​INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 21: Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams blows a kiss after defeating the New York Giants in the game at SoFi Stadium on September 21, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Los Angeles Rams’ passing game has been buck average so far in 2026. They are middle of the pack in several key metrics from Pro Football Focus (PFF):Success rate: 48.4% (17th)Completion rate: 66.1% (17th)Passer rating: 100.60 (12th)There are some silver linings. LA is still explosive through the air. They need to become more efficient on a play-by-play basis.Yards per attempt: 8.4 (7th)Explosive pass rate: 18.6% (8th)Pressure rate over expectation: -3.2% (9th)Pressure rate: 30.6% (8th)The Rams aren’t allowing much in the way of pressure. They’re top 10 in the two key metrics. Stafford is getting rid of the ball quickly on average—that helps. Somehow LA is still towards the top in average depth of target. Those two metrics usually correlate inversely. It’s impressive to have it both ways. In terms of the Rams’ leading man, Matthew Stafford individually ranks as PFF’s 22nd quarterback in offensive grade. The veteran has earned a positive grade on 12.4% of his plays, which puts him 30th of the 41 quarterbacks to drop back so far this season. Negative plays comprise 8.8% of his total and that is good for 20th of 41.Matthew Stafford with a dart to Davante Adams for 64-yard 🎯 📺 @ESPNNFL | #RamsHousepic.twitter.com/i5zW3ehUU1— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) September 22, 2026In defense of Stafford, both he and the Rams offense overall were inept in Week 1 against the San Francisco 49ers. LA was able to bounce back in a big way in their encore performance against the New York Giants. The real test comes in the next three weeks versus the Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles, and Buffalo Bills. The Denver and Philly defenses are formidable. The Rams will need to outscore the Bills in Week 5. There is no sense in prematurely saying this offense is in trouble or not as good as last year. It’s still early. A rough opening performance is skewing numbers and a larger sample size is required.Still, there are some concerning passing game trends for the Rams that cannot be ignored. We must continue to check in and track these metrics in order to gauge whether improvement exists or is being sustained.Stafford INT 🚨Giants get the ball right back(via: @NFL) pic.twitter.com/wZ3EuQyQP2— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) September 22, 2026These are the parts of Stafford’s game I would be concerned about moving forward:Turnover-worthy play rate: 4.8% (3.3% in 2025)Big-time throw rate: 3.3% (7.7% in 2025)Big-time throw to turnover-worthy ratio: 0.67 (2.23 in 2025)Attempts 20+ yards: 3/7 for 114 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT, 2 BTT, 2 TWP, 55.2 pass gradeAttempts 10-19 yards: 10/16 for 184 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT, 0 BTT, 1 TWP, 73.8 pass gradeAttempts 0-9 yards: 19/24 for 144 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT, 0 BTT, 0 TW