception. By any measure on this box score, the Saints were outmanned at every level — in the backfield, on the line, on the scoreboard, and on the clock.
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