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Philip Rivers is 25-of-25, the most consecutive completions in one game in NFL historyznModeratorMyles Simmons@MylesASimmons
Field goal is GOOD and Seattle beats Carolina 30-27. #LARams will not clinch the NFC West this week.If you want something done, best to do it yourself, right? LA will clinch the NFC West with a victory over Detroit next week (or a Seattle loss to San Francisco).
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The #Rams strength of schedule is now at .500 which is higher than any current playoff teams except for the 6th seeded #Ravens.znModerator7 @NFL teams haven’t won back-to-back games this season.
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49ers— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) November 25, 2018
znModerator49ers LB Reuben Foster released after arrest https://t.co/Lrg8m2gYPr
— Joe Curley (@vcsjoecurley) November 25, 2018
znModeratorThat is as poor a docket of games as I can recall ever seeing.
Yeah.
znModeratorRams are in a race with the Saints for HFA, and one thing that might have an effect on that is the Saints defense, which is starting to look solid after being much worse earlier in the season.
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Surging Saints defense playing its part in 10-game win streak
ESPN
NEW ORLEANS — Why should the New Orleans Saints’ offense have all the fun?
The Saints’ defense, which has been surging over the past three weeks, reached its peak in Thursday night’s 31-17 victory against the rival Atlanta Falcons.
They forced four huge turnovers — including two of them when Atlanta had gotten inside New Orleans’ 3-yard line. They had a season-high six sacks. And they stopped the Falcons twice on fourth downs.
My, how far this Saints defense has come since Week 3, when they barely survived a 43-37 overtime thriller at Atlanta.
“For us, we know this team will go as far as the defense takes us,” Saints defensive end Alex Okafor said. “We know what the [Saints] offense is going to provide. They’re dynamic, they can put up 30 every game. So the X factor is going to be how well the defense can play. And so far we’ve gotten better each week this year, and I’m just proud of this group.”
The Saints (10-1) have now allowed a total of just 38 points in their past three games (including a 51-14 blowout at Cincinnati in Week 10 and a 48-7 rout of Philadelphia at home in Week 11).
And with each passing week, they appear to be playing faster, more decisive and more dominant. They have been a prime example of one of coach Sean Payton’s favorite mantras that he borrowed from mentor Bill Parcells — that confidence comes from demonstrated ability.
“You can think it and you can want it and hope for it. But you have to at some point demonstrate it,” Payton said — a refrain that his players can all recite from memory by now.
But a refrain that they agree with.
“As long as we keep building off the positives and playing with great intensity and playing with confidence, I think the sky’s the limit for this defense,” said linebacker A.J. Klein, who said the best thing the Saints are doing is being “opportunistic” and playing complete team defense through every level.
For a little while there in September, it looked like the Saints’ defense might be a liability — as it was for so many other years past during the Payton-Drew Brees era. The Saints’ only loss came in Week 1, when they couldn’t stop “Fitzmagic” and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a 48-40 track meet at home in the Superdome.
Then came the Week 3 win against the Falcons, when the Saints allowed Matt Ryan to throw for a career-high five TD passes while Calvin Ridley torched their No. 2 and No. 3 cornerbacks.
But the Saints’ defense stabilized soon after that. And over the past three weeks, they’ve switched from stable to dominant.
“After the first game, the world was sort of against us. Everybody tried to say the sky was falling,” said Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan, who had two sacks Thursday to boost his season total to eight. “I told you early on in the year, ‘Look, it’s gonna take us a couple games to mesh together.’ And I love the way that we rallied. …
“It was the integrity of our locker room, it was the ability to have this high level of competitiveness within our players to go ahead and fight from there. And to talk about how we’ve come together the last 10 weeks, I don’t what to say about it because we’d rather show you.”
They certainly did that on Thursday night.
Safety Marcus Williams forced the first turnover when he lunged for Ryan on a blitz and swatted the ball out of his hand on a third-and-2 play from New Orleans’ 3-yard line. Then Williams himself recovered after the ball bounced around through a few players’ hands.
In the second quarter, Saints linebacker Alex Anzalone forced a fumble against receiver Julio Jones after he had taken a 15-yard reception inside the Saints’ 20-yard line.
