The man is a national treasure. pic.twitter.com/bOtWXI7FEJ

— NFL Fashion Advice (@fashion_nfl) November 24, 2025

zn wrote:

Eagles at Dallas

Well Dallas won. So there’s that.

DAK GOES FLYING IN FOR 6! WE HAVE A TIE GAME!

📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/cqkbE6Tup2

— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) November 24, 2025

Los Angeles Rams PR@TheLARamsPR
Entering Week 12, the Rams defense has allowed just 0.9 rushing yards before contact per carry this season, the 5th-fewest in the NFL and the fewest by any Rams defense in the
@NextGenStats era (since 2016).

Games of interest to Rams today

1 pm et

Giants at Lions

Vikings at Packers

Seattle at Titans

4 pm et

Jagz at ARZ

Eagles at Dallas

Falcons at Saints

Monday

Panthers at SF

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It would be nice to get 1 or 2 of those.

from the wiki

Nathan Landman (born 19 November 1998) is a Zimbabwean-American professional football linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes.[1][2]

Early life
Landman was born on 19 November 1998, in Harare, Zimbabwe, where his father, Shaun, was playing rugby union. When his family moved to the United States, they settled in Danville, California. He became a U.S. citizen during his second year of college.[3]

He attended Monte Vista High School and played baseball, rugby union and football.[4] Landman played wide receiver as well as linebacker earning accolades in both positions. Over his four varsity years Landman amassed over 1,000 yards receiving and made over 160 tackles, 15 sacks and 4 interceptions. In his senior year Landman led Monte Vista in a state playoff run. In his final season Landman was the East Bay Athletic League MVP. He was awarded All-NorCal High School Football Team by MaxPreps and East Bay Defensive Player of the Year by the San Jose Times. He was named to all district and state teams for his final two seasons.

Landman was ranked as the 5th best linebacker and 57th best player in California by ESPN. Scout.com had Landman as high as 2nd and 33rd.[5][6][7]

College

Landman had offers from multiple major Division I programs, including Arizona, Boise State, Colorado State, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon State, Washington State, and Wyoming.[8] Landman committed to Colorado on 20 July 2016.[9]

College career
Landman was given significant playing time as a true freshman, playing mostly special teams but also on defense. In his college debut against Texas State, Landman recorded one tackle for a loss. Later that year against Utah, Landman had six tackles and a forced fumble in a starting role.[10] Landman came into the 2018 Colorado football season as a starter; in the first game, he made a career-high 16 tackles[11] and had an interception against rival Colorado State.[12] Landman continued with 13 tackles and another interception against Nebraska on national television.[13]

Landman finished the season with 104 total tackles (64 solo), four sacks, and two interceptions. In early 2019, Landman received an All-Pac-12 Conference from the coaches and media.[14][15][16][17]

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons
Landman signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on 2 May 2022.[20] He made the Falcons’ initial 53-man roster out of training camp. He was released on 10 December 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad.[21] As a rookie, he appeared in seven games in the 2022 season.[22] He signed a reserve/future contract on 9 January 2023.[23] In the 2023 season, he appeared in 16 games and made 14 starts. He finished with two sacks, 110 total tackles (66 solo), one interception, three passes defended, and three forced fumbles.[24]

On 16 September 2024, Landman was placed on injured reserve.[25] On October 12, 2024, Landman came off injured reserve and was activated to the 53-man roster. [26]

Los Angeles Rams
On March 18, 2025, Landman signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Rams. [27] He was named a starting inside linebacker to begin the season. In Week 1 against the Houston Texans, he forced a fumble, had 10 tackles, and earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors.[28][29]

Speak of the devil. I was just saying this.

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The Rams were smart to do this. Pointed out this week that as much dime defense as they play (the most in the NFL by far), their one linebacker on the field in all those packages had better have his stuff together. Landman is a dude. https://t.co/OiUdopmgpj pic.twitter.com/j22mxVPc2L

— Doug Farrar ✍ (@NFL_DougFarrar) November 22, 2025

.@DariusJButler examines how the Rams defense shuts down opposing pass games#RamsHouse

Live on ESPN2 & Streaming on ESPN+@GregCosell | @DariusJButler | Sal Paolantonio pic.twitter.com/cDdCcNGAkA

— NFL Matchup on ESPN (@NFLMatchup) November 22, 2025

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How Chris Shula’s Hybrid Defense Dismantled the Jaguars
A deep dive into the Fangio-Phillips hybrid that’s taken the Rams to the top of the NFL’s defensive charts.

