All hail Troy https://t.co/0Efnw002MD

— Sam Monson (@PFF_Sam) December 9, 2019

Brady Henderson
ESPN

The Seahawks’ inactives against the Rams: Ziggy Ansah, Luke Willson, Mychal Kendricks, Nick Bellore, John Ursua, Phil Haynes and Neiko Thorpe.

Cameron DaSilva@camdasilva
49ers can clinch a playoff spot tonight if the Seahawks win. BUT, they will also drop to a wild-card spot if Seattle wins.

So, they’re rooting for the Rams, not that it matters

J.B. Long@JB_Long
Vikings win trimmed the #LARams playoff odds from 29% to 23%.

Layer in all the other early results and they’re steady at 23%.

(But would spike to 36% with a win tonight vs SEA.)

Not that anyone would question the Seahawks motivation tonight, but they’ll either be the 1-seed or the 5-seed depending on tonight’s outcome on @SNFonNBC vs Rams. So yeah, they’ll be locked in.

Agamemnon wrote:

. I had to take firefox up to 240% to get the icon and stuff. Ok, mystery solved. It was beginning to bug me. 😉

Ah. I am using chrome.

New: I talked with @Jim_Everett about the 1988 #Rams, who set an example for the 2019 Rams to follow in this playoff chase. @ladailynews @InsideSoCalSpts https://t.co/KHd5P4kP9E

— Kevin Modesti (@KevinModesti) December 8, 2019

Cameron DaSilva@camdasilva
According to Rapsheet, the Rams are going to “unleash” Todd Gurley and use him extensively the rest of the season.

Adam Schefter@AdamSchefter
Idea of reseeding NFL playoff teams has come up, but “it has gotten zero steam,” per source. “It’s never been a consideration.”

Gregg Rosenthal: NFL Week 14 game picks
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001084186/article/nfl-week-14-game-picks-49ers-top-saints-patriots-edge-chiefs

Los Angeles Rams 31, Seattle Seahawks 30

8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles)

Was the Rams’ perfect day last week in the desert a mirage or a sign of a promising stretch run? Todd Gurley’s usage and explosiveness have been trending up for weeks. The Rams receiver group is exponentially more powerful when Brandin Cooks and Robert Woods are on the field together. And the L.A. defense has more sacks than any team since Week 7 started. It’s worth remembering that the Rams put up 477 yards in Seattle in a game where Greg Zuerlein missed a game-winning field-goal attempt, altering the course of this NFC West race. With Tyler Lockett clearly not all the way healthy, I think the Rams can win the shootout this time.

.@BaldyNFL breaks down how the @Seahawks offensive line "steamrolled" the team into first place in the NFC West. 😤 #Seahawks pic.twitter.com/lygmj21m3R

— NFL (@NFL) December 8, 2019

The way Rams-Seahawks series has played out as of late, Greg Zuerlein could be lining up for another crucial field-goal attempt. https://t.co/UNwmMqnAzF

— Gary Klein (@LATimesklein) December 7, 2019

J.B. Long@JB_Long
Also a word on the rookie Huskies…

Taylor Rapp didn’t play against SEA first time around (ankle). He’s coming off that pick-6.

And don’t look now, but Greg Gaines has a PFF grade of 80.8, which would rank 14th among interior defenders if he qualified. Gaines + SeaBass = nice.

Gregg Bell@gbellseattle
The magic number for Rams: Todd Gurley at 20 touches.

LA’s won 19 of last 20 times Gurley gets 20. They are 27-8 in his career, 3-0 vs #Seahawks, when he gets 20.

But Gurley’s had 20 touches just twice in LA’s last 17 games. Both are in wins the last 3 weeks. @thenewstribune

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Rookies to be in the special teams spotlight Sunday vs. Seahawks https://t.co/HIAwkpaUfA

— Rams Wire (@TheRamsWire) December 7, 2019

Game Preview: Rams, Seahawks look to continue playoff push on SNF | Rams’ official site
https://www.therams.com/news/game-preview-rams-seahawks-look-to-continue-playoff-push

The Los Angeles Rams (7-5) will host the Seattle Seahawks (10-2) at the Coliseum on Sunday Night Football with playoff implications at stake for both teams.

Seattle currently holds the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoff picture, while Los Angeles is only one game behind the Minnesota Vikings for the second wild card spot.

Seahawks at Rams: Preview, predictions, key matchups, how to watch | CBS Sports
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/seahawks-at-rams-preview-prediction-key-matchups-how-to-watch-stream-sunday-night-football-in-week-14/

A year after contending with the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, the Los Angeles Rams have endured a number of hardships, with serious questions emerging about even their core stars — quarterback Jared Goff and running back Todd Gurley among them.

