Todd Gurley After Rams' Loss to Bears: 'I Looked Like a Skunk'

Todd Gurley may have forgone his postgame ice bath for tomato juice lather following Sunday's loss to the Chicago Bears.

Gurley was held to a season-low 28 yards on the ground and 58 yards overall in the Rams' 15-6 loss, leading him to give reporters a colorful description of his performance.

“I looked like a skunk, that’s what I looked like,” Gurley said. “It was just one of them games, man. We all were sorry today.”

The Rams put together a season-worst offensive performance, gaining just 214 yards of total offense. Jared Goff threw a career-high four interceptions and passed for just 180 yards in a 20-of-44 effort.

“They did a good job getting some pressure and then they played tight coverage and there really just weren’t many plays to make tonight because of some of the selections that I had,” coach Sean McVay told reporters. “Certainly don’t want to blame Jared for a lot of the bad spots I put him in.”

Gurley had entered the week as an MVP candidate, both on the field and in the fantasy world. He may have knocked himself behind Patrick Mahomes in both categories with his season-worst performance coming in a week where most teams were beginning fantasy playoffs.

The Rams can almost certainly chalk this up to an outlier performance. Gurley has been the best running back in football all season. Ezekiel Elliott has now overtaken him as the league's leading rusher, but perhaps only Saquon Barkley is close in terms of providing Gurley's explosion and all-around skill set.

Gurley better just hope the stench from his performance doesn't last as long as an actual skunk spray.