Rams Week 15 Snap Counts: Breakdown of playing time vs. 49ers

Rams Week 15 Snap Counts: Breakdown of playing time vs. 49ers

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 12: Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams passes the ball to Kyren Williams #23 against the San Francisco 49ers during the second quarter of the game at Levi's Stadium on December 12, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 12: Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams passes the ball to Kyren Williams #23 against the San Francisco 49ers during the second quarter of the game at Levi’s Stadium on December 12, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Both teams had a short break on Thursday night after picking up wins just days earlier, evidenced by a sloppy game on a rain-soaked field at Levi’s Stadium. The Los Angeles Rams managed to score four field goals in a narrow 12-6 victory over the San Francisco 49ers and improve to 8-6 on the year.

Even though the Rams had less rest than usual, they didn’t change their rotations much. They still used most of the same players and got the job done on the road against a division rival.

Here’s a look at the snap counts from Thursday’s win, showing how much each starter and backup played against the 49ers.

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The offensive line was once again at full strength and all five starters played every snap.

At running back, Kyren Williams was once again the workhorse, playing 56 of 65 possible snaps. Blake Corum only got nine snaps as the backup and carried just three times for 5 yards.

The running back group was led by Cooper Kupp, Demarcus Robinson and Puka Nacua, all of whom played between 77% and 85% of the snaps in the win. However, neither Kupp nor Robinson had a single catch. Tutu Atwell played 20 snaps, Jordan Whittington played 10 and Tyler Johnson played five, but only Atwell caught a pass (one for 6 yards).

Colby Parkinson was the No. 1 tight end with a snap share of 49%, followed by Hunter Long (34%) and Davis Allen (23%). It’s likely Allen will be inactive when Tyler Higbee returns.

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The most notable difference on defense was at cornerback. Cobie Durant was sidelined with a pectoral injury, so Ahkello Witherspoon stepped in and played every snap opposite Darious Williams at cornerback. Josh Wallace was the only other cornerback to play, meaning Emmanuel Forbes Jr. did not make his Rams debut despite playing.

Quentin Lake and Kamren Curl played every snap in the secondary and each of them played very well on the back end. Kamren Kinchens had an outstanding game with a snap share of 52% and Jaylen McCollough contributed 18 snaps in dime packages.

Christian Rozeboom led the inside linebackers with a snap percentage of 87%. Omar Speights was once again the only other linebacker to play, playing 36 snaps in the win.

Jared Verse played about the same number of snaps, with Verse playing 44 of 54 and Young playing 41. Michael Hoecht played 30 snaps as the third and only other edge rusher for the Rams.

Up front, Kobie Turner played 70% of the snaps as usual, while Braden Fiske played 63%. Bobby Brown III, Tyler Davis, Neville Gallimore and Desjuan Johnson were the other four defensive linemen who entered the game.

This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams’ Week 15 snap counts: Breakdown of playing time against the 49ers

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