The Los Angeles Rams’ kicking issues keep coming back to haunt the team. After kicking issues in Week 6, the same issues also plagued the Rams’ latest 34-10 victory against the New Orleans Saints, missing two kicks. Although the Rams managed to come away with a win once again, head coach Sean McVay knew it was time to address the problems before it was too late.

“We’re going to figure out how to be able to fix this, but it can’t continue like this,” head coach McVay said before the reporters even asked. “Not going to get into blaming anybody specifically. Ultimately, it’s my responsibility. It’s gone on for too long, and we’ve got to be able to fix it. I don’t want to be negative after there were so many positives from our group as a whole.”

Notably, Joshua Karty had a rough time, first missing an extra point and then missing a 39-yard field goal. And McVay’s frustration is understandable. The team missed two kicks in the first half for the first time since 2023. The Rams already have five misses, tying them for the second most in the NFL this season. And the coach is right about repeating the words quite too often this season.

These are the same old mistakes. This happened in Week 3 in the 33-26 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. In the game against the Baltimore Ravens, Karty missed a 26-yard field-goal attempt. Even then, the coach had expressed his concerns.

Earlier, Karty shared that this season has been “a rollercoaster” for him. He had his ups and downs back in the last season, too. However, he was able to deliver a strong performance. He was successful in all nine of his kicks in the playoffs. So, Coach McVay will hope for the kicker to improve like last season.

On the other hand, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was impressive, completing 24 of 32 passes for 281 yards and four touchdowns. He even earned an MVP shout-out from his teammates, safety Quentin Lake.

“Early in the off-season I said Stafford is a first ballot Hall of Fame candidate,” Lake wrote on X. “MVP level ball he’s playing. Dude is different.” Like the coach mentioned, there were a lot of positives in the game.

Sean McVay hands the game ball to Davante Adams

Apart from a few mistakes, the Rams had an incredible performance on both offense and defense, earning praise from the coach. Coach McVay, impressed with the dominant win, even had a powerful message for the locker room during their victory on Monday.

“Keep building on the momentum you guys have built,” he said. “You can feel what it’s like, the way that you guys have been preparing, the way that you guys have been enjoying it, but the appropriate urgency. It’s not by mistake, why things have looked the way they look, all right. Keep that mindset, keep that mentality. I love this team, man. So grateful to be a part of it always.”

Rams wide receiver Puka Nakua had seven catches for 95 yards and a touchdown. The show-stealer was Adams, who racked up two touchdowns, bringing his career total to 111. He has now tied his record with Tony Gonzalez for eighth place on the NFL’s all-time list.

“Hey, we’re gonna have a lot of guys that will recognize that the appropriate time,” he said, “but when you talk about greatness over time, top 10 now, eighth all time in receiving touchdown, and 109 give it up for Devonte.”

At the end, the coach handed the game ball to Adams as his teammates cheered for him. Overall, a great game for the Rams. How long do you think the Rams will ride high on this momentum?