The Los Angeles Rams seem to have the Super Bowl hangover.
While the franchise won Super Bowl 56 last season, the team seems lost in 2022.
With so many stars on the team, many wonder why the defending champs are doing so poorly this year.
It takes some digging into the team’s fourth quarter performance to find out why they aren’t doing well.
So what’s happening during the fourth quarter of games that’s so alarming for them?
Rams Have Major Issues Scoring Points In The Fourth Quarter
NBC’s Sunday Night Football Twitter account posted a graphic of how bad the Rams are in the fourth quarter of games.
The 4th quarter has been an issue for the defending champs this season. #NFL pic.twitter.com/T2suxKYdPE
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) October 14, 2022
With the team being outscored 47-3 in the last 15 minutes of every game, it’s showing major issues for the Rams.
It means that the all-star defense isn’t living up to the hype they get each year.
However, it shows Matthew Stafford and the Rams’ offense can’t seal the deal late in games.
Two of the Rams’ three losses on the season were within one score going into the fourth quarter.
But the Rams offense couldn’t make their comeback in the closing quarter of games.
While the fourth quarter scoring is awful, it’s a symptom of a larger issue.
This issue is protecting Stafford in games.
For 2022, the Rams’ offensive line has given up 21 sacks on Stafford.
This statistic ties the Rams for third place with sacks given up going into Sunday’s slate of games.
If the Rams want to turn around their 2-3 record and their fourth quarter performance, they need to protect Stafford.
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