The Los Angeles Rams came into Week 13 looking to find something on offense after putting up just 20 points against the Philadelphia Eagles, but the first half went about as poorly as it could have. After gaining just 4 yards in the entire first quarter against the New Orleans Saints, the Rams continued to struggle in the second quarter with just 89 total yards and zero points.
They went into halftime at the Superdome trailing 6-0, getting outgained by the Saints, 174-93. Alvin Kamara had 80 yards rushing by himself, which was just 13 fewer yards than the Rams had as a team.
It was the first time in the Sean McVay era that the Rams were shut out in the first half of a regular-season game. Coming into this game, they had an NFL-long 129 game streak without getting shut out in the first half, but that came to an end with their abysmal performance in the first 30 minutes against New Orleans.
The last time they were shut out in the first half of a game was in December of 2016, before McVay was even hired. Currently, the Ravens have the longest streak of games without being shut out in the first half, extending it to 124 games on Sunday.
