Story byGREG BEACHAMMon, December 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM UTC·4 min readLOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean McVay fell ill last Friday night, and he was forced to miss parts of the Los Angeles Rams' final weekend preparations while he traveled to Arizona separately from his team. The machine McVay has built during his nine years in charge kept purring anyway. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWith offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur taking an increased role in the game plan and Matthew Stafford controlling the field, the Rams routed the Cardinals 45-17 Sunday for their seventh win in eight games since early October. Los Angeles (10-3) also returned to the top overall spot in the NFC standings.“The approach that we’re typically accustomed to taking on Saturday leading into Sunday, I missed a large portion of that,” a slightly healthier McVay said Monday. “Whether it’s dialogue in the walkthroughs or dialogue with Matthew in terms of how we categorize how we want to call the game, we were able to do that collectively.”The Rams have secured double-digit victories for the seventh time under McVay, the winningest coach in franchise history.
