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Rams at Cardinals - September 25, 2022​

Let’s talk our week 3 matchup with the Cardinals! Pregame articles and videos start to be released today.

First Look: Rams head to Arizona to take on Cardinals in first road game of 2022 season​

The Rams hit the road for the first time this season, taking on the Cardinals at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Kickoff on Sunday, September 25 is scheduled for 1:25 p.m. pacific time on FOX.

In advance of the contest, here is your First Look at Rams-Cardinals:

Notable Cardinals additions

Acquired WR Marquise Brown in a trade with the Ravens in April: The move reunites Murray with his favorite college target, and became more important in wake of DeAndre Hopkins' six-game suspension. Brown has 10 catches for 111 yards and one touchdown through the Cardinals' first two games.

Signed RB Darrell Williams to a 1-year deal in May: Williams ended up being a key addition and figures to be the lead back for Arizona's offense if starter James Conner (sustained ankle injury in Week 2, currently day-to-day) is forced to miss Sunday's game.

Top performers in Week 2

Murray completed 31 of 49 pass attempts for 277 yards with one touchdown and one interception in the Cardinals' 29-23 overtime win over the Raiders in Las Vegas.

Williams and Eno Benjamin logged eight carries each, but it was Williams who led Arizona's backfield with 59 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown. Murray also rushed five times for 28 yards and one touchdown.

TE Zach Ertz led the Cardinals receivers with eight catches for 75 yards. WR Greg Dortch (four catches for 55 yards) was on the other end of Murray's lone passing touchdown.

S Jalen Thompson paced Arizona's defense with 10 total tackles; LB Isaiah Simmons had the forced fumble in overtime that was recovered by cornerback Byron Murphy and returned 59 yards for the game-winning touchdown.

Early storylines to watch, and what they mean for the Rams

The Cardinals may have been down a few of their top offensive weapons and trailed 23-7 through three quarters, but that didn't stop them from mounting a 16-point, fourth-quarter rally to force overtime against the Raiders on Sunday.

Then there was the wild 59-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Arizona's defense to actually win the game in overtime.

Any divisional game will be a challenge, but the Cardinals' resolve in Week 2 after a rough Week 1 loss to the Chiefs should have the Rams' attention. This is not a Cardinals team to be taken lightly.

Meanwhile, the Rams will be dealing with more injuries at key positions, with right guard Tremayne Anchrum Jr. suffering a season-ending ankle injury against the Falcons, cornerback Troy Hill sustaining groin injury and defensive back Cobie Durant a hamstring strain.

Both Hill and Anchrum were placed on Injured Reserve on Tuesday; Anchrum's injury is season-ending but Hill's timeline is unknown at the moment because McVay said on Monday they were still waiting on MRI results for Hill. Either way, it's going to be a big week for the next men up in the secondary and along the offensive line.

I thought this article was pretty cool and a great recap of Sunday's roller-coaster.
And I think the arrow is up.

Rams make 6 roster moves: Troy Hill to IR, Oday Aboushi to active roster​

Cameron DaSilva /September 20, 2022


The Los Angeles Rams made a flurry of roster moves on Tuesday, mostly in response to two injuries suffered in Week 2. Both Tremayne Anchrum Jr. and Troy Hill suffered injuries against the Falcons, with Anchrum fracturing his ankle and Hill straining his groin.

Both players have been placed on injured reserve; Anchrum will miss the rest of the season, Sean McVay said, and Hill is now forced to sit out at least four games.

Place CB Troy Hill and OL Tremayne Anchrum Jr. on injured reserve​

We already knew that Anchrum would miss the rest of the season after breaking his ankle. McVay was disappointed by that news, especially considering Anchrum was only able to play two snaps in his first NFL start.
What we didn’t know was how severe Hill’s injury is. His status was in doubt for Week 3 against the Cardinals, but he’ll now be out at least four games after being placed on injured reserve.
Derion Kendrick and Robert Rochell will need to step up in his place, especially if Cobie Durant can’t play after injuring his hamstring, too.

Sign OL Oday Aboushi to 53-man roster​

Aboushi was added to the Rams’ practice squad last week and it didn’t take him long to land on the 53-man roster. With Brian Allen still injured and Anchrum now out, the Rams needed offensive line depth and Aboushi provides that.
He’ll be a candidate to start in place of Anchrum until Allen can return and shift Coleman Shelton back to right guard.

