Happy Thanksgiving everyone…

I agree, I think the Rams win big this Sunday.

Coaches’ Records in First 44 games:
Pittsburgh (Mike Tomlin) : 31-13 (.705) – including 3-1 in postseason. Super Bowl 43 Champion (youngest coach to win a Super Bowl)
L.A. Rams (Sean McVay) : 31-13 (.705) – including 2-2 in postseason. Super Bowl 53 Runner Up (youngest coach to reach the Super Bowl)

https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/platform/amp/2019/11/9/20945520/pittsburgh-steelers-versus-los-angeles-rams-a-history-of-the-rivalry-super-bowl-nfl-news-archives

Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Los Angeles Rams: A History of the Rivalry
In the NFL’s 100th season, a look at the Steelers and Rams, now and through history.
* By cassidy977 on November 9, 2019 6:30 am

With all the NFL 100th Season lists, I’ve been thinking about the histories of various Steeler rivalries. So every week for the rest of the year, I’ll post a retrospective preview, considering the two teams and setting up for the upcoming game.

2019 Comparison
Current Records:
Pittsburgh : 4-4 (2nd AFC North)
L.A. Rams : 5-3 (3rd NFC West)
2019 Off/Def Comparisons:
………………………………… Overall ……….. Pass ……….. Rush ……….. Score
Pittsburgh Offense……..291 (28th)…….202 (27th)…….88 (26th)…….22.0 (18th)
L.A. Rams Defense…….338 (12th)…….241 (19th)…….97 (11th)…….21.8 (15th)

L.A. Rams Offense……..384 (10th)……..287 (5th)……..97 (20th)…….26.8 (8th)
Pittsburgh Defense……..335 (11th)……..228 (10th)….107 (16th)…….21.1 (13th)
Player in Common (current):
Mark Barron (Rams 2014-18 / signed with Steelers 2019)
Barron was brought in as a hybrid ILB/Safety this offseason. His expected role was reduced when the team also drafted Devin Bush. Barron has been a mixed bag but Bush is turning into a star. As a starter, Barron was probably not what the Steelers needed; as a backup who logs a lot of minutes, Barron looks like a decent pickup.

Jerome Bettis (Rams 1993-95, 1st Rd, 10 overall / traded to Pittsburgh 1996 along with a 3rd round pick, for Steelers 2nd and 4th rounders)
Bettis had been rookie of the year with the Rams, and rushed for 3091 yards in three years there. When he went to Pittsburgh he became the centerpiece of the Steelers offense for the next decade, rushing for 10,571 yards and winning accolades up and down, including Comeback Player of the Year, Walter Payton Man of the Year, four Pro-Bowls, two All Pro seasons, and a Super Bowl. He is now in the Hall of Fame.
(Also notable in this category: Kevin Greene. That’s a pretty good pipeline between the Rams and Steelers in the 90s…)

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images
All-Time Records:
Pittsburgh : 664-583-22 (.533)
L.A. Rams : 594-590-3 (.502)
Steelers have the 4th most wins in NFL history; 11th best all time winning percentage.
Rams have the 7th most wins, but are 18th in winning percentage.
Since Merger:
Pittsburgh : 502-315-3 (.614)
L.A. Rams : 395-398-5 (.498)
The Steelers are the winningst team in the NFL since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger.
The Rams are 15th in wins and 17th in winning percentage.

This Century:
Pittsburgh : 212-115-2 (.648)
L.A. Rams : 140-174-1 (.447)
The Steelers are the #2 team in the NFL this millennium.
Despite two Super Bowl appearances this century, the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams sit at #22.

Coaches’ Records in First 44 games:
Pittsburgh (Mike Tomlin) : 31-13 (.705) – including 3-1 in postseason. Super Bowl 43 Champion (youngest coach to win a Super Bowl)
L.A. Rams (Sean McVay) : 31-13 (.705) – including 2-2 in postseason. Super Bowl 53 Runner Up (youngest coach to reach the Super Bowl)

Best “Chuck” Coach:
Pittsburgh : Chuck Noll, 1969-91. Regular season 212-143-4 (.542). Postseason 15-9 (.680). Super Bowls 4-0 (1.000).

