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ZooeyModeratorroberto clemente@rclemente2121
in 9 of their 11 games, the rams defense has held opposing offenses to just two touchdowns or fewer – and in 7 of their 11 games, to just one touchdown or less. impressive as hell.I was curious, so I looked it up. TDs by game:
Rams 2 HOU 0
Rams 4 TEN 1
Rams 2 PHI 4 (+ 1 TD by STs)
Rams 3 IND 2
Rams 3 SF 2
Rams 2 BAL 0
Rams 5 JAX 1
Rams 5 NO 1
Rams 6 SF 4
Rams 3 SEA 1
Rams 4 TB 1The Rams have allowed 8 TDs in their past 6 games, and half of those were in a single blowout game where the defensive intensity dropped in the second half.
And to put something RC said another way, in only 4 out of 11 games have the Rams allowed 2 TDs to the opposing offense.
ZooeyModeratorEspecially a Canadian Left Tackle.
Whatever happened to the idea of annexing Canada? And Greenland?
I thought that was a really good idea. All the Canadians I’ve met have been decent people, and I think they would like to be liberated so they can enjoy American freedoms, too.
ZooeyModeratorIf you don’t stop with the animosity, I’m leaving.
If you leave, I will ban you. And on this site, being banned means–you can never leave.
Bwa-ha-ha.
Uncle.
ZooeyModeratorI watched that entire thing, and not one damn word about Luigi.
I like Josh Johnson though. He’s good.
ZooeyModerator+1
I didn’t provide all that info on Shelton “to be right,” btw, it was genuine curiosity/interest in how he was doing. Truth is, I didn’t know quite how well he was doing till I looked that stuff up.
If you don’t stop with the animosity, I’m leaving.
ZooeyModerator6-3-1 Packers outplaying the 6-4 Lions in the first half.
The NFL has officially designated this one of their “determining playoff seeding behind the Rams” games.
So it has some interest.
Ah, yes. I always look forward to the Miss Congeniality Bowl.
ZooeyModeratorGreg Beacham@gregbeacham
Rams S Kam Kinchens missed his 2nd straight day of practice today with his shoulder injury, but Sean McVay said yesterday that he expects Kinchens to play Sunday. LB Byron Young (knee) returned to practice on a limited basis.So, basically, the 49ers are getting players back down the stretch while the Rams are losing players down the stretch.
I like the Week 12 Power Rankings I see, but I am not interested in a bad streak of injuries atm.
ZooeyModeratorDrew Brees?
I did not know he was a booth guy.
Whatever happened to Mark Sanchez? He was pretty good.
ZooeyModeratorHe is not the dream center you want, but still, he is holding up pretty well.
Yeah, I know. You’re right. I’m not complaining about Shelton, or any of the other centers over the past 40 years, but right now, we have two dream guards, and the OTs are also holding up well, and I think a dream center would have made Vita Vea invisible last week. And the Rams didn’t need to make Vea invisible. IIRC, they won handily. But I grew up in the 60s and 70s, and the Rams’ OLs and DLs just mauled everybody, and I recall those days with affection.
ZooeyModeratorMy take? Carolina is mediocre defending the run and the Rams don’t run enough. So, this game, run a lot.
My take? Carolina is mediocre in preventing points scored by opponents and the Rams score more than most teams. So, this game, score a lot.
As a matter of fact, points scored vs. points allowed is the most consistent metric in determining the outcomes of games, so what I always do, I always just root for the Rams to score more points than the team they’re playing, and that one thing has pretty much played out as reliable. More so than TOP, or the # of first downs, or any of that stuff. All of which are important, btw. Not saying they aren’t. All I’m saying is that at the end of the game, what I always look at first is the scoreboard.
ZooeyModeratorLos Angeles Rams PR@TheLARamsPR
Kevin Dotson has not allowed a pressure or hurry in his last two games. He’s allowed only 2 quarterback hits and 1.0 sack all season, according to TruMedia.And – for emphasis – that’s against the Bucs and Seahawks.
This seems like the appropriate place for me to insert my perennial complaint about the lack of a top notch Center. I’ve wanted one since the dawn of the internet.
ZooeyModeratorPanthers could be without half of their starting secondary Sunday against the Rams, depending on how Jaycee Horn progresses through concussion protocol.
So I guess there’s a chance for Stafford to have a decent game.
ZooeyModeratorNate Tice is the son of Mike Tice, btw. Head coach of the Vikes for a few years.
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Say no more.
(I gotta say, I also think Whittington is good, and it’s remarkable how underused he has been so far.
However…the way I see it, the offense has taken some time to integrate Adams. Puka went out, and now they’re back to syncing both of them up. Remember, no training camp for Stafford.
Well, they’ve figured out how to use Adams. While working on tight ends, btw. Then they have Whittington…and then Atwell.
The Rams are not one thing this year. Every week, they bring something else, they EXPAND.
So good fucking luck).
Honestly, I think the league just hasn’t seen Whittington yet. We have because we watch all the games, and then the analysis.
So…fuck the Son of Tice.