Sign DE Zach VanValkenburg to practice squad​

VanValkenburg is not a familiar name for the Rams, but he adds some depth to the defensive line. He came into the NFL as an undrafted rookie this year, signing with the Raiders back in April. He played his college football at Iowa, recording 15 tackles for a loss last season to go along with 5.5 sacks.

Waive LS Matt Overton from practice squad​

Overton was merely a backup plan in the event that Matthew Orzech couldn’t play in Week 2 after getting hurt in the opener. Orzech wound up playing against the Falcons on Sunday and appears to be fully healthy, so the Rams don’t need a second long snapper on the team, even if it’s just the practice squad.

Waive DB Dan Isom with injury settlement​

Isom was cut by the Rams in the final round of roster trimming, but he landed back on the practice squad and spent the first two weeks there. Los Angeles has now waived him with an injury designation, which means he can revert to injured reserve if he clears waivers.

The first two games of the Rams' current title defense might not be exactly what we expected.

Still, its not as crazy as the start of the previous title defense in 2000.

That year, the Rams started 6-0 and, during that span, they scored an average of 43.7 points per game.

Not, that wasn't a typo. 43.7 points per game! And, on top of that, the offense averaged 509.3 yards per game (again, not a typo!).

A couple of problems, though. First, the defense gave up 29.0 points per game during that span, on its way to being the 31st ranked scoring defense that year. Second, Kurt Warner was injured and, though Trent Green filled in admirably, the offense's dominance had a lot more lapses as the season wore on.

During that 6-0 start, another issue started to emerge: turnovers. They had 9 in those 6 games. That's not ideal, but it got worse. In the remaining 10 games, the Rams turned the ball over 26 times. 35 turnovers in 16 games is not good, and this foreshadowed the Rams' playoff loss to New Orleans, in which they turned it over another 5 times, including the Az Hakim fumble that haunts us to this day.

The Rams would retool the next year, bringing in everything needed to repeat except a better anti-spying security system, but a trip to the big game in two consecutive seasons was not to be.

I don't know how this year will turn out. Will it be a better attempt to repeat than 2000? Who knows? I'm pretty sure it won't be weirder, though.

At least, I hope not.

1) WOW!!! That stadium is WORLD CLASS!!! I’m so enamored with that place!

2) It’s LOUD!!! I don’t wanna hear crap about how LA fans can’t get into the game, cuz against Atlanta, we made them go silent count on almost every 3rd down. Can‘t imagine how loud it gets against division opponents!

3) I’ll post pics, but I’m on crappy Wi-Fi at the hotel, so it’s taking forever to sync my phone, so they may be in posts a little later.

4) As for the game: Teams are gonna quick pass the Rams to death until we start pressing. I was correctly calling the Falcon’s plays about 75% of the time based on the Rams defensive alignment. AD and the overall pressure is fine. The plan against the Rams until we start pressing is to quick pass us to death. Our run D is improved and Wags and Jones are a duo to be reckoned with. I really think any shortcoming is scheme which was so evident live that people were talking about obvious things as they were happening.

5) Bobby Wagner is playing like a stud and doing tons of dirty work allowing Jones to fly around and make plays. The demise of Wags is GREATLY exaggerated.

6) It seems Ramsey is really in his own head. I think he’s trying to balance doing too much and playing his game. Lots of times I think passes attributed to him are blown safety coverages and the young guys aren’t sure how to play with a star position. We saw clearly on that INT that in single coverage, Ramsey is still nails.

7) Hendo is really good and plenty good enough. Akers live looks even more hesitant than on tv. Some of it was play assignment as they tend to only give deep pitches to Hendo, but Akers hasn’t demonstrated any lateral explosion since returning and live he looks positive plodding. I hope it’s just a confidence issue.

8) Stafford HAS to start looking for ARob. On a number of plays, if he just looked his way, BIG GAINS were there. ARob is solid blocking and routinely winning his routes and not by a little. Also, he’s got to stop expecting Calvin Johnson on every deep ball. I could see that end zone INT from the moment he threw it. We need a bit less Favre and a bit more Rodgers and we’re golden.