L.A. Rams : Chuck Knox, 1973-77 and 1992-94. Regular season 69-48-1 (.589). Postseason 3-5 (.375). Super Bowls 0-0 (.000).
Best Defensive Line Nickname:
Pittsburgh : Steel Curtain (1972-80)
L.A. Rams : Fearsome Foursome (1963-72)
Best Offensive Stars’ Nickname:
Pittsburgh : Killer B’s (2013-18)
St.L Rams : Greatest Show on Turf (1999-2004)

Best Old Time Player Nickname:
Pittsburgh : Byron “Whizzer” White (1938)
L.A. Rams : Elroy “Crazy Legs” Hirsch (1949-57)
Would-Be Rival?
The Rams were founded in Cleveland in 1936, eleven years before the Browns launched in the AAFC. They stayed in Cleveland until 1945, winning the NFL title in their last year in Ohio, then moved to Los Angeles. This was never a legitimate rivalry because the Steelers (originally Pirates) were so uncompetitive in those years, but also because the teams so rarely played. The Rams led the series in these years 0-2-1.

All-Time Series:
Rams : 15 – 9 – 2
Playoff Series:
Steelers : 1 – 0 (Super Bowl XIV)
Current Streak:
Steelers : 3w
Longest Streak:
Steelers : 3 games (2007-15 and 1980-84)
L.A. Rams : 6 games (1961-78)

First game:
December 4, 1938
Pittsburgh Pirates – 7
Cleveland Rams – 13
Cleveland Rams vs Pittsburgh Pirates. If the score is any indication, this one was not a barn-burner. The Pirates (soon to become Steelers) finished the year 2-9. The Rams (a few years from moving out of Cleveland) finished 4-7. The game was also played at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans for some reason. The Pirates were led by legendary player-coach (and great nickname) Johnny “Blood” McNally, and featured rookie phenom and future Supreme Court Justice, Byron “Whizzer” White, who led the league in rushing and scrimmage yards that season (as well as interceptions thrown). White caught a touchdown in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough on this day, unfortunately, and the Pirates fell to the Rams in the season’s final week.

Most Recent game:
September 27, 2015
Pittsburgh – 12
St.L Rams – 6
This game was a mess. It was Jeff Fisher’s last year coaching the Rams (who would finish under .500 for the ninth consecutive season). The turf in St. Louis caught fire before the game. Josh Scobee was still kicking for the Steelers. And in the end, Ben Roethlisberger was injured (forcing us to watch several weeks of Mike Vick). You might remember Ben’s injury for its effect on a certain unemployed Halloween clown, who posted the second-best receiving season in NFL history, and almost certainly would have broken several single-season records if Big Ben had stayed healthy.
Fun trivia note: the Ram who injured Roethlisberger? Mark Barron.

Biggest Game in the Series:
January 20, 1980 (Super Bowl XIV)
Pittsburgh – 31
L. A. Rams – 19
The Steelers were a dying juggernaut at this point, making one more run at the title. The Rams were 9-7 upstarts playing over their heads. That’s the way it looks on paper anyway. The Rams were actually one of the most successful teams of the 1970s, who just never got past the Cowboys and Vikings. 1979 was their seventh consecutive playoff year, but their first Super Bowl.
This game was closer than the score indicates, as the Steelers, famously, trailed 19-17 in the fourth quarter after the Rams completed a halfback option for the go-ahead points. Then Terry Bradshaw hit John Stallworth with an iconic 73 yard touchdown for the lead. A Jack Lambert interception gave the ball back to the Steelers, and Bradshaw hit Stallworth with a 45 yard gain to set up Franco Harris with the icing points.

Bradshaw took home his second consecutive MVP, though you could make a case for Stallworth as well. It was the last hurrah for the most powerful dynasty in modern NFL history.
Other Memorable Games:
December 20, 2007
Pittsburgh – 41
St.L Rams – 24
A blowout late in Mike Tomlin’s rookie season, this game is mostly only memorable because Willie Parker, who was leading the league in rushing, broke his leg in the second half. Parker’s game was predicated on speed, and though he recovered and helped the Steelers to a Super Bowl victory the next year, he was never really the same back again.

December 20, 1975
Pittsburgh – 3
L. A. Rams – 10
There simply aren’t that many significant Steelers/Rams tilts. This dreadful-looking contest is significant only because it is the final loss the 1975 Steelers suffered before winning out and recording their second consecutive Super Bowl victory.

i think 12-4… McVay doesn’t lose to a team twice.. The Rams can beat SF in Dec.. it also depends what SF will be playing for…. an undefeated season, but if SF has a loss (no undefeated season) with the division and bye locked for Christmas, SF might not give a damn about that game in Dec….

any given Sunday, but I think the Ravens and Cowboys are the toughest team(s) on their remaining sch…. J

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help me understand the frustration with Rams fans over this game?????

The Rams only allowed 10 points….all in the 2nd qtr, thus the Bengals posted goose eggs in 3 qtrs of football.

