They do the Rams at about 2:12 in.

zn wrote:

roberto clemente@rclemente2121
headed into wk 9:

no team is allowing fewer offensive tds per game than the rams, 19 teams are allowing fewer offensive tds per game than the saints.

7 teams are scoring more offensive tds per game than the rams, 30 teams are scoring more offensive tds per game than the saint

Comparison. Red bold = top 10 Saints, blue bold is the opposite ie. not top 10 Rams

Saints D, yards 15th
Saints D, points 24th
Saints D, ypc rushing 12th
Saints D, ypa receiving 18th
Saints D, pressure % 10th

Rams O, yards 6th
Rams O, points 11th
Rams O, ypc rushing 20th
Rams O, ypa receiving 6th

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Saints O, yards 27th
Saints O, points 29th
Saints O, ypc rushing 28th
Saints O, ypa receiving 29th

Rams D, yards 13th
Rams G, points 3rd
Rams D, ypc rushing 8th
Rams D, ypa receiving 3rd
Rams D, pressure % 8th

Blaine Grisak@bgrisakTST
With Atwell out over the next month, Rams do need someone who can stretch the field.

…but we also know that only being a “burner” won’t work. Have to be able to do everything in the offense.

1st & Tuna@1standtuna
Xavier Smith is the fastest in that room. I wanna see him get some spin.

Jim Youngblood 53@53_jim70721
and he has some wiggle. He has been getting some snaps. I think he has something … we need to see it. I think he can get deep — he’s run faster than HBCU combine … a worst, he’s a ‘fast’ 4.5

Los Angeles Rams PR@TheLARamsPR
Jared Verse has recorded 5+ pressures in each of his last 5 games, which is currently the second-longest active streak in the NFL behind Lions’ Aiden Hutchinson (6 games). He also has a tackle for loss in 5 consecutive games and a forced fumble in 3 of his last 5 games.

After missing the last contest in London, Puka Nacua looks to return action against New Orleans, and continue his fantastic season

As a rookie, Nacua dominated the Saints with 164 yards and a TD. He included one of his best catches of his career. Amazing concentration! pic.twitter.com/XZHKvwO6ee

— RAMS ON FILM (@RamsOnFilm) October 28, 2025

from https://theramswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/rams/2025/10/28/3-rams-make-midseason-all-pro-predictions-stafford-nacua-young/86943266007/?taid=6900c0c51ed01800010b5cf2&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter

Sports Illustrated’s Matt Verderame predicted the league’s first- and second-team All-Pro selections at the midway point of this year and picked Stafford, Nacua and Young as likely to earn acclaim. Stafford and Young made the second-team, while Nacua was a first-teamer.

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from https://www.si.com/nfl/nfl-all-pro-2025-midseason-picks-predictions

Quarterback
First team (1): Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs
Second team (1): Matthew Stafford, Rams

Mahomes is the betting favorite on every book in America, and rightfully so. After watching Kansas City morph into a defense-first team the past two seasons, Mahomes and his offense are back. The two-time MVP has thrown for 2,099 yards and accounted for 21 touchdowns with four interceptions.

Meanwhile, Stafford entered his Week 8 bye with 1,866 passing yards and 17 touchdowns. The Rams have one of the league’s most explosive pass-catching duos, with Puka Nacua and Davante Adams, and Stafford has taken full advantage.

Wide receivers
First team (3): Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seahawks; Puka Nacua, Rams; Ja’Marr Chase, Bengals
Second team (3): Justin Jefferson, Vikings; George Pickens, Cowboys; Amon-Ra St. Brown, Lions

Smith-Njigba is an easy choice. He leads the NFL by a wide margin with 819 receiving yards despite Seattle being on a bye in Week 7. Nacua is also an obvious call with 616 yards and two scores despite missing two weeks. Chase is coming off a Triple Crown campaign and ranks first in receptions (70), second in yardage (720) and eighth in receiving touchdowns (five).

Edge rushers
First team (2): Myles Garrett, Browns; Brian Burns, Giants
Second team (2): Nik Bonitto, Broncos; Byron Young, Rams

Garrett has been utterly phenomenal despite the Browns being 2–6. He leads the league with 10 sacks, including five in a 32–13 Week 8 loss to the Patriots. Burns has also been tremendous, tied with Garrett’s 10 sacks while also posting 13 quarterback hits.

Bonitto might be the most underrated player in the game, leading a wicked Denver pass rush. The Broncos are pacing to shatter the 1984 Bears mark of 72 sacks, and Bonitto has eight and 17 quarterback hits. Finally, Young has nine sacks in seven games, creating havoc on a Rams front headlined by Jared Verse, the reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year

wv wrote:

Man, I saw the replay of the tush-push ‘non-fumble’ by Jalen Hertz and that is one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen.

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You can't possibly call this forward progress and call the play dead. You just can't.

He's literally getting pushed. The point of the TUSH PUSH.

Everything about how this is being officiated is rough.pic.twitter.com/121n8uO815

— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) October 26, 2025

.@richeisen has had enough of the Tush Push after Sunday's fiasco non-fumble call in the Eagles/Giants game: #NFL #FlyEaglesFly #NYGiants pic.twitter.com/nixmNTxGTF

— Rich Eisen Show (@RichEisenShow) October 27, 2025

51 years ago today we had the first quarterback ejection during a game in NFL History.

Vikings' Fran Tarkenton scores a TD and is tripped by Patriots CB Ron Bolton. Fran then fires the ball at Bolton's head.

Both players were ejected after a big fight.pic.twitter.com/Vvk4cMPeHh

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 27, 2025

from Stu Jackson: https://www.therams.com/news/rams-trade-for-cb-roger-mccreary-titans-2025-nfl-trade-deadline

In a corresponding move to make room for McCreary on their 53-man roster, the Rams placed wide receiver Tutu Atwell on Injured Reserve.

