Rams-Raiders takeaways: Sean McVay finally leans into run game

The Los Angeles Rams entered their Week 7 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders needing a convincing performance to regain momentum, and the result offered plenty to evaluate on both sides of the football. From Stafford's command of the offense to the ground game's effectiveness and the defense's ability to control the Raiders in the first half, here are the biggest takeaways from the Rams' Week 7 35-21 win over the Las Vegas Raiders .

1st Down: Matthew Stafford is now Rams all time TD leader

Stafford's three touchdowns in the first half officially made him the all-time passing touchdown leader for the Rams franchise. Stafford's record breaking moment puts in a category of his own. He is now first all-time for both the Lions and Rams organizations.

His 156 touchdown passes surpassed Roman Gabriel, who played 11 years with the Rams from 1962-1972.

Through the first six weeks of the season, Los Angeles was throwing the ball about 65% of the time. The game plan was different this Sunday as Kyren Williams and Blake Corum were given 33 rushing attempts and worked that to the tune of 192 rushing yards. It was a huge effort to get the ground game going and make the LA offense multi-dimensional again.

The Rams trio of tight ends combined for 11 receptions, 82 receiving yards, and two touchdowns. Colby Parkinson led the group with 5 receptions and 48 yards. Davis Allen collected the first two touchdowns and nearly added a third. As for Higbee, he hauled in a huge third down conversion to prevent any thought of a Raiders comeback.

In the first half, the defense was stout. The interior defensive line was a stout despite being without Kobie Turner and Poona Ford. Aaron Donald, Ty Hamilton, and Braden Fiske held the Raiders to 48 rushing yards on 17 rushing attempts (2.8 per attempt). The secondary forced multiple incompletions including three 4th down stops. Things got a little dicey because of some sloppiness on the offensive side and putting the defense in short fields. Despite being without 4 defensive starters, the Rams defense got the job done with a few backups like Shaun Dolac and Emmanuel Forbes being good enough in the win.