The Los Angeles Rams' roster has been a revolving door this season. Injuries continue to mount on both sides of the ball, causing a never-ending shuffle of the starting lineups. Right when one player returns, another goes down. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Against the Washington Commanders on Sunday, the Rams welcomed back Myles Garrett from injured reserve. Colby Parkinson also returned after a one-game absence, but Trent McDuffie was inactive due to a back injury and Jaylen Watson is on the shelf for the rest of the year.
So how did the Rams adapt? Let's take a look at the snap counts and break down the playing time on both offense and defense.
Offense
The Rams were fully prepared to welcome Terrance Ferguson back, but he pulled his hamstring in practice on Friday.
Thankfully, Parkinson returned, allowing the Rams to properly run 13 personnel – which they did often. Tyler Higbee played 80% of the snaps, Colby Parkinson played 73% and Davis Allen played 56%. Max Klare, after making an appearance in Week 8, did not play a snap.
The Rams still can't figure out who their No. 2 wide receiver is without Davante Adams available. Tutu Atwell and Konata Mumpfield essentially split that role, with Atwell playing 47% of the snaps and Mumpfield playing 44%. Jordan Whittington played four snaps and CJ Daniels played one.
Kyren Williams played 21 more snaps than Blake Corum and also had four more carries than him. Williams played 64% of the game and Corum played the other 36%. Corum led the team in rushing yards with 58, also scoring one touchdown.
Steve Avila left the game in the first half and did not return, playing just 18 snaps. Beaux Limmer stepped in and played the other 57 snaps.
Defense
Garrett's return was huge for the Rams defense, and he didn't even play a full workload. He was limited to only 37 snaps (60%), but that was enough to take away some plays from Josaiah Stewart. Byron Young played his usual share (82%), while Stewart played just 48% of the snaps on defense. Wesley Bailey got his opportunities, too, with 17 snaps played.
Without McDuffie and Watson at cornerback, the Rams turned to Josh Wallace and Emmanuel Forbes Jr., who each played the entire game. Alongside Quentin Lake and Kam Curl, all four played 100% of the snaps. Cam Lampkin was the only other corner to get on the field, playing just four snaps.
Kam Kinchens and Jaylen McCollough were both heavily involved, playing 44 and 42 snaps, respectively. The Rams used more nickel and dime packages than usual, which is the reason for the uptick in Kinchens' and McCollough's playing time.
In turn, the linebackers played fewer snaps. Nate Landman only played 63% of the snaps, which is down from his usual workload. Omar Speights played 34% and Shaun Dolac was mixed in for 10 total plays.
Along the defensive line, Braden Fiske and Aaron Donald led the way with 77% and 76% snap shares, respectively. Tyler Davis was the third defensive lineman in terms of playing time, seeing 22 total snaps. Ty Hamilton played 19% and Larrell Murchison played 16%.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams snap counts: Breaking down Garrett's return, CB shuffle and WR rotation
