
Matthew Stafford sets the Rams' career TD pass record in a 35-21 win at Las Vegas
Stafford threw three touchdown passes, two of them to Davis Allen, as the Rams built a 28-6 halftime lead. Kyren Williams and Blake Corum combined for 192 rushing yards.
By Beat Chuck NFL Desk / 2 sources / Published October 25, 2026
Matthew Stafford threw three touchdown passes and became the Los Angeles Rams' career leader in that category in a 35-21 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium. Stafford has 155 touchdown passes with the Rams, one more than Roman Gabriel, according to the Associated Press. Both teams are 3-4, and Las Vegas has lost four straight.
The Rams had it decided by halftime. Stafford found tight end Davis Allen for touchdowns of 3 and 5 yards, Allen's first two scores of the season. Puka Nacua, a Las Vegas native who was listed as questionable with a calf injury, caught an 11-yard touchdown pass and powered his way across the goal line, and Kyren Williams ran 17 yards for a touchdown with 1:19 left in the second quarter to make it 28-3. Matt Gay's 27-yard field goal at the horn left it 28-6.
Stafford completed 23 of 29 passes for 195 yards with the three touchdowns and an interception, picked off by Nakobe Dean. The Rams went 5 for 5 in the red zone and ran for 199 yards. Williams had 99 yards on 16 carries, and Blake Corum added 93 on 17, including a 4-yard touchdown with 6:34 left that put the game away at 35-18. Nacua caught eight passes for 68 yards.
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The Raiders made it interesting early in the fourth quarter. Kirk Cousins threw a 37-yard touchdown to Tre Tucker on the first play of the period and a 15-yarder to Ashton Jeanty less than two minutes later, but both two-point tries failed and Las Vegas trailed 28-18. The Raiders also came up empty on two fourth downs in Rams territory.
Cousins finished with 295 yards and two touchdowns on 26 of 44 passing and leads the NFL with 16 touchdown passes, per the AP. Tucker caught five passes for 103 yards, and Jeanty had eight catches for 61 yards. The run game went nowhere: Jeanty had 15 yards on eight carries, and Las Vegas finished with 48 rushing yards. Gay made three of four field-goal tries, including a 30-yarder in the first quarter for the Raiders' first points.
Brandon McManus made all five extra points and never had to try a field goal. Cornerback Trent McDuffie (groin) missed his second straight game. Sean McVay is now 4-0 against the Raiders.
The Rams host the Chargers next Sunday. The Raiders play at the New York Jets.
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