5 crazy stats from Rams' Week 8 win: Kupp, Whitworth join record books

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By: Cameron DaSilva | 2 hours ago


The Los Angeles Rams are heading into their bye week on a high note, having won each of their last two games. They knocked off the Bengals on Sunday afternoon in London, winning 24-10 at Wembley Stadium.
There was some historical significance to come out of the game as Andrew Whitworth and Cooper Kupp both joined the record books in different ways.

Rams are now 21-1 when Aaron Donald has a sack
Since Sean McVay took over as head coach in 2017, Donald has won two Defensive Player of the Year awards and led the NFL in sacks once. Donald has been a huge part of the Rams’ success the last two years, as evidenced by this incredible stat.
With Donald’s sack and Los Angeles’ win on Sunday, the Rams are now 21-1 in games when he has a sack since 2017. Their only loss came when Donald had two sacks against the 49ers in the Rams’ Week 6 loss.

Andrew Whitworth has beaten every team in the NFL
Whitworth accomplished something on Sunday that only 11 other players in NFL history have done. He finally beat the Bengals for the first time in his career, giving him victories against all 32 teams. He’s the 12th starter ever to do it, and just the second offensive lineman.

It took Whitworth a while to accomplish the feat because he spent the first 10 years of his career with the Bengals and this was his first time facing them.

Sean McVay is 10-0 against the AFC
McVay has had no trouble beating the AFC in the regular season, even if the Patriots did get the better of him in the Super Bowl. By beating the Bengals, McVay is now 10-0 against the AFC, becoming the first coach since the 1970 merger to start his career 10-0 against the other conference.

The remaining AFC teams on Los Angeles’ schedule this season are the Steelers and Ravens.

Cooper Kupp sets international record
Kupp erupted for 220 yards on Sunday afternoon, not only setting a career-high, but also breaking an international record for receiving yards in a game. His 220 yards are the most ever in a game outside the U.S., surpassing Brandon Lloyd’s 169 with the Broncos in 2010. Kupp could’ve had a lot more than 220 yards, too, but he was targeted just once in the fourth quarter as the Rams tried to milk the clock.

Additionally, Kupp 165 yards receiving in the first half are the most by a Rams player in one half since Marshall Faulk had 168 in 1999.

Todd Gurley ties pair of Hall of Famers
Gurley scored one touchdown on Sunday, finding the end zone in the third quarter on a 3-yard carry. It was the 63rd touchdown of his young career, which tied him with a pair of Hall of Fame running backs. His 63 touchdowns are tied for the second-most by a player 25 years or younger, matching Jim Brown and Walter Payton, as well as Maurice Jones-Drew. Emmitt Smith is No. 1 on the list with a whopping 75 touchdowns before turning 25.

Gurley just turned 25 in August, so he has the rest of this season to chase Smith.

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5 crazy stats from Rams' Week 8 win: Kupp, Whitworth join record books

Several Rams joined the record books in different ways on Sunday in London.
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They have a record for everything these days. Most 3 point stances in a game where or team scored 24 and the other scored less than 11.
Most tackles in a 3rd quarter when the temperature was between 70 and 72f
 
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Kupp credits teammates for new career-high in receiving yards in win over Bengals

LONDON – Rams WR Cooper Kupp had no idea he had already surpassed his career high in receiving yards by halftime of Sunday's game against the Bengals.

"Just try to stay locked in to the game, what we're doing, what kind of plays we have coming up and what I think could work," Kupp said.

The mindset paid off, because his total receiving yards kept growing after intermission. He finished with 220, a new personal best plus one touchdown on seven receptions in Los Angeles' 24-10 win over the Bengals on Sunday.

Kupp's old record for most receiving yards in a single game was 162 against the Vikings last year, and he had three more against the Bengals after the first two quarters.
A trick play helped accelerate him toward a new mark.

With 4:11 left in the first half, QB Jared Goff took the snap, then handed the ball off to Kupp, who was running a jet sweep. Mid-way through running the sweep, Kupp tossed the ball back to WR Robert Woods, who was running a reverse. Woods tossed the ball back to Goff, who then connected with Kupp at the 50.

Bengals CB B.W. Webb bit on the misdirection after the snap and slipped, and that split second was all Kupp need to take it the remaining 50 yards to the endzone for the touchdown.

"You can just see, the ability to create after the catch, making plays, being able to create separation," Rams head coach Sean McVay said. "He had some huge third-down conversions versus some man coverage structures and then he also had some good ability to find some soft spots in some zones on some in-breaking routes. But it was a combination of the protection, (QB) Jared (Goff) finding him and then Cooper being able to connect with him and make those plays."

Kupp's performance against Cincinnati currently stands as the second-most receiving yards by a player in an NFL game this season. The Dallas Cowboys' Amari Cooper had 226 in Week 5 against the Packers.

His teammates were thinking bigger numbers in the scope of the league record as Kupp's total continued to climb at Wembley Stadium.

"What's the record for the NFL, most ever? We were wondering on the sideline," Goff said. "It's 300-something. When he got 220, we were like, 'Alright, we need to go for 300.' It was good. I thought Cooper plalyed well. It's cool he's got that record now, and the next time we come to London, we'll have to go beat it."

Goff admitted he was half-joking about force-feeding targets to Kupp, though the 220 yards are a record in 27 NFL London games played.

Achieving that, according to Kupp, isn't possible without the efforts of his teammates. In a further display of the previously described selfless attitude, that group was who he preferred the credit to be given to.

"Something like that only comes about when you've got 11 guys executing," Kupp said.
 
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jetplt67 said:
They have a record for everything these days. Most 3 point stances in a game where or team scored 24 and the other scored less than 11.
Most tackles in a 3rd quarter when the temperature was between 70 and 72f
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LOL! I have a military rifle team national record in NRA Service Rifle Competition. My state's National Guard rifle team coach looked up obscure records and stats. He found out that no military team had ever participated in a reduced range 3200 point (800 possible per shooter) NRA service rifle match held at a certain distance. He then talked one of the Southern Oregon rifle clubs into holding the match. I even got a really nice letter and certificate from the NRA that proves I helped set a national record. It's funny, but about as legitimate as those transgender "women" setting powerlifting records.
 
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Gut reaction:

when the hell did the Bengals beat the Patriots??

*looks it up*

Wow they did....with Brady playing. 2013.
 
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