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znModeratorznModeratorznModeratorI heard this today: The Carolina Panthers are a perfect 6-0 when they win the coin toss, and a dismal 0-5 when they lose it.
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vThat makes perfect sense, since it is simply the practical outcome of Carolina’s dedicated team policy of drafting for and coaching the coin toss.
znModeratorPutting this one in 2 threads. It belongs in both.
Cameron DaSilva@camdasilva
The injury bug has bitten: Sean McVay announced the Rams are placing Higbee, Havenstein and Lake all on injured reserve***
The Los Angeles Rams have placed three starters on injured reserve, guaranteeing they will miss the next four games: DB Quentin Lake, TE Tyler Higbee, and RT Rob Havenstein.
znModeratorCameron DaSilva@camdasilva
The injury bug has bitten: Sean McVay announced the Rams are placing Higbee, Havenstein and Lake all on injured reserve***
The Los Angeles Rams have placed three starters on injured reserve, guaranteeing they will miss the next four games: DB Quentin Lake, TE Tyler Higbee, and RT Rob Havenstein.
znModeratorroberto clemente@rclemente2121
offensive tds allowed per game
headed into week 12top
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1.55 broncos
1.60 rams
1.80 texans
1.90 chiefs
2.00 eaglesbottom
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3.70 bengals (insane)
3.40 cowboys
3.09 giants
3.00 titans, bearsznModeratorDuring that game I was thinking, “man what does Chris Shula do that Darnold can’t handle?” Mina nails it https://t.co/vNZDuhLXMs
— Joey (@joeyanalytics) November 19, 2025
znModerator#Rams safety Quentin Lake underwent surgery on his elbow and hopes to return later this year.https://t.co/rTLpiByhHJ
— Pro Football Rumors (@pfrumors) November 19, 2025
znModeratorDenver or New England.
v. Rams
znModeratorMina – “…the god damn rams”
To be fair, though, they actually cover the game–albeit entirely from a Seattle perspective–at 36:00 in. Mina points out that the Rams rattled Darnold with interior pressure while also playing dime, which means they were stopping the run in dime, and that throws things way off for the Seahawks.
znModeratorznModeratorComputer Cowboy@benbbaldwin
The rate at which each offense takes a 1st & 10 and earns a new set of downs (or scores).znModeratorHayden Winks@HaydenWinks
NFL teams with a top-12 offense and defense:
+ Colts: 1st and 11th
+ Chiefs: 3rd and 7th
+ Rams: 5th and 3rd (3rd hardest schedule)
+ Lions: 6th and 9th
+ Patriots: 8th and 5th (easiest schedule)
+ Seahawks: 10th and 4thznModeratorJosh@JoshiosTweets
Eagles were in the top right corner last year.Rams were in the bottom left corner last year.
They swapped places.
znModeratorSean McVay spent a portion of today’s presser raving about DBs coach/assistant head coach Aubrey Pleasant, who has shaped this secondary on the field and off.
For a window into it, here’s how he rewired Emmanuel Forbes Jr. after a benching and release:https://t.co/ebZBm710Cn
— Nate Atkins (@NateAtkins_) November 18, 2025
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The Rams are a bend-but-don’t-break secondary. They rank 13th in passing yards allowed, third in yards allowed per passing attempt, seventh in passing touchdowns allowed, fourth in yards after the catch allowed and sixth in completion rate allowed.
And while those numbers are associated with some of the best secondaries in the NFL, the Rams are doing it all without a star in the defensive backfield. Cornerbacks Darious Williams and Quinten Lake are the only healthy Rams defensive backs with a Pro Football Focus coverage grade of at least 70.0 this season, and none of the Rams’ safeties are above 60.0.
This is where a combination of coaching and a top-flight defensive line comes in. Defensive coordinator Chris Shula is coaching incredibly well this season, and the Rams have been tremendous both at stopping the run and getting to the quarterback. That all trickles down to the secondary even without star players.
znModeratorryan anderson@RLAndersonLAFB
🟦 Rams CB Ahkello Witherspoon could return in THIS SEASON 🗓️. His absence has caused man coverage struggles 😬, even with Emmanuel Forbes 💪 stepping up. Witherspoon’s return will be the key for a playoff push 🏆.znModeratorznModeratorCameron DaSilva@camdasilva
After Quentin Lake went down, it was Josh Wallace who came in and replaced him in the slot. Sean McVay thought he did a “phenomenal job” and raved about the young DB’s versatility.znModeratorSosa Kremenjas@QBsMVP
I don’t even give a shit about the numbers, though I’m sure they were pretty good. Emmanuel Forbes drew maybe the toughest assignment in football a lot on Sunday and competed all day.Can tell he’s playing with maximum confidence right now.
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znModeratorLandman (53) with a nice fall-back vs. a run by the Seahawks.
Stack your gap and fall-back with the cutback.
Great job getting his shoulders back to square to make the tackle.
