Carson Wentz was part quarterback, part running back in the Los Angeles Rams’ win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. He ran the ball as many times as he completed passes, totaling 219 total yards – including the game-winning rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter.
With Mike LaFleur calling the offensive plays, Wentz carried the ball 17 times for 56 yards and a touchdown. It was four more carries than any other Rams player had, and it also set a record for the most rush attempts by a quarterback in franchise history.
According to Stathead, Wentz’s 17 rush attempts are seven more than any other Rams quarterback. Tony Banks ranked second with 10 rushes in a game back in 1996, but no other Rams quarterback had more than that until Wentz carried it a whopping 17 times on Sunday.
| Rush | Rush | Rush | Rush | Rush | Rush | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Att | G# | Week | Date | Team | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | Y/A | TD | 1D | Succ% | Pos. |
| 1 | Carson Wentz | 17 | 17 | 18 | 2024-01-07 | LAR | SFO | W 21-20 | 17 | 56 | 3.3 | 1 | 4 | 58.8 | QB |
| 2 | Tony Banks | 10 | 15 | 16 | 1996-12-15 | STL | ATL | W 34-27 | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 | QB |
| 3 | Tony Banks | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1996-10-27 | STL | BAL | L 31-37 (OT) | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | 2 | 44.4 | QB |
| 4 | Tony Banks | 9 | 13 | 14 | 1996-12-01 | STL | NOR | W 26-10 | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 0 | 2 | 22.2 | QB |
| 5 | Roman Gabriel | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1965-11-28 | RAM | GNB | W 21-10 | 9 | 11 | 1.2 | 0 | QB | ||
| 6 | James Harris | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1974-10-20 | RAM | SFO | W 37-14 | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 1 | QB | ||
| 7 | Bryce Perkins | 9 | 11 | 12 | 2022-11-27 | LAR | KAN | L 10-26 | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 3 | 44.4 | QB |
Matthew Stafford, for comparison, hasn’t had more than six rush attempts with the Rams and Jared Goff never had more than seven. Bryce Perkins had nine rushes in a 2022 game, which is the most by a Rams quarterback since Banks in 1996.
If not for Wentz’s mobility, the Rams would not have won this game, and LaFleur did a great job maximizing it with some designed runs and rollouts.