Then early in the fourth quarter, Klein intercepted a pass intended for Jones in Falcons territory. And late in the fourth quarter, Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore improbably stripped the ball loose from Ridley inside the 1-yard line to prevent what would have been a 30-yard TD.
“Those turnovers were monumental … where we had them, when we had them, you can’t ask for anything else,” said Saints defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins, who has been one of those surging players with five sacks over his past five games, including one on Thursday.
Defensive coordinator Dennis Allen pointed to three things the other day that helped turn things around and get the defense back to playing at the same level it was last season.
One was a “heightened sense of urgency.” Another was having a taste of success, “which breeds confidence.” And the other was that, “Obviously the explosiveness of our offense allows us to go out and play with a little bit more freedom and kind of throw caution into the wind a little bit, I guess.”
A fourth factor is that New Orleans has had the NFL’s No. 1 run defense through most of the season, which helps to make opponents one-dimensional. The Saints are allowing just 73.2 rushing yards per game after holding Atlanta running backs Tevin Coleman and Ito Smith to a total of six rushing yards on 10 carries.
Yet another factor is the improved secondary play, including the addition of Eli Apple through an October trade with the New York Giants and the resurgence of nickel cornerback P.J. Williams after he got temporarily benched during that Week 3 game at Atlanta.
“I won’t say [Week 1 was] fluky because it happened. It’s on our résumé.’ But we knew after that game that wasn’t us, that wasn’t our standard,” Rankins said. “And each game afterward, we came out with the mentality to prove that’s an outlier, that’s not who we are. And I think for the most part we’ve done that.
“But in this league, you’ve got to do it again and again and again, and do it when it counts.”
Case in point — up next for the Saints is a trip to Dallas next Thursday and one of the stiffest tests yet for that run defense against Ezekiel Elliott, who has run for more than 120 yards and a touchdown in each of his past three games.
“We all know what Dallas is gonna want to do — hand it to Zeke as many times as they can and try to pound out a win,” Rankins said. “So it’s gonna be fun.”
November 25, 2018 at 1:01 am in reply to: Texas A&M wins 74-72 over LSU in 7th overtime period #94439znModeratorLSU Comes Up Short in NCAA’s Wildest Game, 74-72
http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=211781796
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — In the highest-scoring and longest game in NCAA FBS history, the seventh-ranked LSU Football team fell to No. 22 Texas A&M, 74-72, in seven overtimes on Saturday at Kyle Field.
LSU (9-3, 5-3 SEC) looked to have the game won in regulation, however, a video review nullified an interception and allowed Texas A&M (8-4, 5-3 SEC) to force overtime tied at 31-31 with a last-second touchdown.
There were 84 points scored in the extra periods, with the final two being a two-point conversion pass by Texas A&M’s Kellen Mond to wide receiver Kendrick Rogers.
Quarterback Joe Burrow led the way for LSU, completing 25-of-38 passes for 270 yards with three touchdowns while rushing 29 times for 100 yards and three more scores.
Running back Nick Brossette added 61 yards on 16 carries with a touchdown. Justin Jefferson led 11 LSU receivers with 63 yards on five catches with a touchdown.
Texas A&M was led by Mond, who finished 23-of-49 passing for 287 yards with six touchdowns. He added 42 rushing yards with a score. Running back Trayveon Williams had 198 rushing yards on 35 carries with two touchdowns.
Texas A&M outgained LSU, 521-496.
The Tigers await a postseason bowl destination for the 19th-straight season will be announced on Sunday, Dec. 2.
This was the fifth seven-overtime game in NCAA football history, according to the Texas A&M Sports Information Department.
Blow-by-Blow Recap
Texas A&M won the toss and deferred its decision until the second half.
The teams traded three-straight three-and-out drives to start the game, as White earned a 12-yard sack of Mond for the Tigers.
The Aggies earned the first points of the evening with a 10-play, 95-yard drive that included only one third-down conversion. A 24-yard rush by Williams along with a 15-yard personal foul on LSU put Texas A&M in the red zone, where Williams scored on a first-down run from the 10.
Texas A&M led 7-0 with 6:31 remaining in the first quarter.
