wv wrote:

Hosting the Lions would be interesting. But i cant see the Rams beating ‘any’ of those teams right now. Maybe the Commanders.

A couple of weeks ago, I feared the Packers, Bucs, and Eagles the most. But that was before the Rams went on a 3TD splurge over 3 games against 3 teams that aren’t making the playoffs. I don’t know what to make of it. But it sure doesn’t look like a team you have much hope for.

Still. Our boy McVay is a good coach, and he doesn’t have to worry much about the Seahawks. He can use that as a scrimmage game, and focus on his possible Wild Card opponents. I mean… you give the Rams a bye week, and they come back with things corrected.

So if the Commies beat Atlanta, the Rams clinch. Yes?

I didn’t see the Rams/Bears game, but I saw last night, and I wondered the same thing.

As far as clinching goes, I don’t think that 4 of them win. So hold the celebration for another week.

• This reply was modified 1 month, 3 weeks ago by Zooey.

The Cardinals, I believe, are about to experience the same thing that a sausage does on the occasion of a refinery fire.

zn wrote:

Blaine Grisak@bgrisakTST
Rams K Joshua Karty is one made field goal away from passing Greg Zuerlein for the 2nd-most made field goals by a rookie kicker in franchise history.

Karty is currently the most accurate rookie kicker (min. 10 att) in Rams franchise history. He’s made 82.1% of his field goals.

Say what, now?

Edit: Okay, I tried to find out more about this. Turns out that Frank Corral holds the Rams’ rookie record with 29 FGs in 1978.

Josh Karty’s line this year: 23/28 FG (82%)
0-29 yds (9/10)
30-39 (7/8)
40-49 (4/6)
50+ (3/4
XP (30/34)

That’s not bad. Not as bad as I thought. I think it’s the missed XPs that really stand out. I don’t know league averages, nor what last season’s kicking circus produced for comparison, but that looks okay to me on paper.

• This reply was modified 2 months ago by Zooey.

I would think that this will catch up with Detroit before the SB. It’s just too many.

Number of players on IR/PUP/OUT for each #NFL team. pic.twitter.com/QSJjur1Oak

— Tyler Webb (@tylermwebb) December 18, 2024

wv wrote:

So, as of today, the rams would play the Packers?

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I’d prefer that some other team try to catch the Packers on a bad day.

canadaram wrote:

Consecutive bad weather road wins is impressive regardless of the level of competition. The Rams are looking like gutsy team.

This is what I came to say.

Winning an ugly game is better than losing an ugly game. And the Rams have done it twice in the row, on the road, in bad weather. And I think the Jets are more talented than their record.

I was also disheartened by the lack of pressure. They only got pressure when Rogers held on a couple of beats too long. I thought Shula would blitz more in the 2nd half, but they just stuck with the plan. It worked, I guess. But if the Rams gave Goff that kind of time, he would put up a 40-spot on them.

It’s frustrating to see the Jets put together so many long drives. 2 14-play drives, a 15-play drive, and an 11-play drive.

zn wrote:

@speed_kills@speedk1lls
I don’t understand how a team that has lost to the Dolphins and Bears and haven’t won a game by more than one possession all year can think the Jets are a trap game. The Rams haven’t played nearly good enough all year for them to think anyone is a trap game.

They would have beaten Buffalo by multiple possessions if Buffalo hadn’t scored so much.

And they beat Minnesota by ten points.

Yours pedantically,

etc.

zn wrote:

Adam Schefter@AdamSchefter
After losing RBs Christian McCaffrey, Jordan Mason and Elijah Mitchell to season-ending injuries, it now looks as if the 49ers will be without RB Isaac Guerendo for Sunday’s game vs. Miami. Guerendo is dealing with a hamstring injury and is unlikely to play, per source.

I am actually feeling ambiguous about the 49ers. There is a part of me that actually feels bad for them. This is just a year from Hell.

No, wait. No, I don’t.

Yeah, I think we are in the Golden Age of Rams football.

Got no idea what happens Post-Stafford, but for now, this is as good of an organization as any fan can hope for.

I doubt Shanahan would have any interest in Cousins now. Maybe 3 years ago, but not now. They’ve got Purdy, who is younger and has upside, and while he hasn’t had a great year, his lost production has to be attributed to the loss of McCaffrey, Aiyuk, and Kittle for much of the season. It’s Purdy’s team now, for better or worse.

I haven’t watched either Cousins or Rogers play this season, and it looks like I’ve lost my chance to watch Cousins, so I think I’ll make it a priority to watch Rogers this coming weekend, so I can see would an old, used up QB looks like when he gets rag-dolled all around the field.

wv wrote:

trap game” — peepulz iz picking the Jets

Of course, I’ve worried about that for weeks. But I think it doesn’t happen. I think it would be a trap if the Rams were 9-5, or 10-4. But they are still in “digging out of the hole” mode. I don’t think this team is on cruise control.

We shall see.