Kooper Cup amassed 220 receiving yards.

Rams 53% on 3rd down.

Goff 146 passer rating and jumps to NFL league leader in passing yards

All this after no LA home cooking…. from ATL to the UK….

it’s ok to play prevent defense when you’re up by 14!!! BTW, the Rams beat the 13.5 spread….

i realize that Cincy is 0-7…. the Seahawks barely beat them by 1, where howdy doody Dalton passed for >400 yards in Seattle. The Bengals should’ve beaten Arizona and have played the Ravens tough..

The Bengals are not the Washington Generals and the Rams don’t have Curley Neal nor Meadowlark…

Any given Sunday, except for yesterday it was another win outside of LA for McVay. How many road wins is that for McVay and the Rams?

how about that flea flicker to Kupp? Was that cool or what?

i looked up the 2008 season when Martz was OC in SF…..

I forgot how terrible the Rams were that season.. Linehan fired after week IV.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/2008.htm

i had Sunday Tix from 1997 through 2015… i switched to Gamepass in 2016.

Early technology with Gamepass (GP) sucked, but it has vastly improved the past 3 seasons. I send feedback to GP several times per season and they respond very well.

It was a tough adjustment at first to not having Sunday Tix, but I’m no longer tied to the TV to watch football games on Sundays… I can go out fishing or watch the kids play ball while listening to the Rams game live on audio via GP…. yesterday i heard the 2nd qtr using the Falcons broadcast radio feed via GP

you can also mirror your smart phone or tablet to watch on your smart TV or get an old Apple TV unit (usually $40 on craigs) to leverage the NFL app with Gamepass on Apple TV

BTW, check out the Dofu Sports app as another alternative to Reddit or other stream sites.

“The reality is NFL football games come down to little, tiny plays here or there throughout game,” veteran tackle Andrew Whitworth said. “In the year before or even in 2017, we found a way to execute those little moments and get the momentum back, or make a big play that got us in the game or to take a lead and get control of the game.

“Right now, we’re just missing those plays. And when you do, it all just kind of piles on you.”

bingo… Rams rolled in 2017… in 2018 they got some breaks in closer games… this year, they’re not getting the breaks….

ATL not playing well this year, but 10:00 AM body clock for the Rams in ATL next week….. won’t be easy.

Rams need to relearn on how to convert on 3rd.

Rams need to grind out a yard or 2 on 4th.

SF played good defense today and penalty free.

Too many penalties for LA disrupted any continuity…

Rams will be back 12-4

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Vincent Bonsignore@VinnyBonsignore
The last time the #Rams and #49ers met at the Coliseum with both teams having winning records was in 1976. Jim Plunkett was the QB of the 49ers and James Harris was the #Rams QB. Sunday is going to be fun

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Thats hard to believe. Wow.

I guess one of them usually sucks.

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Though VB’s point is, it’s the last time in the Coliseum. Both teams had winning records in 2001, but that was with the Rams in St. Louis.

They also met with winning records in the 80s but the Rams home games were played in what is now The Big A in Anaheim.

correct, Rams and SF were both competitive in the 1980s…..

BTW, the last time SF started 4-0 was 1990… they ended up going 10-0 before losing their first game… to Jim Everett’s 3-7 Anaheim Rams…

Let’s hope that the Rams kick their asses this Sunday…. but their defensive is very good… great defensive line and Richard Sherman is still a great and smart defensive back with very good hands… folks forget that he was a WR at Stanford for 2 years….

Damn…

i’m not sure that the lack of Gurley carries last week was/is entirely because of Gurley’s knee… if Gurley’s knee is that bad today, i’m not sure that Gurley would say that “he don’t call the plays bro”

The Rams only ran the ball 11 times between both Gurley and Malcom Brown last Sunday vs TB. Both RBs are averaging 4.5 YPC, that’s in Zeke, Alvin Kamera territory… not great, but not bad… 4.5 is the industry standard….

I think McVay passed like crazy because:

1) The Rams fell behind 21-0 early…..
2) TB’s pass defense hasn’t been great this year, I think they’re ranked 31 today…
3) Sullivan and Saffold’s replacement need to get up to speed….

That game was like an old AFC 1980’s pass shootout and the play calling got out of hand for McVay…

I remember looking at the scoreboard and the Rams had -2 rushing yards right before half… they just weren’t running the ball to either Brown nor Gurley.

Wade and the defense seems to be getting a free pass this game……. 62% 3rd down conversions that Tampa Bay had will win the Bucs a lot of football games…..

sometimes you have a defensive let down against a seasoned coach like Arians….he burned the defense with good play calling…