The Los Angeles Rams beat the Minnesota Vikings 30-23 on Dec 26, 2021 at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Final · U.S. Bank Stadium
Top performers
- Matthew Stafford threw for 197 yards, 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions for the Rams.
- Sony Michel ran for 131 yards on 27 carries.
- Kirk Cousins threw for 315 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception for the Vikings.
- Kene Nwangwu ran for 8 yards on 5 carries.
Los Angeles Rams box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony Michel | 27 | 131 | 1 | 16 |
| Matthew Stafford | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Cooper Kupp | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 31 | 143 | 1 | 16 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Kupp | 10 | 13 | 109 | 0 | 37 |
| Tyler Higbee | 5 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 12 |
| Odell Beckham Jr. | 4 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 16 |
| Van Jefferson | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sony Michel | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 21 | 37 | 197 | 1 | 37 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Ramsey | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor Rapp | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Donald | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Troy Reeder | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leonard Floyd | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darious Williams | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Scott | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A'Shawn Robinson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Von Miller | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Gaines | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernest Jones IV | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hoecht | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Long Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 47 | 39 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Minnesota Vikings box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 4 | 17 | 0 | 8 |
| Kene Nwangwu | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 9 | 25 | 0 | 8 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | 8 | 12 | 116 | 0 | 34 |
| K.J. Osborn | 5 | 7 | 68 | 1 | 30 |
| Tyler Conklin | 4 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 19 |
| Adam Thielen | 3 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 25 |
| Kene Nwangwu | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 22 | 29 | 273 | 1 | 34 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Smith | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Xavier Woods | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Kendricks | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Barr | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sheldon Richardson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dalvin Tomlinson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DJ Wonnum | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Peterson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Vigil | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Bynum | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Troy Dye | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Lynch | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 48 | 31 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Rams · 2021 season · Previous Dec 21, 2021: SEA 10, LAR 20 · Next Jan 2, 2022: LAR 20, BAL 19
- Vikings · 2021 season · Previous Dec 20, 2021: MIN 17, CHI 9 · Next Jan 2, 2022: MIN 10, GB 37