4 winners and losers from Rams' last-minute win over Eagles

A win is a win is a win, but that doesn't mean you have to come away happy. Los Angeles Rams fans should be none too impressed with the team's 24-20 win over the Philadelphia Eagles, regardless of outcome. If not for an opposing offense as putrid as the Rams' was mistake-prone, Sean McVay's group would be staring at a 1-3 record and a completely different post-game narrative.

That said, the defense did its part to keep the team in position to capitalize, at long last, on one too many stagnant Eagles drives. Once he had his feet underneath him, Puka Nacua made a triumphant return from injury. Running back Kyren Williams continues to be the most reliable thing about this offense.

More gloomily, Matthew Stafford can't seem to shake the cobwebs from his season's slow start. Kicker Harrison Mevis may not be long for the roster. The offense can't sustain a rhythm across multiple drives.

With that, your Week 4 winners and losers:

4 Winners, 4 losers from Rams' win over Eagles

Winner - RB Kyren Williams

Just another day at the office for Williams: 16 carries for 80 yards and two touchdowns, plus 10 catches for 67 yards. In his last two games, he's now accounted for 305 scrimmage yards. It was his third straight game notching a 20-plus-yard carry.

Williams isn't just set on extending his 1,000-rushing-yards streak to four this year. He has his eyes locked on a career campaign. Through four games, the fifth-year back has easily been the best thing about the offense. Keep feeding him!

Winner - EDGE Byron Young

Since his part in the Rams' Week 1 disappearing act, Young has been beastly despite entering Sunday's game with just the one sack. In case that was concerning anyone, he piled on 2.5 more against the Eagles, including the game-clinching one to set up Philly with a fourth-and-25 in the waning seconds, backed up near their own end zone.

Young already had a career-high in sacks, and he added two tackles for loss as a side dish, making for a career high in combined sacks plus TFLs. With co-starter Josaiah Stewart playing through a groin injury, the Rams needed a big game from Young, and he delivered.

Winner - WR Puka Nacua

What's to say? Puka will Puka. After missing the last two games, Nacua came back in Week 4 to put up nine catches and 125 yards, plus a rushing touchdown. When Stafford needed a completion, Nacua stepped up to bat as he so often does. The offense missed him. Good to have him back.

Winner - Rams defense

Chris Shula's crew won this game. Yes, Saquon Barkley's early injury made life a lot easier, but holding the Eagles to 104 rushing yards and no scores on 27 carries is impressive nonetheless.

Under pressure constantly in crucial moments, quarterback Jalen Hurts went 12-for-27 passing for just 93 yards and a 35.4 QBR, and was sacked four times. With star wideout DeVonta Smith sidelined, no Eagles receiver recorded more than three catches or 33 yards. All in all, the offense mustered just 172 yards on three yards per play. Yeah, Philly fans won't like that.

The Rams defense came to play when it counted, holding the Eagles to 0-for-12 on third down and 1-of-4 on fourth. Although LA failed to capitalize on offense, stuffing Hurts on a fourth-down tush push in Philly territory deserves inclusion among the day's highlights across the NFL.

A goal-line stand gave the Rams the ball back for the first of their two fourth-quarter touchdowns. Philly's next possession: a three-and-out from the 40-yard line after Mevis booted the kickoff out of bounds.

Add another fourth-quarter comeback to Stafford's tab, but thank the defense for making it possible.

Loser - WR Davante Adams

It's been bang or bust for Adams this season. Week 4 was of the latter variety as he finished with four catches for 32 yards, on nine targets. Perhaps affected by the rain and slippery conditions, Adams committed a pair of uncharacteristic drops. One came in the end zone on a perfectly threaded beam from Stafford, which glanced off Adams' gloves.

Loser - kicker Harrison Mevis

Mevis should feel his seat growing hot as a chile pepper. While he remains perfect on extra points, he shanked a 48-yard attempt and is now 2-of-4 on kicks of 40-plus this season. Later, the Rams kept the offense on the field facing a fourth-and-eight from the 36. If that's not a damning show of ill-confidence in a kicker, then nothing is.

And you know what? Despite failing to convert, McVay absolutely made the right move. He clearly doesn't trust Mevis, and fans can't either. Mevis' struggles would be a much bigger story had the Rams not driven a combined 177 yards in half a quarter for two touchdowns.

A mere handful of teams, and probably fewer, would even consider leaving out the offense as the Rams did on that fourth-and-eight. They have already done the same in similar situations this season, though not quite to that extreme. It's been a theme since Mevis' arrival, and his longest attempt remains 52 yards (he made it).

It doesn't help that he gave the Eagles a great chance to put the game away by kicking out of bounds after the Rams got within three. Thank the defense again.

This isn't going to work.

Loser - RB Blake Corum

After an excellent start to the year, Corum has done a whole lot of nothing in the past two games - 11 carries for 29 yards, three catches on six targets for seven yards. Williams has rightfully taken the lion's share of reps, despite the Rams' efforts to sprinkle in Corum and get him going.

That's working for now, but the offense will need him at some point.

Loser - QB Matthew Stafford

Not a whole lot to say here. Two more interceptions, more overthrown balls. Stafford finished the day 32-of-51 for 316 yards. While he led the offense on two touchdown drives in the final 7:26, his 40th fourth-quarter comeback and 51st game-winning drive, he was not the reason they won (the defense).

On the season, he now has six touchdowns to six INTs. It's been a rough go for the 38-year-old reigning MVP, to the point even his staunchest stans are beating back the creeping thought that Father Time may finally be sidling up alongside Stafford's gray whiskers.

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