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znModeratorStu Jackson@StuJRams
McVay said they won’t start Rob Havenstein’s 21-day practice window yetznModeratorNFL+@NFLPlus
Puka Nacua surpasses Michael Thomas and Odell Beckham Jr. to become the fastest player in NFL history to reach 300 career receptions (43 games) 🔥December 31, 2025 at 6:16 pm in reply to: The Stafford thread…update 12/31: huge S.I. article #160682znModeratorI’m gonna red-bolda few of the less well known or less talked about stats here:
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NFL Researcher@NFL_Researcher
Matthew Stafford pass TD by situation this season (QB ranks)…🔹Overall – 42 (1st)
🔹Deep (20+ air yds) – 10 (1st)*
🔹Short (sub-10 air yds) – 24 (1st)*
🔹 Downfield (10+ air yds) – 18 (T-2nd)*
🔹vs Man Coverage – 24 (1st)*
🔹vs Zone Coverage – 17 (2nd)
🔹vs Base Defense – 15 (1st)*
🔹vs Sub Packages – 23 (T-1st)*
🔹Outside the Numbers – 18 (2nd)*
🔹Inside the Numbers – 24 (1st)*
🔹In Tight Windows – 7 (1st)*
🔹Inside the Pocket – 37 (1st)*
🔹Quick Passes – 26 (1st)*
🔹vs the Blitz – 29 (1st)*
🔹 Without Pressure – 38 (1st)
🔹 With Play Action – 18 (1st)*
🔹Without Play Action – 24 (T-1st)*
🔹Past the Sticks – 30 (1st)*
🔹vs Single High – 17 (T-2nd)*
🔹In 4th Quarter/OT – 12 (1st)
🔹In Red Zone – 31 (1st)
🔹On 1st Down – 20 (1st)
🔹 On the Road – 24 (1st)
🔹At Home – 18 (T-1st)
🔹Targeting TE – 14 (1st)
🔹Targeting WR – 25 (T-1st)
🔹With Lead – 23 (1st)*Per
@NextGenStatsznModeratorCan you think of a single time that quoting Henry V on a message board was followed by the Rams hot-waxing their opponent?
Actually yes. Back in the early herd days, in 99, the night before the Rams played SF (the famous game 4 of that season), a bunch of posters were discussing the upcoming game, apprehensive because of the 17 straight losses to the 49ers but also hopeful because Warner looked for real, turns out Faulk could run up the middle (that’s an obscure reference I know), and they had whupped Atlanta 2 games before. ‘
Someone quoted the Saint Crispian speech from Henry V. Not everyone understood the context of the speech and asked about it. Some of us knew the play and the history so we pitched in. My bit was to explain the battle of Agincourt. That it looked beforehand as if the French had all the advantages, but the embattled English took it to em. I explained the role of the longbow and put it this way (cause I remember that discussion): the longbow advantage meant the English took to the air early and often.
We all know what happened that next day.
FRENCH CONSTABLE, ie. the 49ers: “Why, all our ranks are broke.”
December 31, 2025 at 3:54 am in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 12/27 – 12/30 … w/ some Baldinger #160676znModerator.@RamsNFL @AtlantaFalcons @JaredVerse1 with this blocked FG/TD…Made it look easy….and the lucky fan who got the souvenir. #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/VLrkHFwA1I
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) December 30, 2025
December 31, 2025 at 3:52 am in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 12/27 – 12/30 … w/ some Baldinger #160675znModerator.@RamsNFL @AtlantaFalcons Stafford to Ferguson TD…Rams are never out of a game. #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/wkeTr2ozZT
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) December 30, 2025
December 31, 2025 at 3:08 am in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 12/27 – 12/30 … w/ some Baldinger #160674znModeratorJosh@JoshiosTweets
The Rams have attempted a run up the middle 26 times in a 3rd/4th down scenario with 3 or less yards to go.The team has failed to reach a first down on 39% of those plays, 5th worst in the league.
December 30, 2025 at 10:21 pm in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 12/27 – 12/30 … w/ some Baldinger #160673znModerator"I have zero level of concern with this football team, and certainly this offense and its quarterback."
Dan Orlovsky believes there are a lot of overreactions with the Rams losing to the Falcons 😅 pic.twitter.com/MmLRPXlOKh
— ESPN (@espn) December 30, 2025
znModeratorif puka had caught that ball at the end of the game, that woulda been hands down the best catch i have ever seen a rams wr make.
i mean it just slipped out maybe a cm??? out of his hands. for maybe a millisecond??? a cm away from snagging a ball one handed with a defender draped on his arm. while dragging his feet and stretched out on the sidelines. that was crazy.
I can’t prove this obviously but my bet is that if Puka hadn’t mouthed off, they would have given him that catch.
But to be honest it’s not even the best one I’ve seen from him. I said it before–Nucua is a solid receiver in every aspect of his game, but he’s elite in the phone booth at the point of the catch, especially contested catches. And sideline catches, which are also within a phone booth. It’s as if when the ball is within inches of him, all of a sudden all 4 of his limbs each has its own brain, octopus style.
znModeratori do have one reason for hope. if lake can come back healthy. not sure where the tweet is, but there was a stat showing the defensive performance pre lake and post lake injury. if lake comes back healthy, i think the rams defense could start to perform much better.