Cody Alexander

https://www.matchquarters.com/p/chris-shula-rams-defense-hybrid-scheme

Against the Jaguars in London, Shula’s defensive acumen was on full display. Trevor Lawrence had a season low QBR of 13.0 (ESPN). Though rookie Travis Hunter went for over 100 yards, the offense only mustered seven total points.

The Rams’ defense used multiple attacking styles to keep the Jaguars off balance. From pressures to coverage rotations, Shula seemed to have an answer for everything. The Jacksonville offensive line has struggled all season, and the Rams’ defense took full advantage with seven total sacks.

The use of Cover 3, combined with sub-packages, allows Shula to disguise coverage through post-snap rotations to confuse quarterbacks. Closed-Post coverages flood the underneath zones and limit explosives in the Post. By eliminating quick intermediate throws and forcing the quarterback to hold the ball, the elite pass rush of the Rams has time to hit home, which they did in London.

Overall, the Rams’ secondary matches the NFL league average, but leans more toward Cover 3 (zone) than Cover 1 (man). In ‘25, LA is currently second in EPA/play when running zone coverage (FTN). Part of that surge in success has been the alignment within the secondary in year two under Shula.

Under Shula, the Rams have run the most Dime in the NFL for the past two seasons. Part of that has been their front structure, but the main culprit has been the surge in play for Nickel Quentin Lake. The fourth year Safety has become the critical piece in the Rams ’ sub-package heavy defense.

Though LA is 28th in Nickel usage (five DBs), they are first in Dime (six DBs). Currently, Lake is ranked fourth in Slot Havoc by Field Vision. Veterans Safety Kam Curl and CB Darious Williams are also excelling in the zone-based system created by Shula.

Jared Verse on the matchup with Tristan Wirfs: https://t.co/V5YK8bvHzi pic.twitter.com/yoQpW9qQiT

— Wyatt Miller (@wymill07) November 22, 2025

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They do the Rams at about 15:45.

Albert Breer@AlbertBreer
The Texans are now 6-5, with the Colts and Chiefs next.

Their defense tonight notched eight sacks and generated three turnovers. And after the Bills’ first possession, they held the Buffalo offense to two field goals, and just 245 yards on 56 plays.

Warren Sharp@SharpFootball
Texans defense vs Josh Allen’s Bills:

2 interceptions
1 fumble forced & recovered
3 total takeaways
8 sacks for 70 yards
11 QB hits
12 QB pressures
held Bills to 0-2 in the red zone

simply incredible performance

Mina Kimes@minakimes
Josh Allen vs the Texans D when pressured

2025: 2/7 for 27 yds

2024: 1/14 for 24 yds

PARAM
Beating Tampa will go a long way towards the tiebreakers if needed. For either a playoff spot or seeding. They beat both SF and Seattle……plus it breaks any possible future tie breaker with Tampa.

Tampa beat Seattle and San Fran

Houston beat San Fran, lost to Seattle and the Rams

Jacksonville beat San Fran, lost to Seattle and the Rams

Atlanta lost to San Fran, yet to play Seattle and the Rams

Indy lost to Rams, yet to play Seattle and San Fran

Carolina has yet to play the Rams, Seattle or San Fran

New Orleans lost to the Rams, Seattle and San Fran

Tennessee lost to the Rams, yet to play Seattle and San Fran

Up to date records with common opponents:

Vs. SF
Rams 6-0 (6 to go); San Fran 5-3 (4 to go)

Vs. Seattle
Rams 6-1 (5 to go); Seattle 5-2 (5 to go)

PFF@PFF
Puka Nacua this season: 85.9% catch rate – best in the NFL 🙌

🐏 85 targets
🐏 73 receptions

wv wrote:

Also, I think Tampa will be desperate and I suspect the Rams will be drained after the Seahawk game. I would take Tampa and the points

It’s about time we got a game where an exhausted Rams team defeats a desperate opponent.

That sounds like fun.