8 winners and 4 losers in the Rams Week 14 win over the Bills

Winner 3: RB Kyren Williams

I won't commit to sounding the 'all's clear' in terms of RB Kyren Williams and his tendency to cough up the football. And I will be the first to point to Williams carrying the football 29 times as a very concerning number of carries in Week 14, particularly as the team inches closer and closer to the 2025 NFL Playoffs.

Williams is the Rams rushing offense. He has carried the football 251 times for 1,013 yards and 12 touchdowns. And at his current pace, he is threatening to flirt with Todd Gurley-like numbers. In 2017, Gurley rushed for 1,305 yards and 13 touchdowns. In 2018, Gurley rushed for 1,251 yards and 17 touchdowns. Both season performances are within reach of Kyren Williams in 2024.

Williams rushed 29 times for 87 yards and two touchdowns against the Buffalo Bills. That was by far the most carries in one game. But if falls short of his most productive outing. If only the offense had another worthy running back on the roster to help handle the heavy workload. . .

Loser 1: Rams secondary

I don't mean to pile on right now. And my intention is never to kick a man, a group of men, or an NFL defensive secondary, when its down. Yes, the Rams did what they had to do to win the game. And in the difficult choice of defending Bills RB James Cook or QB Josh Allen, the Rams defense opted to stuff Cook. And they did succeed impressively. Cook was held to six rushes for 20 yards and no touchdowns.

But my oh my, Bills QB Josh Allen torched the Rams secondary, as so many have this season. In many ways, Allen looked so good against the Rams that I cannot see how he can fail to be honored as the NFL's MVP for 2024. He threw for 342 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 82 yards and three touchdowns.

I don't mean to keep throwing Rams defensive backs under the bus. But the Rams are in must-win mode now, and throughout the rest of the season. And this team faces QB Brock Purdy, QB Aaron Rodgers, QB Kyler Murray, and finally QB Geno Smith. If the Rams hope to win games and end up in the 2025 NFL Playoffs, they secondary, and especially the cornerbacks, have to elevate their game.