Yes. Lake. Maybe Witherspoon (ie. him getting his game back).
Plus Jackson, Dotson, and Adams.
Higbee too maybe?
znModeratorStephon Diggs charged with ‘felony strangulation’
Yeah people should always go for misdemeanor strangulation. Not hard to learn the difference. It’s a technique thing.
znModeratorI guess they will just have to take it one game at a time, and give it 110%
And leave it all on the field.
It’s not over until the fat lady is over.
znModeratorThis loss apparently especially bothered people. On our board, when things go bad, posters often don’t vent, instead they withdraw.
December 30, 2025 at 1:25 pm in reply to: Atlanta game — tweets, plays, highlights, commentary #160648znModeratorI will say that the holding call on that TD was unconvincing to me. You see more flagrant holds than that every single game that go uncalled. It wasn’t a hold. It was a takedown with leverage, and I’m not sure if technically that is a hold nowadays, but like I said, you see worse every single game.
That was PI on the Tutu bomb, too. No question about it.
But I think the call was right on that spectacular Puka catch.
I’m not saying bad calls cost them the game. Whenever someone blames the calls, I always think that a team should look first at its own missteps and failings. (Like Humphries blowing the block on the Wms 4th down run inside the Atlanta redzone.)
But having said that, I have a very strong suspicion that there is some ref payback for Puka mouthing off about them. Which is one of the many reasons mature veteran players never do that.
December 30, 2025 at 12:20 am in reply to: Atlanta game — tweets, plays, highlights, commentary #160639znModeratorSarah Barshop@sarahbarshop
Sean McVay said the Rams will play their starters in Week 18 against the Cardinals.“We need to play better,” McVay said
HORNZ SzN@RicflairsFather
Quentin Lake
Davante Adams
Kevin Dotson
Alaric Jackson
Tyler HigbeeThat’s a lot of reinforcements coming back just in time for the playoff run. If the Rams lose this game, which rn it looks like they will, they can still get the 5 seed. The sky is not falling!
HoldenCantor@HoldenCantor
Alaric Jackson might be the 2nd most important player on this offenseBrock Vierra@BrockVierra
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Sean McVay’s decision to revamp his special teams pays off. Jared Verse with the blocked kick and return for a touchdownAlbert Breer@AlbertBreer
Matthew Stafford’s throws to Atwell and Nacua on those second and third downs were about as good as it gets. There are so few people that have ever thrown the ball like this guy can.Falcons survive.
December 30, 2025 at 12:11 am in reply to: Atlanta game — tweets, plays, highlights, commentary #160638znModeratorAtwell has his arm pulled back on this pass but the refs don't throw a flag pic.twitter.com/CyBK8CsPko
— Rate the Refs (@Rate_the_Refs) December 30, 2025
Joe Buck and rules analyst Russell Yurk called out the refs missing pass interference against the Falcons on a Rams deep ball in the final seconds.
"That's a missed call!"
"That's a pass interference."
The Falcons hang on to win, 27-24. 🏈🦓🎙️ #NFL #MNF pic.twitter.com/ghGDDgJInm
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 30, 2025
December 29, 2025 at 11:57 pm in reply to: Atlanta game — tweets, plays, highlights, commentary #160637znModerator𝚂𝚌𝚘𝚘𝚝 (𝟷𝟷-𝟺)@_SC00T
This final drive is exactly why you don’t talk shit about the refs, Puka.December 29, 2025 at 11:56 pm in reply to: Atlanta game — tweets, plays, highlights, commentary #160636znModeratorRams #72 called for holding which takes away a 40 yard touchdown pass from Stafford to Puka pic.twitter.com/D3GgNg8lu7
— Rate the Refs (@Rate_the_Refs) December 30, 2025
znModerator1st half reaction: on the OL they’re missing Jackson, Dotson, and Hav.
McClendon has been playing well, but 3 out of 5 OL are replacements, which is obviously too many and tips things. Atlanta has a good pass rush. Stafford is not as comfortable. It’s 2022 all over again.
Humphries at LOT was the one who blew the 4th and 1 block, and the one who drew the flag that negated the 30+ yard pass. 2026 draft should include OTs and CBs.
For now, time to see if they can become a 2nd half team again.
And then Humphries got the flag that negated the TD to Nacua.
Anyway. At least they battled back in the 2nd half. Didn’t get there but they still get the #5 seed. In 2021, they were wildcard team but still made the super bowl.
December 29, 2025 at 6:07 pm in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 12/27 – 12/30 … w/ some Baldinger #160631znModerator"I still think they may be the best team in the entire NFL, but so much has kind of gone against them."@Kurt13Warner analyzes the Rams' playoff potential 👀
(via @RichEisenShow) pic.twitter.com/moY68BhZ0V
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) December 29, 2025
znModeratorI’m worried that the Rams are actually a 4-win team, the practices are too damn long, players are about to mutiny, and Isaac Bruce is a malingerer.