LSU answered with a 12-play scoring drive of its own, covering 75 yards and ending with a 22-yard bootleg by Burrow to the right corner of the end zone. Burrow completed 4-of-5 passes and ran three times for 39 yards to tie the game at 7-7 with 48 seconds left in the quarter.
A 20-yard run by Williams started the ensuing Aggies drive, and Mond’s 13-yard pass to Jhamon Ausbon moved Texas A&M into LSU territory. Mond had a 20-yard keeper and a short run on third-and-1 to setup a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jace Sternberger.
With 10:31 left in the half, the Aggies gained a 14-7 advantage following the 12-play, 75-yard scoring drive that lasted 5:17.
Four of the Tigers’ next five plays went for at least 10 yards to the Aggies 38, but the drive stalled following a delay of game penalty and a 9-yard sack of Burrow by Daylon Mack.
Cole Tracy’s 49-yard field goal attempt hit the left goal post and bounced away.
Texas A&M added a Seth Small 33-yard field goal with 1:52 remaining in the half, as White again stopped Mond on a third-down run that forced the kick. The Aggies led 17-7.
The Aggies kickoff went out of bounds, giving the Tigers good field position to score before the half. Burrow gained first downs on an 11-yard pass to Ja’Marr Chase and a 7-yard run to the Aggies 37. With three seconds remaining, LSU called its final timeout to setup Tracy’s 48-yard field goal as time expired.
LSU trailed at the break, 17-10, as Burrow accounted for 172 of the Tigers’ 174 yards of total offense – 120 passing and 54 rushing.
Just as it started the game, LSU’s defense adjusted and forced a three-and-out. A 59-yard Aggies punt and a return by Jonathan Giles of minus-4 yards had LSU at its 10 to start the drive.
Unfazed by the field position, Burrow and Brossette led the Tigers down the field to a game-tying score.
Brossette runs of 9 and 7 yards gave the Tigers a first down, then Burrow connected with Justin Jefferson for 24 yards to midfield. A 12-yard run by Burrow on third-and-8 and a 2-yard run on third-and-1 moved the chains two more times to the Aggies 11.
On third-and-6, Burrow lofted a pass to Jefferson who came down with a 7-yard touchdown. Tracy’s PAT tied the game at 17-17 with 7:42 left in the third quarter.
The Tigers defense forced three-straight incomplete passes by Mond and another Braden Mann punt. LSU punt returner Jonathan Giles muffed the reception at the LSU 29 and Texas A&M’s Buddy Johnson recovered.
The first turnover of the game was costly, as the Aggies converted it into a 1-yard touchdown run by Williams. Texas A&M led 24-17 with 3:33 left in the third quarter.
Sacks by both teams led to quick punts. Then, LSU was able to get first downs with a 16-yard run by Brossette and an 11-yard catch by Jefferson to the LSU 46. However, consecutive sacks of Burrow led to Zach Von Rosenberg’s fourth punt of the game.
Helped by a dead ball personal foul, Texas A&M started on its 34-yard line with 12:24 remaining in the game. After an 18-yard pass from Mond to fullback Cullen Gillaspia, LSU called timeout to get its defensive personnel correct.
On the next play, Williams caught a short pass in the flat and Devin White wrapped him up, spun him around and pulled the ball loose. Michael Divinity Jr. picked up the ball at the LSU 42 and raced 58 yards for a game-tying touchdown.
With 10:12 to play, LSU and Texas A&M were tied at 24-24.
LSU’s defense wasn’t done. A tackle for a 6-yard loss by JaCoby Stevens stymied the Aggies’ ensuing drive and forced a 52-yard punt.
The Tigers used the momentum swing to quickly take their first lead of the game. On first down, Fournette raced 46 yards around the left end to the Aggies 30. Runs of 9 and 7 yards by Brossette led to a 14-yard touchdown pass from Burrow to Moreau, who barreled over a defender inside the five and flipped into the end zone.
LSU led 31-24 with 6:41 remaining.
Texas A&M’s first attempt to tie the game came up short, as LSU’s defense turned over the Aggies on downs at the LSU 34. On fourth-and-5, Mond escaped from the pocket but was quickly chased down by Jacob Phillips before White and Glen Logan made the tackle two yards short of the line to gain.