9) Cooper Kupp is more amazing and deceptively fast and sudden than on tv by a lot. That juke on the db for his 2nd TD was a downright anklebreaker and when I watched the replays that night, it doesn’t show how good it was by half. Kupp is a freaking superstar and anyone who doesn’t agree is in denial or hasn’t seen him.

10) Everyone around me was shocked we used Skow as a FB and the reviews were positive. Adds a wrinkle which is good.

11) Sorry for Anchrum. That said, this OL looked downright solid in person and they got better as the afternoon wore on. This OL can get push and they moved Grady Jarrett around plenty. I’m encouraged by this and if they continue to improve, they should leave the line as is.

12) yes, we need another RB. I hate to say it, but unless Kyren Williams comes back and impersonates Todd Gurley, we need a big back. The worst part of our offense it seems is getting that hard yard. I really doubt Hunt gets shopped, but he’s kinda what McVay wants in an RB, although he needs to smarten up on game situations.

13) I want to root for Tutu, but how can I? He was positively vibrating on the sideline and McVay has nothing for him. I won’t even go into the alternatives for him as we‘re past that now, but I’m lost as to what the plan is. He’s dressed and runs a few routes, but nothing that puts him in a position to succeed. If Tutu fails, honestly it’s as much on McVay as anyone because a guy can’t succeed or fail if not given a chance.

14) We miss Van Jefferson. Period. McVay doesn’t seem to want Tutu to stretch the D (which is why he drafted him) and without that stretcher, the windows are tighter. The idea of trading VJ is absurd.

15) LOVED the experience. Couldn’t do it as a season ticket holder.

16) The ride share drop off wasn’t too bad, but the pickup was massively FUBAR. If you can walk, pick a spot 1/2 mile away and get picked up there. And don’t rely on GPS mapping as the game day rerouting isn’t accounted for and will screw you… ask me how I know… the lack of tailgating was sad, but even as expensive as it is, I enjoyed getting in the stadium and looking around.

Lastly, sorry for not finding anyone at the game. I was so damned spastic, I could hardly find my seat and I was getting shit signal on my phone and couldn’t hear anything anyway, so it is what it is. Pics in next post.

The NFL season is very long, injuries for any team can come at anytime rearing their ugly heads for many teams not just our own. These teams everyone is crowning already are more than likely having to go through them as well.

We have limitations in 3 major areas:
1. OL- As seen with the misfortune with Trey Lance, some injuries can help a team by opening another door for their successor.
I'm very curious in this next week seeing how our OL gels after another full week of practice together.

Pretty good review of the line as follows:
"Last week, the Rams allowed a league-leading 23 pressures to the Bills on 50 pass-blocking snaps. The Rams offensive line made major improvements this week, allowing only two pressures on 36 pass-blocking snaps to the Falcons. Those two pressures were allowed by left tackle Joseph Noteboom, meaning Rob Havenstein, David Edwards, Coleman Shelton and Alaric Jackson had a clean sheet"

Granted this was because we were facing a less significant defensive rush via the Falcons.

2.- RB - Not to happy with our RB's performance as a whole to be honest. I haven't been to concerned on ability or effort but more specifically the repeated injury history of our RB room and lack of explosive ability that it's seems non of them are capable of. No 5th gear sort to speak. I was big on Sony Michel, he's not explosive but he's reliable with the ball, pass protection, and coming out the backfield which is a hallmark of a Belecheat player, consistency which is what you need for the long grind.

3. OLB - As I eluded to in the off-seaon with that very long thread I'm not very happy with the hole left by Von Miller on the right side of the line opposite Floyd. Between Hollins and Lewis I fear that injury and the length of the season are going to take their toll on the productivity and availability of them. They've both contributed pretty good for the first two weeks from what I've seen so far but hopefully Snead can identify a difference maker a make a good deal for one before the trade deadline.


I do know on average Defenses look better and are on the same page the first quarter of the season since they put in their whole playbook in TC, it takes offensives longer to gel on average, especially an OL, not to mention one with injuries to it already.

Raheem Morris seems to be starting the season with his vanilla coverages and schemes like he did last year and we all know how that worked until some major players voiced their displeasures.

