trey wingo@wingoz
5 sacks without Chris Jones, Mahomes over 320 and 3 TD passes, Kelce all over the field, Worthy making plays, home field in the AFC ….secured in a blowout win against a 10 win team on the road. Doubt them at your own peril..but the @Chiefs are peaking right before the playoffs

nfc west – last 10 games
w/l records and qb rating pic.twitter.com/n9idEAwRQb

— roberto clemente (@rclemente2121) December 25, 2024

On the short list for my favorite Rams Revealed episode of all-time. Merry Christmas, everyone. Here’s Michael Hoecht to get you fired up for Saturday at SoFi. youtu.be/POnah8yXN7Q?…

— J.B. Long (@jblong.bsky.social) 2024-12-25T04:36:25.601Z

nittany ram wrote:

The Rams can clinch this week if:

1. The Rams win and Seattle loses or ties.

2. The Rams win plus 4 of the following 6 teams win this week (Strength of Victory tiebreaker):
Vikings, Bills, 49’ers, Commanders, Bengals, Browns

3. The Rams tie and Seattle loses.

𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐀@BuiltForLA
I was under the impression that a Rams win would secure the division by itself.Is that not accurate?

Stu Jackson@StuJRams
Not accurate. Need a little bit more than just a Rams win to secure the division

Rams House Official YT@RamsHouseOffic1
What does sov mean?

Stu Jackson@StuJRams
Strength of Victory. Combined win total of all the teams you’ve beaten

Justin@JLrams7
So rams need 4 of those 6 teams on option 2 to win ?

Stu Jackson@StuJRams
Correct

Andrew Siciliano@AndrewSiciliano
Only ONE of the 9 teams to already qualify for the @NFL Playoffs didn’t make it a year ago (MIN).

We’ve gone 34 straight years with at least four “new” playoff teams.

If the Rams, Buccaneers, and Dolphins all make it… that streak is in jeopardy.

Arizona numbers.

Offense:

yards: 11th
points: 14th
ypa rushing: 2nd, but Conner might be out at RB and (as WV posts above) they have to replace both starting OTs
ypa passing: 2nd

yards per play last 3 games only: 9th

Defense:

yards: 20th
points: 13th
ypa rushing: 25th
ypa passing: 20th
pressure percentage: 27th

yards per play last 3 games only: 30th

NFL Stats@NFL_Stats
QBs sacked the most this season:

Caleb Williams – 60
CJ Stroud – 47
Geno Smith – 45
Sam Darnold – 45
Justin Herbert – 40
Will Levis – 40
Jalen Hurts – 38
Jayden Daniels – 38
Baker Mayfield – 37
Joe Burrow – 37

…

me note: Stafford has been sacked 28 times, which ranks 18th…and in this case, of course, the bigger the rank number, the better.

It’s the opposite with interception percentage stats, where the smaller the rank number the better. On this, Stafford ranks 11th.

Though some of that has been luck. There are games where he throws right at defenders a couple of times.

.@rams @jets @JaredVerse1 is a creates massive amounts of destruction. Love hos Violent Style. #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/3WV3EUymKR

— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) December 24, 2024

PARAM

Last year Kyren Williams finished #3 in rushing (1142 ; 12 TDs) but led the league in yards per game due to the fact he missed 4 games. This year, he’s #3 in rushing (1243), 96 yards ahead of Josh Jacobs (who plays tonight). He’s got 13 rushing TDs (the same as Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry). I know he’s not overlooked by Ram fans but dayem! His name rarely comes up with the likes of Barkley, Henry, Jacobs, Gibbs, Bijan, Taylor, Aaron Jones or Conner. This dude is a stud and he does it all. Runs, catches and blocks.

5 interesting stats from Rams’ win over Jets in Week 16: Stuffing the run and staying ahead of the sticks in the cold

Wyatt Miller

https://www.therams.com/news/5-interesting-stats-from-rams-win-over-jets-in-week-16-stuffing-the-run-and-staying-ahead-of-the-sticks-in-the-cold

The Rams, winners of four-straight games and five-straight road games, have proven they can win all sorts of matchups. From a home shootout with the Bills to the below-freezing battle with the Jets at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, Los Angeles has found ways to win no matter the context or conditions. Now, the Rams are in control of their own playoff destiny at 9-6, holding the third seed in the NFC.