Though LSU wasn’t able to pick up a first down, it forced Texas A&M to use its remaining timeout and punted the ball to the Aggies 22 with 1:29 remaining.
Mond was able to pull off the improbable game-tying drive, advancing 78 yards in 12 plays to tie the game with a 19-yard touchdown pass to Quartney Davis in the middle of the end zone as time expired.
LSU thought it had won the game when Grant Delpit intercepted Mond with 0:36 seconds to play, however, after video review, it was determined that Mond went down to his knee to recover a fumbled snap.
Overtime
In the first overtime period, Texas A&M won the coin toss and elected to start on defense. A sack of Burrow forced LSU to try a 50-yard field goal. Tracy made it with room to spare and LSU led 34-31.
Texas A&M earned first-and-goal at the LSU 1, but the Tigers defense stiffened and also forced a 23-yard field goal by Small.
Tied at 34-34 to start the second overtime, the Aggies needed only four plays to take a touchdown advantage on 3-yard run by Mond.
On LSU’s attempt to match the score, Burrow rushed eight yards to the 11 for a first down. Following Burrow runs of 6 and 2 yards to the 3, Brossette stretched his fourth-down run over the goal line. Tracy’s PAT was true and the game was again tied, 41-41.
In the third overtime period, LSU wasted no time going for the end zone. On first down, Burrow fired a 25-yard pass to Anderson in the right corner. Having to attempt a two-point conversion in the third OT period, Burrow rolled to his right and fired another strike to Jefferson to put the Tigers ahead 49-41.
The Aggies took one more play to match the Tigers, scoring on a remarkable 25-yard catch by Kendrick Rogers. Rogers also made a catch in the back of the end zone for two points to tie the game once again at 49-49.
In the fourth overtime period, the Aggies started the drive by gaining a first down on a Williams rush. Following an incomplete pass, LSU’s Phillips was called for targeting and ejected from the game, giving Texas A&M first-and-goal at the 8. On third-and-goal from the 4, Mond was forced out of the pocked and threw an incomplete pass. The Aggies settled for a 21-yard field goal by Small to take a 52-49 lead.
On the first play of LSU’s fourth OT, Burrow had room to run up the middle but chose to connect with Moreau for 17 yards to the Texas A&M 8. Consecutive runs went for only two yards to the 6. After a timeout, Burrow found no one open and ran to the 3. After a delay of game, Tracy made a 26-yard field goal to tie the game at 52-52.
In the fifth overtime, Burrow found fullback Tory Carter open for 12 yards and a first down at the 13. On second-and-8 from the 11, LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire took a handoff from Burrow and ran right, pulled up and pitched a touchdown pass to Carter. LSU’s two-point play was incomplete to Jefferson. The Tigers led 58-52.
A&M’s answer looked to come quickly, as Mond ran for 21 yards to the 4 on first down. However, three plays went for minus-2 yards. On fourth-and-goal from the 6, Mond connected with Rogers for a tying touchdown. On the two-point play, Mond had time but was unable to find an open receiver in the end zone. The game remained tied 58-58.
In the sixth overtime, Mond went straight to the end zone on first down, connecting with Sternberger who got behind Delpit for the touchdown. The two-point play was a catch by Rogers in the back-right corner of the end zone, and Texas A&M led 66-58.
After an 8-yard gain by Burrow, Brossette was dropped for a loss of 4 yards at the 21. On third down, Jefferson went between three defenders for a 17-yard catch to the 4. On the next play, Burrow faked a handoff and ran for the touchdown. On the two-point play, Burrow stood in the pocket and found Anderson with a fastball that tied the game at 66-66.
In the seventh overtime period, LSU again went straight for Anderson on first down. This time, pass interference was called and LSU had first-and-goal at the 10. Burrow then took it into his own hands, carrying for the 29th time and eclipsing the 100-yard rushing mark with his sixth touchdown of the game. LSU’s two-point play was tipped at the line and completed to Anderson, but he wasn’t able to reach the goal line.
On third-and-15 from his 17, Mond connected with Davis across the middle for a 17-yard touchdown that tied the game at 72-72. On the two-point play, Greedy Williams was flagged for pass interference. Following an LSU timeout, Texas A&M was flagged for a false start. From his 5-yard line, Mond was able to scan the field and complete the conversion to Rogers to end the game and send the Aggie faithful onto the field.