Sometimes I think McVay tries to be extremely vanilla with certain teams as not to give our NFC West or potentially playoff tie breaker teams formations and plays on tape from the week or two before. I expect to see a hell of an offensive showing next week by Mcvay.

What games are you looking forward to?

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

EARLY GAMES
Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers
Cincinnati Bengals at New York Jets
Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commodes
Houston Texans at Chicago Bears
Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
Las Vegas Raiders at Tennessee Titans

LATE GAMES
Jacksonville Jaguars at Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks
Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

SNF
San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants

It’s hard to repeat as Champions in the NFL. He found one of the most talented teams who has an extreme hunger for the title. Coaches can only do so much to manufacture hunger. I believe the Rams will re-group based on professional pride. Staff and Coop look hungry as ever…the defense? Not so much…maybe scheme at this point. Akers? Did he come back too early from his injury? The Lombardi is fickle. Sean will demand a higher bar…will the hunger return? Only time will tell.

Aaron Judge?
Shohei Ohtani?

I'm a Yankee fan so I'm biased. I'm also a prude who believes the MVP should be an everyday player. But Ohtani is that. However, I don't believe even taking into account his pitching he should be the MVP. I recently read an article that said a team's performance shouldn't come into play because you shouldn't be awarded MVP based on how good your team mates might be. Good point. But I've always wondered how much "value" (outside of the box office) a guy on a sub .500 team 30 games out of first place could be. Where would they be without him, 40 games out? I remember when Judge lost to Altuve and though I disagreed, it was a toss up. I see no toss up this year.

In a year where home runs are down, Judge has almost lapped the field. He has 20 more than the #2 guy. He's got 12 more RBI than the #2 run producer and leads MLB in slugging, OB%, OPS. WAR, and Runs scored. He's 2 points away from the AL triple crown and he's stolen 16 bases. Plus nobody runs on the guy in the outfield. Where would the Yankees be without him? Probably where the Red Sox are.

In the long run, the Rams will need the OL to gel if they hope to repeat.

Right now, though, they’re trying to find the right mix after a retirement, a FA departure, and some injuries. As they do, they must find a way to win.

Time to return to Sun Tzu.

“All warfare is based on deception.” And thus, when faced with superior forces, you may need to evade, misdirect, and confuse.

We’ve done it before. Before Matthew Stafford’s arrival, we incorporated formations and plays designed to keep opposing DLs off balance, rather than confronting them head to head.

We may need to dust off those jet sweeps, double screens, designed rollouts and bootlegs.

This is a short term solution yo get Ws. By playoff time, a “cute” and “tricky” offense won’t, by itself, be enough. We’ll need to be able to win at the LOS without chicanery.

For now, though, we need to find a way to keep winning games while OL finds its way. Sun Tzu the shit out of those opponents.

Just a stream of consciousness thing…

What’s wrong with Akers?

WTH was Stafford thinking with several of those passes? It’s not as if he had to produce a come from behind miracle. Geez…

Shelton was a VERY pleasant surprise. Heck, he now looks like our best starting OC, doesn’t he? Rams are probably in no hurry to rush Allen back.

This is the 2nd time that Alaric Jackson has been pressed into emergency duty due to injury to a starter during a game and once again he impressed. I’ve considered him our swing OT but he played very well at RG. Dare I say it? Have Rams discovered 2 new starters for their OL THIS year? I’m serious.

Gotta give McVay credit for thinking outside the box with Skow. Might be onto something. Anything that helps Rams anemic running game is fine by me.

It will be nice to have a healthy Jefferson back, huh? Will expand the playbook for McVay/Stafford.

WTH is up with AD? Just not the same ‘want to’ this year.

Our pass rush is just not there this year, at least in the first 2 games. Frankly, it must improve if Rams hope to get back to SB. Not gonna sugarcoat it, what we’ve seen so far just ain’t good enough.

I continue to be puzzled by Ramsay’s up and down play this year. Health, scheme, or ego? Or all of the above?

Anybody else expected more from Wagner? He’s been ‘okay’, I guess, but I expected more of an impact from him. So far Jones seems to be outplaying him.

So there it is. AD, Ramsey, and Wagner have underwhelmed so far this season. Our vaunted future HOF players, dammit! Gulp…

I think Long’s days as starter may be numbered. I had thought Rochell would beat him out by mid season but this Durant kid seems to be taking the bull by the horns and is the better playmaker. What a find!