Against New York, the Rams pounded the rock, giving running back Kyren Williams more carries than quarterback Matthew Stafford had pass attempts. They also stuffed the run defensively and came up with three huge stops on fourth down.

Here are five interesting stats from the Rams’ 19-9 win over the Jets:

The Rams didn’t go backwards all game, taking zero sacks or tackles for loss for just the second time this season

The Rams’ offensive line has hit their stride at the right moment, as the health and continuity within that unit has catapulted this offense forward over the last few months. Head coach Sean McVay said postgame that “the offensive line did a great job being able to create removal,” and that led to success in both phases.

The Rams allowed pressure on just 26.3% of quarterback Matthew Stafford’s dropbacks, their third-lowest rate of the season. Williams, along with the tight ends, also had a hand in that success, as Williams earned a Pro Football Focus pass blocking grade of 80.5 yesterday.

Williams’ 95 rushing yards after contact (YAC) was the most of Week 16 (pre-MNF), via Next Gen Stats

Williams’ season-high 122 rushing yards carried the Rams to victory on Sunday, and he took defenders with him all day long. Williams averaged 4.1 yards after contact per attempt, his fourth-highest mark of the season, to go along with his 95 total YAC.

Sunday was one of Williams’ best games of the season from both a production and efficiency standpoint as he continued his recent stretch of dominance. This is the third time in four games that Williams has surpassed 100 rushing yards, as well as the third time this season he averaged at least five yards per carry.

The Rams forced a season-high three turnover on downs on five fourth down attempts

The Jets played with nothing to lose, as they were eliminated from playoff contention coming in. That meant going for nearly every fourth down opportunity, but the Rams stopped them more often than not.

The first risky move came in the second quarter when the Jets went for it on fourth-and-one from their own 33-yard line. Rookie linebacker Omar Speights came flying into the backfield to hit Jets running back Breece Hall behind the line for a massive stop that turned into six points shortly thereafter. Later on, cornerbacks Ahkello Witherspoon and Darious Williams both picked up impressive pass breakups to secure stops on two other fourth down tries.

The Rams allowed -31 rushing yards over expected (RYOE), their best mark of the season

Next Gen Stats models expected rushing yards based on speed and player positioning. Those calculations expected the Jets to rush for 31 more yards than they did on Sunday, when the Rams held them to 75 yards on the ground. Meanwhile, Williams took those vacated yards for himself, totaling +31 rushing yards over expected.

Los Angeles allowed just 3.8 yards per rush against the Jets on Sunday, its fifth-best mark of the season. It has now held their opponent to under 80 rushing yards in two-straight games.

Sunday’s game was the coldest game that Stafford has ever played in at 23 degrees

This is surprising for someone that played in Detroit for the first 12 years of his career. Pro Football Reference had the temperature at 23 degrees, which is three degrees colder than his previous career-low, a Week 17 game that saw Detroit take on the Packers in Green Bay in 2018.

Stafford only threw the ball 19 times on Sunday, completing 14 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown. That was enough to leave East Rutherford, N.J. with a win.

Make that 8-24 pic.twitter.com/wLpm2QqoJy

— Jim Youngblood 53 (@53_jim70721) December 23, 2024

Wyatt Miller@wymill07
Sean McVay on the decision to go with Ahkello Witherspoon over Cobie Durant at corner yesterday and what he’s seen from Witherspoon recently:

Jim Youngblood 53@53_jim70721
Rams 3rd down defense gets most pressure in NFL

3rd and long
1st in pressure rate
17th in blitz rate

Rams on 3rd on medium
6th best pressure rate
25th lowest blitz rate

getting there with 4

Rams dime (and some nickel) is very effective.

Rams Bros.@RamsBrothers
The Rams are 6pt favorites vs. the Cardinals on Saturday night — the most points they have been favorited by all season.