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November 24, 2018 at 6:46 pm in reply to: quotes from other fans (Lions, Bears, Eagles, Cards) + 1 new Lions fans posts #94428znModeratorI saw exactly 0 topics mentioning Donald the week before the playoffs in 2014 when the DL was dominating the run game….and Aaron Donald was sitting at home on his couch, eating cheetoes.
I wonder if Aaron has ever just sat on a couch eating cheetos. I mean since he was 7.
I could see him lying on a couch sweating as he goes through a short-term workout addiction withdrawal.
He’s more likely to watch the game in the garage while methodically using the cars to do a makeshift overhead press.
November 24, 2018 at 6:19 pm in reply to: quotes from other fans (Lions, Bears, Eagles, Cards) + 1 new Lions fans posts #94426znModeratorcollected/formatted by Prime Time
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“I know our offense has to be excited to play against Aaron Donald, play against Ndamukong Suh, a guy that used to be here, (Michael) Brockers.”
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Pot is legal in Michigan and everyone is mellow caught up in their dreams.
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The Lions will keep the Rams to under a point a minute.
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Possibly a shut out against the rams?
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Yeah. I can see the Lions not scoring a single point after Suh and Donald murder Stafford!
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Why I’m picking Detroit Lions to beat Chicago Bears — and L.A. Rams
Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free PressThey’ll surely beat the mighty Los Angeles Rams. Yes, the offensive juggernaut that just scored 54 points. The Lions will beat them. Book it.
Why? Because this team makes no sense. It is beyond reason.
Yep, the Rams know how to score. But their defense isn’t close to elite. After a defensive line that features Aaron Donald and Ndamukong Suh, the Rams aren’t great on defense. They rank 24th in scoring, allowing 25.6 points per game and overall they rank 21st — two spots worse than the Lions’ defense. A fumble here, a pick there and the Lions have a chance to win this game at home.
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Make this reporter take a drug test.
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I think the koolaid you guys are drinking is laced with something.
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So The Lions will score 147 points against The Rams?
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wow – didn’t take Carlos to long get a hold of recreational Marijuana. didn’t think it was in effect for a few more days, but appears he ate an entire gummy haha
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Carlos started drinking a few days before the holiday.
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If Donald lines up over Wagner on passing downs ,Stafford will not finish the game.
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Will the Lions open up this offense against the Rams?…orThe Rams are going to beat the s*** out of Detroit just like other teams
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This would normally be a game where you mortgage your house, call your bookie or head to Vegas and put everything on the over.The Rams will do their part and shred our defense. But even on a porous secondary like the Rams’, the Lions won’t score. They can’t score on anybody. They couldn’t score when they had Tate-Jones-Golladay-Kerryon.
Look for more of Stafford going fetal a second before the D-line gets to him.
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We will try to run the dink and dunk offense to eat time off, keeping the Rams off the field as much as possible. But the Rams will score on every drive, so by the second half, it will have made no sense
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The Lions defense will probably open up for the Rams, probably not the offense though.
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I don’t think it’d be wise for detroit to move away from the short passing game next week. Ndamukong Suh can’t wait for this game. Suh might kill stafford if cooter tries to open things up down field. Takes too long for those plays to develop.Stafford needs help. Jones and johnson being out is a major handicap. Hopefully, at least one of them will be back sooner than later.
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With the Rams defense looking like it is, I’d run out 03 personnel most downs with all tight ends blocking and toss it deep to Golladay covered by Peters.
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So glad we didn’t pick that Aaron Donald guy!Not sure we’re he would have fit in our D!
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All the other teams that passed on him probably wish that too. But drafts are drafts…you win some you lose some.
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The Rams were terrible with Donald from 14-16.Unless we were going to hire Wade Phillips, I don’t think the D was going to be much more than it is today.
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Obviously guys like Aaron Donald, Mack, JJ Watt were only good because they had a great secondary, top notch coordinators and hall of fame linebackers to compliment them.How did I do, Stafford apologists??
Oh, you mean some players actually can make plays themselves and not need a supporting cast of all pros to become more than average?
