Rams RB Kyren Williams was ready when his moment came

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- At halftime of the Los Angeles Rams' 26-9 victory over the Arizona Cardinals, the Rams had run the ball just three times. As Kyren Williams, the Rams' lead back, sat at his locker, he was just focused on one thing.

"I got to go," Williams said. "That's what my mentality was. That was what I was thinking the whole time. When my number's called, I got to go."

It was. And he did.

To start the second half, the Rams ran the ball on eight straight plays, four of which were runs by Williams for at least 10 yards. The first -- and only -- throw on that drive was the final play: a 13-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Cooper Kupp that gave the Rams'…