Seahawks at Rams Sunday Night Football prediction and preview | Athlon Sports
https://athlonsports.com/nfl/sunday-night-football-seattle-seahawks-vs-los-angeles-rams-prediction-picks-2019

“Sunday Night Football” will bring football fans a fun rematch between the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. These two teams met back in Week 5 when Seattle beat the Los Angeles 30-29 in an epic back-and-forth battle between the NFC West rivals.

John Clayton: A lot has changed with Rams-Seahawks in two months | MyNorthwest
link: https://sports.mynorthwest.com/733041/clayton-seahawks-rams-changed-in-2-months/

What a difference two months makes.

When the Seahawks hosted the Los Angeles Rams on Oct. 3, they weren’t sure if they were ready to challenge for the NFC West title. The Rams came to the game as a two-time division winner and the defending NFC champions. But though the Rams were 3-1 at that time, they were coming off a 55-40 loss to the Tampa Bay Bucs.

Seahawks visit Rams for rematch with playoff hopes on the line | Q13 Fox
Seahawks visit Rams for rematch with playoff hopes on line

Greg Zuerlein has made plenty of tougher field goals than the 44-yarder he pushed barely wide right through the Seattle night air two months ago.

The Rams’ normally reliable kicker could have sent Los Angeles to a narrow win over the Seahawks. Instead, his miss with 11 seconds left in Seattle’s 30-29 win might have changed the trajectories of two seasons that intersect again Sunday night at the Coliseum.

2019 Week 14 key matchups: Seahawks at Rams | Seahawks’ official site
https://www.seahawks.com/news/2019-week-14-key-matchups-seahawks-at-rams

If the Seahawks are going to emerge with a win and stay perfect on the road, these are three key matchups that could make the difference in Sunday night’s game.

5 questions, 5 answers with Turf Show Times | Field Gulls
https://www.fieldgulls.com/2019/12/6/20998969/seahawks-rams-preview-week-14-nfl-sunday-night-jared-goff-sean-mcvay-stan-kroenke-los-angeles?_ga=2.60414760.485187181.1575735177-1339788852.1574035935

On December 17, 2017, the LA Rams and Seattle Seahawks met in Seattle for their second of two meetings that season. In the first meeting, the Seahawks won 16-10, scoring 16 unanswered after falling behind 10-0 and delivering the world a piece of Jared Goff’s future by holding him to no touchdowns and two interceptions.

Seahawks-Rams: 3 key matchups to watch in Week 14 | Field Gulls
https://www.fieldgulls.com/2019/12/6/20998316/seattle-seahawks-los-angeles-rams-3-key-matchups-to-watch-in-week-14-snf-nfc-west-russell-wilson?_ga=2.60414760.485187181.1575735177-1339788852.1574035935

In Week 5, the Seahawks and Rams delivered one of the best games of the season on Thursday Night Football, a 30-29 barn burner. As it came early on in the season, the general public was largely unsure of what to make of either team; since then, the two NFC West foes have taken different roads to meet in a crucial Week 14 game.

Here’s why the Seahawks-Rams’ line has dropped to pick ‘em | LA Times
https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2019-12-05/heres-why-the-rams-vs-seahawks-line-has-dropped-to-pick-em

Sports bettors in Las Vegas have been backing the Rams in Sunday night’s NFC West showdown against the Seattle Seahawks. An opening line of Seattle -2.5 had dropped to pick-’em by late Wednesday.

4 reasons the Rams will defeat the Seahawks in Week 14 | Clutch Points
link: https://clutchpoints.com/4-reasons-the-los-angeles-rams-will-defeat-the-seahawks-in-week-14/

In the end, it comes down to what version of the Rams show up on Sunday night. On the other hand, Seattle has won five games in a row, which is the second-longest winning streak in the NFL behind the Baltimore Ravens. With that being said, here are four reasons why the Rams will defeat the Seahawks in Week 14.

Carroll: Seahawks are ready for final stretch, starting with Rams | MyNorthwest
link: https://sports.mynorthwest.com/732770/carroll-seahawks-ready-final-stretch-2019/

The Seahawks are one of the hottest teams in the NFL, riding a five-game winning streak heading into a critical NFC West road showdown with the defending NFC champion Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Football.

zn wrote:

PFF LA Rams@PFF_Rams
#LARams Cory Littleton has been on an absolute tear this season, proving to be one of the top LBs in the league

In 2019 (among LBs with at least 350 snaps), Littleton’s grades rank:

– 1st in Tackling
– 2nd in Coverage
– 5th in Pass Rushing
– 6th in Overall Defense

https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-week-14-power-rankings-2019

Cory Littleton …. now ranks sixth among all linebackers in overall grade this season. It may not come with a whole lot of recognition, but Littleton has been one of the premier coverage linebackers in the NFL for some time now. He now ranks fifth among all qualifying linebackers in coverage grade since 2016, and he owns top-10 marks in both forced incompletion rate and passer rating allowed over that same span.