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There were continuous rumors that Suh wanted out of Detroit and into a larger media market. Remember those consultations he had with Warren Buffett?Some of us were pounding the table for Donald because we saw the foregoing. If the Lions had drafted Donald, then maybe Suh doesn’t have them over a barrel in negotiations. At a minimum, it would have created a different dynamic.
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I saw exactly 0 topics mentioning Donald the week before the playoffs in 2014 when the DL was dominating the run game….and Aaron Donald was sitting at home on his couch, eating cheetoes.
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Where does Donald go in a redraft? Like…..before Greg freaking Robinson for sure.
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Cameron DaSilva
Rams among best, worst in NFL when it comes to explosive plays
After leading the league in points last season, the Los Angeles Rams haven’t missed a beat this year. They’re third in points, second in yards and have committed the fewest turnovers, which is a recipe for success in the NFL.
Part of the reason the offense has been so dominant is that it creates explosive plays left and right. Todd Gurley has 13 runs of at least 15 yards, yet his longest is only 29 yards. He ranks second in the NFL with 1,043 yards but hasn’t ripped off a long 50-yarder to pad his stats.
In the passing game, Jared Goff and his receivers have been on the same page all year. He’s had 57 completions of at least 20 yards, including four over 50 yards. The Rams rank second in the NFL in explosive plays (15-yard rushes, 20-yard passes) behind only the Chiefs.
Unfortunately, the Rams have also been susceptible to big plays on defense. It doesn’t help that they played four of the top-five teams in explosive plays (excluding themselves) this season, but Los Angeles has to be better in that department.
Wade Phillips’ defense has allowed the second-most explosive plays in the NFL, only fewer than the Chiefs.
The best teams in the NFL – the Saints, Rams and Chiefs – all create big plays consistently, but only one doesn’t rank among the worst when it comes to defending them. That could be the reason the Saints look like the best team in the league right now, owning a tiebreaker over Los Angeles, too.
This is one area in which the Rams have to improve if they want to go deep into the playoffs.
November 24, 2018 at 2:25 pm in reply to: highlights, Chiefs game + play breakdowns (Orlovsky, etc.) #94418znModerator.@RamsNFL @AaronDonald97 win b/c they have the games biggest star; making the biggest game changing plays. It’s good to be KING. #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/QMWMFZe62n
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) November 20, 2018
znModeratorBucky Brooks@BuckyBrooks
This is interesting… More #NFL teams are going for it on 4th down and having greater success..HC/OCs are beginning to call plays with all four downs in mind, which allows them call a play on 3rd down that gives them a “manageable” 4th down..
November 24, 2018 at 1:48 pm in reply to: Donald = ‘285 pounds of dynamite’ (the AD in November thread) #94414znModeratorDL: Create a new line of scrimmage & blow plays up in the process by achieving knockback against a blocker! @AaronDonald97 #LARams pic.twitter.com/rvi01gI6sP
— DLineVids (@DLineVids) November 24, 2018
znModeratorNot one, but TWO touchdowns for @samysosa_3!
All-22: Breaking down Ebukam’s pick-6. pic.twitter.com/BWiUlKkn3E
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) November 24, 2018
znModeratorHe supports the Schiano Proposal that I described above: the team that scores gets the ball at their own 30 and it’s 4th down. In most cases, that team will punt (which is safer statistically). But they can go for it, keeping the game alive in the late 4th quarter in the same way the onside kick does. And, in fact, the probability of making that 4th down conversion is greater (but still not good) than the probability of recovering an onside kick.
It actually all sounds reasonable to me.
This would mean, of course, that we would have to let go of all of the “holding” and “illegal block in the back” penalties the Rams earn on kick returns.
But sometimes progress requires sacrifice.
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znModeratorSo what you’re saying is that the Rams are clearly the better team because they won’t suffer cramps the next time they play each other.
A point which the national media still does not get.
znModeratorThe Chiefs had the ball 8 times that they did not score if you add the 3 punts to the 5 TOs.
Mahomes in those 8 series.
znModeratorBut the injury risk is still there on kickoffs regardless of how excellent the Rams are historically compared to the other wanna-be teams in the NFL.