DeCamillis has his work cut out, huh? But I think he proved last year that he could fix all his units if given time and maybe a couple of personnel pieces.

Dixon is not to blame for that egregious missed block resulting in the blocked punt but I do think he needs to speed up his kick time. He seems almost lackadaisical, tbh.

I’m gonna lay off Morris for now other than to say his D is not ‘there’ yet, either. I had hoped that it would pick up where it left off last year but that has hardly been the case. Hopefully, he will get into the nuts and bolts of his D struggle areas soon. Results, baby!

Tennessee Titans vs. Buffalo Bills​

In the early half of a rare "Monday Night Football" doubleheader, the Titans and Bills will jockey for playoff positioning to wrap up the NFL's Week 2 slate.

This is the fourth straight season that these AFC teams have met, with Buffalo taking the first two and Tennessee winning the most recent games. The Titans won in a 26-point blowout in 2020, but the other three were decided by a combined 11 points.

Although they both won their respective divisions last season, they could not be entering this game heading in more different directions.

The Bills (1-0) added more star power over the offseason and justified their Super Bowl hype with a 31-10 stomping of the reigning champs to kick off the season. The Titans (0-1), on the other hand, traded their top receiver and lost to the rebuilding Giants at home in Week 1.

Buffalo enters Monday's game with the advantage of three days' extra rest, after playing in the NFL opener on a Thursday. Can the Bills capitalize on that with another statement win? Or will the Titans get back on track with a third straight win in this series?

Monday Night Football: Tennessee (0-1) at Buffalo (1-0)

Kickoff: Monday, Sept. 19 at 7:15 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Live Stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)
Spread: Bills -10

Three Things to Watch

1. Is there a way to slow the Bills' offense?

The Bills looked downright terrifying on offense last week, with a league-best 7.1 yards per play. Concerningly for Tennessee, the second-place team for this stat is the Giants, the team the Titans just lost to. Mike Vrabel's defense will need to find a way to at least slow down Josh Allen and Co. to have a shot since these Titans won't win a shootout.

To do so, Tennessee will need to do something it struggled with last week: stopping the long passes. Although Daniel Jones mostly threw underneath, he went 3-of-5 with an interception and a touchdown on passes longer than 10 yards, and the TD traveled 38 yards downfield. Allen completed seven of 10 passes that traveled at least 10 yards and connected on his two passes that traveled at least 40 air yards.

The good news is that the Titans at least can bring pressure better than the Bills' last opponent. The Rams finished last in the NFL in Week 1 with a 5.3 percent pressure rate and no hurries. Tennessee was second in the NFL with a 57.1 percent pressure rate, with seven hurries, four QB knockdowns, and five sacks.

2. Can the Titans get any help at receiver?

Tennessee replaced Brown with rookie Treylon Burks and former Ram Robert Woods, as well as free-agent tight end Austin Hooper, and the early returns are mixed at best. Woods and Hooper were held to one catch apiece in Week 1, although Burks at least hauled in three of his five targets for 55 yards.

If anything quarterback Ryan Tannehill's top target was fifth-rounder Kyle Philips, who caught six passes for 66 yards out of the slot. He also added a 46-yard punt return, although that was negated by another punt he fumbled.

For the Titans to make a serious playoff run — or more — they'll need someone to emerge on this offense as a secondary weapon after Derrick Henry. And that could be tough against a Bills defense that ranked first against the pass last season, even if it's still without star cornerback Tre'Davious White.

3. How much will sloppy play continue?

With teams only playing three preseason games — and starters appearing in maybe two of them, if any — it really felt like some teams were using Week 1 to get up to speed. The Titans and Bills have their share of regrets, although obviously more for the latter, who suffered an embarrassing home loss.

The Titans' shortcomings were bountiful, from clock management at the end to poor third-down efficiency (3-of-11). But perhaps most concerning were the seven penalties for 50 yards. Holding calls are subjective and will happen, but pre-snap infractions such as delay of game and false start penalties at crucial times are unacceptable.

