For the fourth time in as many games, the Los Angeles Rams cruised to a win by double digits. They came into Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers as six-point favorites but they more than doubled that winning margin on the road.

They took down the 49ers, 42-26, cruising to an easy win at Levi’s Stadium. There’s no question the Rams are one of the best teams in the league right now and deserve to be viewed as serious Super Bowl contenders led by MVP candidate Matthew Stafford.

He’s playing as well as any quarterback in the NFL, throwing four more touchdown passes against the 49ers to give him 25 on the year, leading the league. Though he’s not the MVP frontrunner right now, he probably should be with his 25-to-2 touchdown-to-interception ratio and 7-2 record.

Here’s what we learned from Sunday’s win in the Bay.

NFC West will likely come down to the Rams and Seahawks

The 49ers have done a lot with a little this season, given all their injuries on both sides of the ball, but they might run out of gas before the playoffs arrive. The Cardinals, meanwhile, look completely lost and are sitting at 3-6 on the year.

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On a positive note, the Rams and Seahawks look borderline dominant. Los Angeles beat the 49ers by 16 points on the same day that Seattle stomped the Cardinals, 44-22. It’s clear the Rams and Seahawks are the two best teams in the division and next week’s game will go a long way toward determining which one might come out on top at the end of the season.

Skill players run exceptionally deep

Sean McVay has made a point to get more players involved on offense this season, whether it’s running backs, receivers or tight ends. Sunday’s game was a perfect example of the team’s depth at those positions.

The Rams had eight players catch at least one pass in the win. Though the offense leans heavily on Davante Adams and Puka Nacua, plenty of others can have a positive impact, particularly in the passing game.

Tyler Higbee, Xavier Smith, Davis Allen and Colby Parkinson were all involved as receivers, Terrance Ferguson caught a 32-yard pass and Kyren Williams hauled in two passes himself. That group doesn’t even include Jordan Whittington and Konata Mumpfield, who were catchless.

Nate Landman strikes again

Good luck finding a player who’s better at punching the ball out than Landman. He forced his third fumble of the season on Sunday, giving him nine in the last three years – three in each season. That’s the most in the NFL, and that includes pass rushers who are regularly getting chances to force fumbles on sacks.

Landman has been a steal for the Rams this year and is certainly deserving of a long-term extension at the end of the season. He racked up 11 more tackles on Sunday to go with two tackles for a loss and that one forced fumble.

13 personnel is here to stay

It’s been amazing to watch the Rams offense morph in real-time this season. They went from being an 11-personnel offense with three receivers to now featuring 13 personnel (three tight ends) on a significant number of their plays.

Against the 49ers, they used 13 personnel on 30 of 67 snaps, the second-highest rate by any team in a game since 2016. And out of that package, they averaged 6.7 yards per play. McVay has found a new staple on offense and it’s not going away. This is all possible thanks to the depth Los Angeles has built at tight end.

Running back tandem continues to work to perfection

The duo of Kyren Williams and Blake Corum is working exactly like the Rams hoped it would when Corum was drafted in the third round last year. It was a near-even split between the two on Sunday, with Williams carrying it 14 times for 73 yards and Corum gaining 56 yards on 13 carries. Combined, they averaged 4.8 yards per carry and scored two touchdowns, both by Williams.

The Rams are not only keeping Williams fresh, but they’re also giving defenses another runner to look at in the backfield.