Yeah. I was just getting in a little “Rams fan bragging” aside there.
znModeratorOnsides are a fluke bounce. He builds a whole case on how kickoffs are stupid and bad (and the most dangerous play, even when a team takes a touchback).
Jeff Wilkins was actually great at OSKs. Wasn’t just a fluke.
znModeratorYeah it’s the opposite of 99 and “they haven’t played anyone yet.”
Now it’s “yeah, well, I dunno…the other team, which is GREAT, shoulda won.”
November 23, 2018 at 2:11 pm in reply to: quotes from other fans (Lions, Bears, Eagles, Cards) + 1 new Lions fans posts #94357znModeratorA few favorites
See even Mahomes looks like Stafford when Donald comes in 2 seconds
A Rams defensive end scored as many TD’s as we are averaging at the moment
Depressing watching all the explosive players that these teams have.
Aaron Donald is a goddamned cheat code
If I want to see this kind of scoring I’ll watch Arena football.
znModeratorThat Week 17 game against Carolina is in New Orleans.
Actually the Saints play in Carolina twice this year.
We know that, because we have a colorful graphic image displaying that fact in a bold vivid font.
I understand the old-fashioned desire to appeal to “facts,” but…you know…c’mon.
November 23, 2018 at 12:51 pm in reply to: Donald = ‘285 pounds of dynamite’ (the AD in November thread) #94351znModeratorFeasting 🍽
Check out @AaronDonald97's highlights from the Week 11 win! pic.twitter.com/4LuDh45Pxa
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) November 22, 2018
November 23, 2018 at 12:44 pm in reply to: highlights, Chiefs game + play breakdowns (Orlovsky, etc.) #94350znModeratorAll-22: Breaking down the @robertwoods touchdown from #MNF. pic.twitter.com/0DmFk0hHCZ
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) November 23, 2018
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Jon Gruden has to be coach of the year. No one else’s decision making is about to have two teams in first in their divisionznModeratorI wonder what we’d be sayin, if’n that Chief CB had held onto the INT at the end of the game?
Itz a game of inches.
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vWould you trade Reynolds getting his 2nd toe inbounds for the TD, for the INT by Scandrick? I would since I am confident that would have just led to Donald strip sack 3.
znModeratorThat’s it.
Those 2.
The top defenses in the NFC are Dallas, Chicago, and Washington, but all 3 have qb issues right now.
znModeratoralyoshamucci
Game 11 … Best Monday night game ever …
Wow. Signature win …
We’ve had two prime time games this year that I got as lost in as I would a playoff game (Vikings). It’s an awesome extra. It’s also great to see the future of the NFL in a single game with young QBs.
I literally said I had no idea how to write this game up, and I know Im going to miss a ton.
The Great
1) Donald. The difference in the game was the two forced fumbles.
2) Ebukam. Seriously … 2 TDs.
3) Goff. Mainly … his mindset in the 4th quarter. He was showing signs of tiring, losing focus, and he pulled himself back together and made a couple perfect passes.
4) Everett’s 2 TDs.
The Good
5) Going for the win by passing. I did the math. We run 3 times, gives them 65 second and no timeouts. They only need a FG to tie. 40-50 yards in 65 seconds is not difficult.They had scored TDs in 4 plays or less what … 4 times? Also factoring in? We can complete easy passes. I trust us completing easy passes because we have a great hands group. First down wins the game.
6) Managing in game injuries.
7) Higbee making his presence felt a little.
8) Josh Reynolds alllllmost with two TDs … man that was close.
9) JJ3 and Littleton on the TD stop … really.
10) Troy HIll tackling.
11) Punting and Punt coverage on Tyreek …
The Bad
12) Suh and Barron not really showing up anywhere.
13) 51 points.
14) 6 passing TDs?
15) Giving up the 4th and 5.
The Ugly
16) Not being able to successfully cover Tyreek Hill.
17) Needing 5 Turnovers to win. Kinda scary.
November 22, 2018 at 3:12 pm in reply to: Donald = ‘285 pounds of dynamite’ (the AD in November thread) #94332znModeratorAaron Donald has been the NFL's best interior defender through 11 weeks. pic.twitter.com/phAzLzVXvI
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