When the Rams acquired Marcus Peters, I was skeptical and excited(if that's possible). He had the one INT for a TD against the Raiders and then things got frustrating. He had the games against the Chargers and Seahawks where he struggled. But over the last few weeks we haven't heard anything about Peters OR the receivers he is covering. Hopefully this is what we get for the rest of the year hopefully the bringing him in is all it was touted to be. HORNS UP!!!

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By Peter King

Los Angeles stadium drama
The Chargers are going to sell incredibly reasonable tickets for the L.A. market, but that’s not making everyone happy. The way this new stadium works: The Rams sell tickets separately from the Chargers. Rams owner Stan Kroenke foots the bill to build the place (about $3.1 billion), and owner Dean Spanos of the Chargers forks over all personal seat license fees to Kroenke. Spanos announced last week that the upper deck in the new Rams/Chargers stadium, opening in 2020, will have $100 personal-seat licenses per seat, plus tickets ranging from $50 to $90 per game.

In today’s economy, that is stunningly reasonable. But Kroenke, I am told, never thought the PSL fees the Chargers would announce would be so low. The Rams were thinking the Chargers’ contribution to the stadium through PSL fees would be near $400 million. Now the Rams think they’ll be lucky to see $150 million out of Charger PSLs. That could mean another big chunk for Kroenke to pay. “The math in the stadium is starting to erode,” said one official with knowledge of both team’s financial dealings.

Look at it this way. Say you want to buy one season ticket with a PSL in a prime section in the upper deck for each team. For the Rams, that could cost $5,000 for the PSL and $120 per ticket per game for the 10-game season. Initial investment for year one for a Rams seat: $6,200. Initial investment for a Chargers seat, including the PSL and the ticket cost at $90 per seat: $1,000. Let’s say you’re not a Rams fan, but you’re an NFL fan.

You say, “I can get a pair or tickets to the new stadium, including PSLs, in a good spot of the upper deck for $2,000 for the season?” The Chargers, in this scenario, could actually take business away from the Rams because their upper-deck tickets will be in some cases one-sixth the cost. It’s going to be very interesting to see how this plays out—and to see if the Chargers, even with these advantages, can come close to selling out their games in 2020.

“To say, ‘Everything will get better when we move into the big new stadium,’ is like saying, ‘My wife and I will stop bickering as soon as we have kids.’“

—Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times, after the Chargers announced a seating plan with 26,000 low-cost tickets with PSLs of only $100 per seat—far below what the market was expected to be for seats at the new stadium they will share with the Rams in Los Angeles beginning in 2020. Good sign for fans, these low-cost seats. Bad sign for a franchise that hoped the move would bring newfound riches.
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Sunday in SoCal
On the sporting calendar Sunday in southern California, you’ll find these six major-league games in six hours, provided there is not a World Series sweep:

12:30 p.m., Los Angeles. Hockey: Rangers at Kings.
1:25 p.m., Los Angeles. Football: Packers at Rams.
1:30 p.m., Carson. Soccer: Dynamo at Galaxy.
5 p.m., Anaheim. Hockey: Sharks at Ducks.
5:09 p.m., Los Angeles. Baseball: Red Sox at Dodgers (Game 5, if necessary).
6:30 p.m., Los Angeles. Basketball: Wizards at Clippers.
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Defensive Players of the Week

Aaron Donald strips the ball from 49ers running back Matt Breida. (Getty Images)

Aaron Donald, defensive tackle, Los Angeles Rams. Looked like Donald was playing against a juco team Sunday at Levi’s Stadium, but it was a real NFL unit. (Though the Niners are battered a bit.) Donald had a stat line he might have three or four times in a career: nine tackles, 4 sacks (for 29 yards), two other tackles for loss, one more quarterback hit, a forced fumble, a fumble recovered. If there was ever any doubt about the size of Donald’s contract, doubt it no more. He’s worth it. All of it.
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MVP Watch

Todd Gurley, RB, Los Angeles Rams.Last week: not ranked. I am sold, FMIA mob. I have switched from Jared Goff in this top five to Gurley. That could change down the road; we’ll see. Both have been hugely important to the Rams’ league-best start.

A couple of reasons: Gurley has double the number of touchdowns from scrimmage (14) of any other player in football, and we’re nearly at the season’s midpoint. Three more touchdowns Sunday at Santa Clara. He’s got a 67-yard lead in the rushing race, over Ezekiel Elliott. And he’s the primary reason why the Rams are 7-0 while the rest of the division is stumbling along at 5-15 collectively.
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Things I Think I Think

When I turned on Rams-Niners, I thought I’d stumbled on a new channel, The Satirical Food Network. THERE WERE 11 MUSTARD BOTTLES RUNNING AROUND ON THE FIELD!

Most dominant player in football today: Aaron Donald.