Also, a nice vice tackle scenario with the other LB (48).
— pic.twitter.com/4Z45ICWGyZ— Cody Alexander (@The_Coach_A) November 18, 2025
znModeratorfrom https://www.lafbnetwork.com/nfl/la-rams/la-rams-news/rams-sign-jesse-luketa/
The Los Angeles Rams moved quickly in the aftermath of a troubling injury update on defensive standout Quentin Lake, adding reinforcements to a defense that suddenly finds itself without a player who has played nearly 100 percent of defensive snaps over the last two seasons.
As first reported by Jordan Schultz, “Sources: Former #Cardinals OLB Jesse Luketa is signing today with the #Rams. The former Penn State standout recorded three sacks and one forced fumble in 10 games last season. He is fully healthy after recovering from a season-ending thigh injury.”
znModeratorfrom The Athletic, power rankings week 12: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6814386/2025/11/18/nfl-power-rankings-week-12-bills-broncos-bears/?campaign=15738802&source=athletic_targeted_email&userId=603890
2. Los Angeles Rams (8-2)
Last week: 2Sunday: Beat Seahawks 21-19
The two greatest loves of NFL teams — coaches with famous names and coaches from the Rams system — are all wrapped up in L.A. defensive coordinator Chris Shula (grandson of Don), and the Rams defense is on the kind of run that gets assistant coaches head coaching jobs. Los Angeles intercepted Sam Darnold four times and is allowing 13 points per game during its five-game winning streak.
Up next: vs. Buccaneers, Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET
znModeratorStat.
Offense.
NFL Team Red Zone Scoring Percentage (TD only). Last 3 games, Rams ranked 2nd.
But then also rank 1st in RZ attempts in the RZ.
Last 3 games they are 3rd in offensive points per game.
znModeratorBenjamin Solak@BenjaminSolak
Rams DC Chris Shula with 14 (!) snaps of dime on 1st and 2nd down in this game. Over 60% of his early-down defensive snaps had 5+ defensive backs on the field.znModeratorWyatt Miller@wymill07
After the Rams’ 4 interceptions against Seattle in Week 11, they now own the league’s 2nd‑best turnover differentialBlaine Grisak@bgrisakTST
Jared Verse led the NFL with 7 pressures with Myles Garrett. Byron Young also had 4. Darnold was pressured 13 times T-2nd most in a game this season.znModeratorEmmanuel Forbes had a reputation of being poor tackler. Here he gives a hit so hard the digital camera pixelated
Isolation on #1 pic.twitter.com/ZkfxMW7qRf
— Jim Youngblood 53 (@53_jim70721) November 17, 2025
znModeratorLos Angeles Rams PR@TheLARamsPR
This season Ethan Evans ranks T-2nd in the NFL for punts downed inside the 10-yard line (8) and T-4th in punts downed inside the 5-yard line (3). Since entering the league in 2023, he ranks T-4th in punts downed inside the 10 (30) and T-3rd in punts downed inside the 5 (10).znModeratorAnd the result in 2025? I was listening to the vid WV posted in the “Seattle game…tweets, plays, articles, highlights” thread (here: https://theramshuddle.com/topic/seattle-game-tweets-plays-articles-highlights/). It was posted at 7:06 pm today, for now it’s the end of the thread (which could change).
At one point (starting at about 4:13 in) the analyst says this about the Rams secondary after the Seattle game: “they’re really coming together as a legitimate coverage unit….for the season now, they lead the league in coverage grade.” He adds they don’t have a big name shut-down corner, “but the way they’re playing as a unit really culminated in this game….It’s not just Darnold letting the Seahawks down….”
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More related stuff:
New story:
The Rams DBs heard all week about how explosive the Seahawks passing game was. But where others saw a nightmare, they saw a gold mine.
And now, they’re showing the Rams have another area that can be a strength this season: https://t.co/oPGk9OqeGI pic.twitter.com/lQ2ZfWFuYP
— Nate Atkins (@NateAtkins_) November 17, 2025
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November 17, 2025 at 7:24 pm in reply to: The Stafford thread…update 12/31: huge S.I. article #159403znModeratorStafford9@LAR9MS
Rams All-Time Passing TD leaders:1. Roman Gabriel: 154
2. Jim Everett: 142
3. Matthew Stafford/Marc Bulger: 12233 more and Matthew Stafford will be the Rams All-Time leader!!!
Games played:
Roman Gabriel: 130
Jim Everett: 107
Marc Bulger: 96
Matthew Stafford: 67November 17, 2025 at 5:27 pm in reply to: The Stafford thread…update 12/31: huge S.I. article #159399znModeratorThis is another thread already but it’s a detail worth drawing attention to in this thread
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Sarah Barshop@sarahbarshop
Stafford has 22 passing touchdowns and zero interceptions in his last seven games. According to ESPN Research, his 22 passing touchdowns are the most over a seven game span without an interception in NFL history. -
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