Head coach Sean McVay on Monday said the move was influenced in part by the Rams being banged up at cornerback. Los Angeles has already been without Ahkello Witherspoon (broken clavicle) for the last six weeks, and Darious Williams came out of Week 7 against the Jaguars with a shoulder injury, though McVay left the door open for him to potentially play this week against the Saints.

“We were looking to be able to just add some depth,” McVay said. “He’s a guy that (we) respect from playing against him earlier this year, has some inside-outside flex. Actually, (assistant head coach/pass game coordinator) Aubrey (Pleasant) coached him in the Senior Bowl when he was coming out of Auburn, and so we’re excited to get him in. … Just talked to him, he’ll get packed and we’ll get him out here, and then we’ll see what it looks like to be able to get him going for this week. But excited to be able to add him, respect his game from going against them. I’ve heard great things about the human being from people that have been around him. Aubrey enjoyed coaching him at the Senior Bowl, and he’ll be able to add some depth to our group, and we’re excited about it.”

McCreary, 25, has 33 total tackles, two passes defensed and one interception in eight games (three starts) with the Titans this season. In Week 2 against the Rams, he had seven total tackles and one pass defensed, and his overall performance left a positive impression on McVay and the coaching staff.

“I think just the competitiveness,” McVay said. “I think what (Titans defensive coordinator) Dennard (Wilson) asks of that slot position and that system in general, activated as a blitzer inside on some of the run fits, the lateral movement and the short-space quickness to be able to guard guys on a two-way go. They’ll play some vision zone, and they play some matchup stuff where he’s in man or he’s sticky, based on some of the principles that they play, and all of that you could see could do at a high level. But I just respected and I liked the competitor. I saw a competitive player on tape, played big at the point of attack, would get his face dirty if he was involved in the run fit, they could blitz him internally, externally.”

Wyatt Miller@wymill07

New Rams CB Roger McCreary has played almost exclusively in the slot over the past 2 seasons. Quentin Lake is the Rams’ primary slot defender and has a 100% snap share.

When Sean McVay was asked by @AdamGrosbard how McCreary fits into this defense, this was his response:

Roger McCreary, playing slot, rotates to deep 1/2 safety in a non-traditional Tampa-2 cverage

and picks off ball — high points it, QB boot left

passed off his original assignment to pick up deep crosser.

Fine play pic.twitter.com/DmjRk64d76

— Jim Youngblood 53 (@53_jim70721) October 27, 2025

Nate Atkins@NateAtkins_
Darious Williams suffered a shoulder and lat strain. He spent the bye rehabbing, but it’s unclear if he can play this week vs. the Saints.

So, we could see some Roger McCreary action early. Williams has played at least 60% of the snaps in each game without Ahkello Witherspoon.

Rams new CB Roger McCreary 👀 pic.twitter.com/fIfSBBU6no

— 𝚂𝚌𝚘𝚘𝚝 (𝟻-𝟸) (@_SC00T) October 27, 2025

from https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Roger-McCreary-DB-Auburn#google_vignette

Scouting Report: Strengths

Decent measurables 6’0″ 190lbs with 4.5 speed with nice quickness and smooth loose hips
One of the best man/press corners in college football – able to leave him on an island with the opposing team’s best receiver and will not be beaten by double moves
Experience in multiple schemes – happy to play all levels of zone
Nice fluid hips give him the lateral ability to cover sideline to sideline
Tracks receivers perfectly on deep routes – turns his back, runs step for step, and then looks back at the right time to break up the reception
Solid in run defense and Is a strong tackler – skills learned from his experience at safety – could easily still play FS in a pinch
Doesn’t tend to bite on play fakes – has the ability to read the quarterback’s eyes and the experience to know where the pass is going
Closes to the ball well and possesses the hands to snatch throws away from his frame.
Plays the ball as if it was thrown for him, showing burst back to the ball as well as good timing for the jump ball.
Anticipation skills and explosive, downhill burst could make him a star in a zone-based scheme.
Always seems to find the ball quickly enough to at least get a hand on it. Not afraid to stick his nose into traffic against the run despite his size.
Reads the QB and gets good breaks on the ball. Bigger hitter than his slight frame implies. Closes quickly and generates explosion.

Scouting Report: Weaknesses

Not as tall as you would like and his arm length is is only average limiting him as a red zone jump ball defender
In zone coverage has had problems with comebacks across the middle and will need to work on this area of his game in the NFL
He has good speed but it’s not elite and his strides are somewhat short
Needs to get stronger. Too easily lost in the trash. Not a sudden athlete and shows body stiffness when attempting to quickly redirect.
NFL quarterbacks may take advantage of his aggressiveness in man and zone to eye up short routes and go over the top
Has tense ankles and hips with choppy footwork when attempting to redirect and doesn’t always look natural changing directions.
Has managed to stay injury-free throughout his college career

Scouting Report: Summary

McCreary was one of the most impressive man cover corners in college football last year as he become a shutdown player. He has nice top speed, is quick twitchy combined with great agility, and never lets the receiver beat him deep, and is a quality run defender who gives his all.

He however doesn’t come without reservations – he doesn’t have the perfect length for the position, can be outmuscled by bigger receivers, and has had only one year of really dominating play (as a senior). The combine will be important for McCreary and will likely determine his place in the draft, a good outing and he will likely firmly establish himself as a solid day one pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

We expect good things for McCreary and currently consider him to be the third-best corner in the class and a likely quality NFL starter – ideally suited to the slot or as a nickel cover guy – who has the talent to go one on one with most receivers at the next level.