ZooeyModeratorI had a thought during the game last night. After one of his pass breakups, I just wondered if this is how Jalen Ramsey looked early in his career.
Forbes has definitely figured something out. He is sticky, and he has good closing speed, and WA just cut him halfway through his 2nd season.
Go figure.
November 24, 2025 at 9:10 am in reply to: The Stafford thread…update 12/31: huge S.I. article #159591ZooeyModerator————
Well, it was a hell-uva lot harder to throw TD’s back n Roman’s days. Defense dominated.
I’ve been thinking about that lately, because there are several NFL defenses this year that remind me of the olden days. Denver for one. Philly. But also Seattle and even the Rams to some extent.
I have no idea how these defenses can look so good, given the rules today. It makes me smile, though.
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vYeah, in the era we grew up in, I was perfectly happy with 12-10 games. I get turned on by 3-and-outs.
ZooeyModeratorAnd Game Ball to Decobie Durant, btw. He made the highlight reels a couple of times.
And the secondary – all around – has just consistently outperformed expectations. I sure hope Lake and Witherspoon get back to game speed by the playoffs. As canadaram mentioned, Forbes is steadily turning into the player that WA thought they were drafting in the first round.
– McClendon might actually be a long term solution at RT. I had NBC muted as I was listening to the Rams radio broadcast while watching, but I saw that at one point it looked like Collinsworth and Tirico may have been talking about McClendon’s play. Anyone catch that?
I kind of half-listen to announcers, and Collinsworth’s voice sounds like fingernails on a chalkboard to me, but I think what they said was standard-issue stuff. They noted McClendon was holding down the spot on the line just fine, and that he might be the future starter at RT.
This stretch of games – 49ers, SEA, and TB – looked like a significant testing ground as the team hit the bye week. Well… looks good! You look at the rest of the schedule, and a #1 seed seems like a reasonable hope. The Seahawks and Lions loom as the only playoff-caliber teams ahead, and the Lions have been pretty rocky this season. Either or both of those teams could beat the Rams, but I can’t really see Carolina, Arizona, or Atlanta putting up more points than the Rams. The Rams look like a 14-3 team to me (unless they start the J-V team against AZ in Week 18, and even then…).
ZooeyModeratorThe first half was as good a half of football as they’ve played in a long, long time. Dominated on both sides of the ball. That was fun. I knew they would run Williams more in the 2nd half, but I was certainly hoping to see Stafford get another TD and break the record.
ZooeyModeratorZooeyModeratorMina – “…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.
And that, my friends, is Poona Ford and Nate Landman (+ development and coaching, ofc).
The Rams would have lost this game last year.
ZooeyModeratorCan you imagine Steven Jackson on this team?
I do like Kyren Williams. He’s good. But he’s not 50% of Steven Jackson.
Jackson on this team, with Stafford, Nacua, Adams, the TEs, this OL? Good lord.
I really do feel sorry for SJ. He will never, ever get the respect he deserves because he played on shitty, shitty teams, and that’s the way it goes.
ZooeyModeratorI will just reiterate what has already been said 100 times on this board.
Steven Jackson was a man, and he was absolutely robbed by living in a time when the Rams totally sucked. Steven Jackson deserved much, much better.
He is the Rams’ version of Archie Manning. A Hall of Famer on a team of children.
ZooeyModeratorIf had to predict the Super Bowl teams…as of today, I’d say:
Chiefs vs Eagles.
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vRavens vs Rams
ZooeyModeratorMichael Penix has a torn ACL, and is out for the year.
ZooeyModeratorSo the Rams are up there in George Bush territory, whereas the Eagles are now just a little bit north of Noam Chomsky.
I’m not sure how I feel about that.
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ZooeyModeratorZooeyModeratorAdam Schefter@AdamSchefter
ESPN sources: Falcons QB Michael Penix suffered a potentially season-ending knee injury during Sunday’s loss to the Panthers. Penix will be seeking a second opinion, but it is not encouraging.Oh, my.
Well, they still have Cousins, and I doubt he is much of a dropoff. I haven’t seen the Falcons play this year, but I haven’t heard anything about Penix that made me think he was exceling. Like…at all. Not even in spots.
ZooeyModeratorAlso, interesting bit from the announcers about Kupp wondering why the Rams gave him a video tribute before the game and his confusion since “they released me.”
ZooeyModeratorAnother unpretty win. And I’ll take that over a really great showing in a loss.
Adams did not have a good day. He and Stafford just couldn’t get it together. Some of the throws Stafford made were subpar, but Adams should’ve had a couple of those. 8 targets and 1 catch. Seattle 79 plays to the Rams 50.
Great first quarter, and then nothing from the offense. They had a 3-yard drive and a 25-yard drive. Without those 4 INTs, the Rams would have lost, but the defense turned in a gem. Would have cheered for a few sacks, had there been any. But I’ll live with Darnold having twice as many INTs in this one game than Stafford has had in 10 games combined.
It doesn’t look like McVay believes either kicker can make a FG.
Williams had his 2 longest runs of the season (I think), and had another one called back.
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