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  • December 11, 2017 at 8:49 pm #78776
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    Alden Gonzalez@Alden_Gonzalez
    Pro Football Focus gave Rams RB Todd Gurley his highest grade of the season on Sunday (93.2). He forced five missed tackles and averaged 5.1 yards after contact on the ground.

    December 12, 2017 at 10:50 am #78804
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    December 12, 2017 at 10:58 am #78806
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    December 12, 2017 at 10:58 am #78807
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    December 12, 2017 at 11:05 am #78808
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    December 13, 2017 at 12:49 pm #78879
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    LMU93 extracted this info:

    FootballOutsiders week 15 rankings

    http://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2017/week-14-dvoa-ratings

    …with the Rams climbing to No. 5 on offense this week, they’ve achieved something remarkable. The Rams are currently ranked in the top five in all three phases of the game. This is remarkably rare. Going back to 1989, there are only four other teams that ranked in the top five in all three phases any time after Week 14: the 1991 Redskins, 1992 Eagles, 1996 Packers, and 2012 Seahawks. Expanding that to the top six in all three phases brings in more teams, but still only four teams since the year 2000….This doesn’t mean that the Rams are one of the greatest teams in DVOA history, or that they should be considered the Super Bowl favorites. At 35.5% DVOA, the Rams are tied with the 2012 Broncos and 2007 Cowboys as the No. 19 teams DVOA has ever measured through Week 14. And much like the 2012 Seahawks, the Rams are probably going to have to go on the road at least once in order to advance to the Super Bowl. If they lose this week, they’ll probably have to go on the road three times.

    Los Angeles Rams
    Overall Rank: 1st
    Offense: 5th
    Defense: 4th
    Special Teams: 2nd

    Passing offense: 4th
    Rushing offense: 12th

    Pass Defense: 3rd
    Run Defense: 19th

    Special Teams
    FG/XP: 2nd
    Kick coverage: 10th
    Kick return: 1st
    Punt coverage: 3rd
    Punt return: 20th

    Offensive Line
    Run blocking: 4th
    Pass protection: 9th

    Defensive Line
    Run defense: 21st
    Pass rush: 8th

    Player Rankings
    QB Jared Goff: 7th among 35 ranked QBs
    RB Todd Gurley: 7th among 35 ranked RBs rushing; 3rd among 52 RBs receiving
    WR Robert Woods: 22nd among 74 ranked WRs
    WR Cooper Kupp: 12th among 74 ranked WRs
    WR Sammy Watkins- 7th among 74 ranked WRs
    TE Tyler Higbee; 40th among 44 ranked TEs
    TE Gerald Everett: 22nd among 44 ranked TEs

    December 13, 2017 at 1:04 pm #78880
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    Rams Power Rankings: Week 15

    Kristen Lago

    http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Power-Rankings-Week-15/b9ea5bd4-8ee0-403b-aa14-4c737960e404

    In Week 15, The Rams will travel to Seattle on Sunday to face their division rival the Seahawks at CenturyLink Field.

    Every week, TheRams.com will be taking an aggregate look at where the team ranks in different outlets across the sports media landscape. Here are the power rankings for the Rams heading into Week 15:

    NFL.com, Elliot Harrison Rank: 5

    Last Week: 5

    Change: –

    “Tough loss for the Rams, as a play here or there would have altered the outcome at the L.A. Coliseum. Call it a missed opportunity for Sean McVay’s group, who — with the Vikings and Saints both losing — could have made a push for home-field, especially with Nick Foles in for Carson Wentz over the last handful of drives on Sunday. Now Jared Goff and company must shake off the late missteps, and refocus on the division. It’s Seahawks week. A win in Seattle means the race is likely over, as the Rams would own a two-game lead, with the Seahawks going on the road to face the Cowboys (and a reinstated Ezekiel Elliott) the next week. Goff must have a hastier internal clock than he did against those pesky Eagles.”