For some reason I am reminded of this poem by Robert Creeley
…—John, I
sd, which was not his
name, the darkness sur-
rounds us, whatcan we do against
it, or else, shall we &
why not, buy a goddamn big car,drive, he sd, for
christ’s sake, look
out where yr going.Drive, he said.
znModeratorBTW, if Atlanta loses twice and the 3 teams immediately ahead of them win, the highest their pick can go is 8th.
Draft order as of now:
Las Vegas Raiders: 2-14; .544 SOS
New York Giants: 3-13 record; .531 strength of schedule
New York Jets: 3-13, .548 SOS
Tennessee Titans: 3-13, .576 SOS
Arizona Cardinals: 3-13; .577 SOS
Cleveland Browns: 4-12, .494 SOS
Washington Commanders: 4-12; .504 SOS
New Orleans Saints: 6-10; .491 SOS
Kansas City Chiefs: 6-10; .511 SOS
Cincinnati Bengals: 6-10; .520 SOS
Atlanta Falcons (pick belongs to Los Angeles Rams): 6-9; .498 SOSIf Atlanta wins either one of its remaining games, they could be lower than 11.
The only teams that can let them rise higher in the draft order by winnning are the Saints, Chiefs, and Bengals.
Their schedules:
Bengals are home against Arizona then Cleveland. They could easily win at least one of those.
Chiefs have just one game, the Raiders. Raiders are tanking for the 1st pick.
Saints are on the road in both Tennessee and … Atlanta! They could easily win one of those, and if they have to beat the Falcons or none of this works.
So highest possible pick is 8th.
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znModeratorUPDATED AS OF 12/29
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ATLANTA
Offense
yds 14th
points 26th
yds per pass attempt 12TH
yds per rush attempt 13th
qb sacked percentage 4th
RZ efficiency (TD only) 7th
turnovers 15thDefense
points 21st
yds 14th
yds per pass attempt 12th
yds per rush attempt 25th
RZ efficiency (TD only) 15th
pressure percentage 7th
turnovers 16thRAMS
Offense
yds 2nd
points 1st
yds per pass attempt 1st
yds per rush attempt 10th
qb sacked percentage 3rd
RZ efficiency (TD only) 5th
turnovers 3rdDefense
yds 16th
points 6th
yds per pass attempt 10th
yds per rush attempt 11th
RZ efficiency (TD only) 3rd
pressure percentage 9th
turnovers 5thDecember 29, 2025 at 4:13 am in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 12/27 – 12/30 … w/ some Baldinger #160615znModerator1st & Tuna@1standtuna
Rams win next 2 : ✈️ CAR/TB
Rams lose 1 or both: ✈️ PHI/CHIznModeratorJust following the Chicago/SF game through online stats while doing other things.
It appears to be quite some game.
Right now, Bears are ahead 38-35 w/ a little over 5 to go in the 4th quarter.
Looks like neither defense can stop the other team’s offense. Both teams can pass, both teams can run. Though of course the Bears started off with a pick 6.
znModeratorPlus, he missed a wide open receiver on the last play of the game.
OH MY GOD JOSH ALLEN WITH THE CHOKE OF THE YEAR!!!
pic.twitter.com/jnCdYMgaAk— John Frascella (Football) (@NFLFrascella) December 29, 2025
znModeratorI was hoping Josh Allen would not look like an MVP in this game. He came close. I dunno.
0 TD passes, sacked 5 times, 2 fumbles w/ 1 lost, qb rating of 88. Upside: 2 TDs rushing.
znModeratorI dont know who the heck Malik Willis is, but he looked like Lamar Jackson last night for the Packers. They might have another franchise QB on their team.
Kyle Malzhan@KyleMalzhan
Malik Willis will hit free agency after the season. He proved to be a starting QB in the NFL throughout his 2 seasons with the #Packers.– 6 passing TDs
– 3 rushing TDs
– 0 INTs
– 977 passing yards
– 261 rushing yardsHis pitch is simple: “What you put on tape is your pitch.”
December 28, 2025 at 9:13 am in reply to: Rams tweets etc. … 12/27 – 12/30 … w/ some Baldinger #160598znModeratorRams 2026 opponents
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Arizona Cardinals
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Chargers
NFC North TBD
AFC East TBDAway
Arizona Cardinals
Denver Broncos
Las Vegas Raiders
Philadelphia Eagles
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Washington CommandersHow can we know the schedule when we dont know if the Rams will finish 1st, 2nd, or third in the division? I thought there were schedule differences based on where a team finished?
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vTrue. That’s what this is:
Home
NFC North TBD
AFC East TBDAway
NFC South TBD
znModeratorLot of reasonable choices this year. My vote would go to Shannahan, i think.
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vShanahan has done an amazing job, but Vrabel and Johnson have completely turned around franchises, and that will get them more votes.
Jourdan Rodrigue @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social
Hard to remember a more rightfully crowded COY candidate group. Vrabel, MacDonald, Coen, Payton, Shanahan, Johnson, Ryans, Steichen depending on how this finishes out and Canales has these Panthers on a joyride season. McVay is coaching for a Super Bowl. Jim Harbaugh. So many. -
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