Week 8 · Recap
Rams 24, Chargers 9: Week 8 recap
What happened
The Rams beat the Chargers 24-9 at home at SoFi Stadium in Week 8, moving to 4-4.
The Rams were outgained 295-281, won the turnover battle 2-1, and went 3-11 on third down.
Matthew Stafford went 17 of 25 for 157 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT. Blake Corum had 11 carries for 73 yards and 1 TD on the ground. Puka Nacua led the receivers with 11 catches for 80 yards and 1 TD.
On defense, Wesley Bailey led with 1 sack and Trent McDuffie had 9 tackles.
Team stats
- 281Total yards295
- 152Passing yards231
- 129Rushing yards64
- 16First downs14
- 3-11Third down6-15
- 2-3Red zone (TD-att)0-1
- 1Turnovers2
- 1-5Sacked-yards2-26
- 8-40Penalties-yards3-20
- 27:36Possession32:24
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: LAC-LAR- 1st quarter
- LARBrandon McManus 30 Yd Field Goal5:420-3
- LACCameron Dicker 34 Yd Field Goal0:043-3
- 2nd quarter
- LACCameron Dicker 46 Yd Field Goal10:066-3
- LACCameron Dicker 41 Yd Field Goal1:559-3
- LARKyren Williams 1 Yd Rush (Brandon McManus Kick)0:199-10
- 3rd quarter
- LARBlake Corum 23 Yd Rush (Brandon McManus Kick)10:429-17
- LARPuka Nacua 18 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Brandon McManus Kick)3:419-24
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 8:01 p.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.