    ESPN.com Rank: 4

    Last Week: 4

    Change: –

    “The Rams averaged 14.0 points per game in 2016. This year they are averaging more than twice that (30.5). Jared Goff’s improvement has been notable, but Todd Gurley II has been the catalyst. He has accounted for 34 percent of the team’s yards from scrimmage, highest in the NFL.”

    Yahoo! Shutdown Corner Rank: 5

    Last Week: 5

    Change: –

    “The Rams have been the story of the division for so long this season, this might have escaped you: If the Seahawks beat the Rams at home on Sunday, they’ll move into a tie with Los Angeles for first place and own the tiebreaker with two games to go. It would be disheartening for the Rams to lead the division for most of this season and lose it in the end to the Seahawks. They’ll need a great effort on Sunday to avoid that.”

    The Washington Post Rank: 9

    Last Week: 5

    Change: -4

    “The Rams are 1-2 thus far during their four-game, late-season test against the Vikings, Saints, Eagles and Seahawks (with a victory over a lesser team, the Cardinals, thrown into the mix). That stretch concludes Sunday in Seattle. If the Rams lose to the Seahawks, there will be little choice but to conclude that they aren’t quite ready yet to be on even terms with the NFC’s other top contenders.”

    Bleacher Report Rank: 4

    Last Week: 5

    Change: +1

    “Once again, I have to give the L.A. Rams credit for putting pressure on a team in all three phases. The Rams made huge plays against the Eagles on offense, on defense and on special teams. They make it hard for any team that faces them to get a win.
    I’m not worried about the loss. With a better game from Goff, they might not have—and Goff is going to have more good days than bad. I’m more concerned that we’ve seen the defense struggle against balanced offenses, and particularly against the run. That could be an issue in the postseason.Still, L.A. is one of the better teams in the NFC and is capable of beating any team in the league on the right day.”

    CBS Sports, Pete Prisco Rank: 8

    Last Week: 5

    Change: -3

    “They have to find a way to win the games against the best of the NFC. Now comes a big division game with Seattle.”

    USA Today Rank: 4

    Last Week: 6

    Change: +2

    “They edge up rankings despite narrow loss to Eagles. But they could be direct beneficiaries of adversity in Philadelphia and Seattle.”

    Sports Illustrated Rank: 4

    Last Week: 6

    Change: +2

    THIS WEEK’S OPPONENT’S RANKS — THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

    NFL.com — 11

    ESPN.com — 9

    Yahoo! Shutdown Corner — 10

    The Washington Post — 11

    USA Today — 9

    Bleacher Report — 11

    Sports Illustrated — 11

    CBS Sports — 10

    December 13, 2017 at 1:13 pm #78881
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    zn wrote:

    NFL.com, Elliot Harrison Rank: 5

    Last Week: 5

    Change: –

    ESPN.com Rank: 4

    Last Week: 4

    Change: –

    Yahoo! Shutdown Corner Rank: 5

    Last Week: 5

    Change: –

    The Washington Post Rank: 9

    Last Week: 5

    Change: -4

    Bleacher Report Rank: 4

    Last Week: 5

    Change: +1

    CBS Sports, Pete Prisco Rank: 8

    Last Week: 5

    Change: -3

    USA Today Rank: 4

    Last Week: 6

    Change: +2

    Sports Illustrated Rank: 4

    Last Week: 6

    Change: +2

    Fwiw. Most of these have the Rams unchanged or going up.

    So that suggests that the national perception is the Rams played the Eagles tough and a loss in that game does not reflect badly on them.

    I think it also means that because it was a national game more of the rankers actually watched them last Sunday.

    I mean the guys who do these things do not watch all 16 games and all 32 teams every week.

    December 13, 2017 at 11:33 pm #78906
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    December 13, 2017 at 11:36 pm #78908
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    December 13, 2017 at 11:37 pm #78909
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