Perhaps the Rams should simply give the ball to Todd Gurley — and stop trying to compliment him.

Since re-establishing the ground game with the three-time Pro Bowler the past month, the Rams have won all three games in which Gurley has received at least 19 carries. The running back hadn’t previously received that many rushing attempts in a game during the 2019 season.

In the 8-5 Rams’ most impressive win — over the Seahawks, 28-12 — the former-first round pick converted a game-sealing 7-yard touchdown run after stiff-arming Seattle cornerback Tre Flowers to the ground. Quarterback Jared Goff called the play “vintage Todd.”

The 25-year-old Gurley — two years removed from being named the NFL Offensive Player of the Year — took his teammate’s remark as a slight.

“Sounds like I suck and then I made a good play,” Gurley said. “Not my first time stiff-arming nobody. Just a regular stiff-arm.”

Last week, Rams coach Sean McVay criticized himself for not giving Gurley the ball enough earlier in the season. So, what changed?

“Me not being an idiot,” McVay said.

Gurley didn’t dispute that.

“He said it. I didn’t,” Gurley said with a laugh. “That’s all I got to say. I don’t have anything else to say.”

After rushing for over 1,200 yards the past two seasons, Gurley was limited by a knee injury during last season’s Super Bowl run. This season, he was limited by a game plan designed to keep him healthy all year.

Since resuming the responsibilities of a lead back, Gurley has scored three touchdowns and rushed for at least 95 yards twice. More importantly, the struggling Rams passing game has opened up, with Goff completing over 70 percent of his passes the past two games, while averaging 358.5 yards passing per game.

“The approach for us is that Todd is a big-time player,” McVay said. “He’s shown that he’s feeling good and when he’s doing those kind of things — whether it be through the pass game, through the run game — good things seem to happen for the Rams.”