Rams-Chargers takeaways: Cam Akers continues to lead an improved running attack, but Baker Mayfield had a bad game in up-and-down tenure with Rams.
The Rams lost to the Chargers, 31-10, on Sunday at SoFi Stadium.
What we learned in a defeat that dropped the Rams’ record to 5-11 going into the season finale against the Seattle Seahawks.
Running back Cam Akers is on a roll: Akers continued to show that he can produce if given the opportunity.
The third-year pro rushed for 123 yards in 19 carries, the second consecutive game he eclipsed 100 yards rushing.
The Rams tried to trade Akers in October but found no takers. Asked last week if the team would shop Akers after the season, coach Sean McVay said no.
Akers said after the game Sunday that he wanted to be “a Ram for life.”
In the what-have-you-done-for-me lately NFL that seems unlikely. See: Todd Gurley.
But Akers is proving he could be a valuable piece in 2023.
Quarterback Baker Mayfield has been up and down: Mayfield came up big in a victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, struggled in a defeat by the Green Bay Packers, shined in a victory over the Denver Broncos and struggled again Sunday.
