Where will more points come from on the Los Angeles Rams offense in 2025?

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Oh yeah? I'm not sure that is how the fans of the Los Angeles Rams feel right now. And that is to be expected. Since the hiring of Sean McVay as the Rams head coach, veteran wide receiver Cooper Kupp has been on the football field to catch passes. And like a duck takes to water, Kupp was a perfect fit for the routes and nuances of the Rams offense. Well, as long as he was healthy enough to suit up.

But it's time to turn and face the strange. Ch...ch...ch...changes. This Rams offense will no longer rely upon Cooper Kupp to show up and make that spectacular catch as time runs out to move the chains and allow veteran QB Matthew Stafford to retain his title as most dangerous quarterback in the NFL. The Rams have parted ways with Kupp:

Cooper Kupp ultimately signed a three-year deal to compete for the Seattle Seahawks.

Kupp was not the only receiver who found himself on a new team. Veteran wide receiver Demarcus Robinson was unable to persuade an extension from the Rams, so he signed with the division rival San Francisco 49ers. In 2024, Robinson scored seven touchdowns. Kupp scored six touchdowns. They combined to account for 13 of 22 receiving touchdowns in this offense. Now, they both play for division rivals. Hopefully, the Rams secondary will be ready for them.

Without trying to sound pessimistic, losing 13 touchdowns (91 presumed points) from a team that scored 367 points for the entire 2024 NFL season is a pretty significant setback to a team that needs to put up over 500 points in 2025 to have any hope of finishing among the Top 5 offenses in the NFL.

It won't be easy.

Since hiring HC Sean McVay, the Rams offense has scored:

• 2017 - 478 points | 29.9 PPG | 1st place
• 2018 - 527 points | 32.9 PPG | 2nd place
• 2019 - 394 points | 24.6 PPG | 11th place
• 2020 - 372 points | 23.3 PPG | 23trd place
• 2021 - 460 points | 27.1 PPG | 7th place
• 2022 - 307 points | 18.1 PPG | 27th place
• 2023 - 404 points | 23.8 PPG | 8th place
• 2024 - 367 points | 21.6 PPG | 20th place

The team scored the second-fewest points in Coach McVay's history with the team last season. Without a very opportunistic defense that put up two pick-sixes, one fumble recovery for a touchdown, and a safety, the season would have ended even worse.

If the Rams want to return to offensive dominance, the team has buoyed among the top scoring offenses in the past. In 2018, the Rams relied on a committee approach to score. While RB Todd Gurley rushed for an incredible 17 touchdowns, the Rams aerial assault relied on eight different players to catch a touchdown pass, including both TEs Tyler Higbee and Gerald Everett.

The team took a much different approach to scoring in 2021. In that year, the team scored just 10 rushing touchdowns, but managed to to repeat eight different players scoring a touchdown pass. The difference-make in 2021 was the breakout season of WR Cooper Kupp, who hauled in 16 touchdown passes from QB Matthew Stafford.

Can the Rams find a new way of putting piles of points on the scoreboard in 2025? Or will the team revert to the tried and true methods that succeeded in the past? The possibilities of how the Rams plan to score in 2025 are endless.