Buffalo had a decisively good game as far as third-down conversions (9-of-10) and penalties (just five for 35 yards) but struggled in the turnover department. Allen threw two interceptions, and the team lost two fumbles. Turning the ball over twice on Monday — let alone four times — will be a recipe for trouble.

Final Analysis

The Bills probably aren't as good as they were in Week 1, and the Titans probably aren't as bad. However, there's still quite a gulf between these AFC contenders. If they met later in the season after the Titans' new offense had more time to jell, they'd probably stand a better chance, but the Titans are in trouble in Orchard Park under the lights.

Prediction: Bills 30, Titans 17

Akers and Henderson is not the answer. We need someone who can consistently keep drives going, especially when we need to run the clock down. Can't rely on Stafford to sling the rock around to get first downs. If we get a running back that can help sustain drives, no one can stop us.

Rules experts: Why no roughing call?

1. Seriously... can't we have one relaxing Sunday?

2. Okay... let's start with what I liked... the mix.

3. The OL, with new starters and players dropping like flies, is not ready to stand on an island. McVay realizes this, and knew he had to mix it up.

4. Mix it up by involving receivers other than Cooper Kupp, particularly early. Nice production by Higby (7 receptions, 71 yards) and a better showing for Allen Robinson (4 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD, one waved off due to oddly timed injury whistle).

5. Mix it up in the running game with Darrell Henderson and Cam Akers taking turns running the rock, with an interesting twist of Ben Skowronek lining up as a FB in the I formation.

6. Speaking of the running game, while the numbers won't jump off the page, I thought we used the run much more effectively this week, in part because, unlike last week, when we ran on 8 of the first 10 first down plays (effectively telegraphing) there was greater a greater mix in first down play calling.

7. Stafford was really good, except when he wasn't. On both interceptions, he took needless risks and tried to hit receivers who simply were not open. While I'd never want to stifle the aggressive gunslinger approach that makes him great, sometimes discretion is the better part of valor.

8. The new mix on the offensive line, which had to absorb a new change when Tremayne Anchrum went down on the first series, did a fairly good job. Stafford had time to throw, and there was reasonable room to run between the tackles. Of course, Atlanta is not a top defense, but I'll take the improvement.

9. Ultimately, Cooper Kupp dominated the target count once again. Kupp has been targeted 29 times in two games, which is kind of crazy. He's also caught 24 of those passes, which is kind of amazing.

10. I can't be too mad at Kupp for the late fumble. Sometimes, the defense just makes a play.

11. Particularly hard to be mad at Kupp when I remember the incredible block he made to spring Henderson on his TD.

12. I'm finding it hard to evaluate the defense on this one. There was definitely some good. They allowed only 261 yards and 4.7 yards per play. Those are very good numbers. They also made a great 4th down stop and forced 3 turnovers. But...

13. I was really disappointed with the effort on the drive after the Rams went up 31-10. As later became evident, it was way too early to jog around at let the Falcons march down the field. That was the drive where I would have liked to have seen the Rams teeing off on a one-dimensional opposing offense and putting the game away.

14. The pass rush is not there yet. I think it can get there with the players we have (and I certainly would not be shocked if we add a pass rusher later), but I'm not seeing enough pressure at this point.

15. Of course, in the end, it was Aaron Donald collapsing the pocket and Jalen Ramsey making the pick to seal the victory.

16. Cobie Durant (he seems to have dropped the De from his first name?) is looking like a playmaker. I'd like to see more of him (and we probably will with Troy Hill hobbled).

17. The Rams have forced only one punt in two games. While some of that is due to forced turnovers, that's, in a word... bad.

18. Trey Lance is out for the season. In the long run, this could be a disastrous development for the 49ers, who paid a King's ransom for Lance and won't be seeing any returns for another year at least. In the short run, however, did they just become a more dangerous team?

19. I don't want to overreact to the 4th Quarter near-collapse. It was bad, but we got the win. It's a long season, and style points don't get you to the playoffs. Wins do.

20. Cardinals and 49ers in next two weeks. The battle for the NFC West begins in earnest next week. Buckle up.

so Dixon got hurt on the blocked punt

he couldnt punt on the next 4th down

rams took a safety

Dixon takes the free kick after the safety and drop kicks out of bounds

A WIN IS A WIN!!! HE'S WORTH THE MONEY!!!!!

Any ideas?