And Corey Littleton, kick-blocker … He’s not bad either. Four career blocked punts for the Rams’ third-year linebacker now.

Remember when they were talking late in the fourth quarter how the last time the Rams went 7-0 was in 1985? The thing that made me happy about that was the game they showed when they went 7-0 back then was none other than the one and only LOS ANGELES Rams game I have ever attended which was that Chiefs game they were showing which they won 16-0. as you can see,I live in KC.

I was so elated that they showed the one game I got to see in REAL LIFE when they were the LOS ANGELES Rams. It so much brought back so many fond memories.Until three years ago,I lost total interest in the NFL for the past 22 years as some around here already know.

That was such a thrill that I will always cherish,I got to see Eric Dickerson in real life but MOST IMPORTANTLY,I got to see them in their LA colors in REAL life.that was the thrill of a lifetime for me because that was WHY i became a Rams fan was I fell in love with their colors.they had the coolest looking uniforms in the country bar none and i finally got to see them in real life.was one of my most thrilling moments in my life.:yay: I will never forget that moment,Dieter Brock was the starting quarterback back then and the chiefs quarterback was Todd Blackledge who set a chiefs record for the most interceptions in a game that day,six. a team record that still stands.

I was trying to get a classmate of mine to go to that game but because the Royals were playing later that night he did not want to go not wanting to see both games in one day. He later that week said to me-Hey I'm sorry I dint go to that game with you.How bout next week against the Broncos?

He just did not get it that I went to the Game because i wanted to see my LOS ANGELES Rams,I didnt give a crap about the Chiefs,i didnt go to that game to see the Chiefs.I tried explaining that to him but he just did not get it.could not get it that I did not like the chiefs,that I was a Rams fan.

Guess what? I am going to be in LA in a couple of weeks because my job requires me to go there so for the first time in my life I am finally going to see a Rams game in LOS ANGELES when they play the seahawks and whats even greater,that alone would be thrilling enough but i will see them in those blue and yellow LA colors i love so much.:yay: everytime i look at those yellow and blue LA colors,i am so much in heaven.

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Peter Shraeger claims that McVay told him that hated the way they finished the season. They put all of their bench players in, they lost to the 49ers, and limped into the playoffs.

He said this on Good Morning Football. So did anyone else hear or read this?

I know we were split on the decision to rest the starters. I hated it. Hopefully he throws that out the window. Play them. If they get a big lead bring in the back ups.

We're 7 & 0 baby!! Woo Hoo!! I'm loving what this team is doing right now. But what stood out to you guys?

The passing game has stuttered slightly over the past few weeks, but we still manage to win, Brown was given more snaps as the game went on, even Mannion got put it, this team is gaining in confidence as we go down the stretch

I'm going too keep things short this week, but here goes:

Littleton: He's a baller, he brings so much to this team and is getting better EVERY week.
Zuerlein: The leg is back!
Suh: I've not picked him out so far this season, but the dude is pure controlled menace on our line - what an addition
Discipline: I'm so glad not to be giving up 100+ yards every game due to penalties
No injuries: I think we came through unscathed!
Passing game: this will need to be more pinpoint accurate in the coming games, like it as at the start of the season, I don't think we should rely solely on Gurley to carry the O

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Monday Night Football: New York Giants vs. Atlanta Falcons

Chances are, the Atlanta Falcons were counting on a fast start to the season with a schedule that featured five of their first seven games at home before the bye. It hasn’t exactly worked out. At 2-4 heading into Monday night’s home game against the New York Giants, Atlanta now faces an uphill battle to a playoff berth.

But perhaps all is not lost. A couple of late blown leads could come back to haunt them, but the Falcons are a couple plays from being 4-2 or even 5-1. And they have won two of three inside the NFC South, so they still control their own destiny. But none of that will matter if they don’t take care of business against the Giants.

Everything about the Giants screams “rebuild” except for the fact that they bet on Eli Manning still having something left in the tank. Unfortunately, he is running on fumes. While his numbers are not bad on the surface, he is a sitting duck behind a bad offensive line and on pace to take 53 sacks, which would be a career-high. If there was something left, opponents are beating it out of him.

New York at Atlanta

Kickoff: Monday, Oct. 22 at 8:15 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Spread: Falcons -4

Three Things to Watch

1. Can Coleman carry the load?

Tevin Coleman has been extremely effective during his career sharing the Falcons’ backfield with Devonta Freeman, but now he is on his own. Freeman is on injured reserve until at least Week 15, and Coleman has produced mixed results while Freeman has been banged up so far. In Week 2 he had a huge day (107 yards on 16 carries), but overall he is below 4.0 yards per carry for the first time in his career. The Falcons have attempted fewer rushes than any team in the NFL; is that because they don’t think Coleman can handle a full workload without Freeman around? Maybe, but Coleman excels as a receiver, so they need to get the ball into his hands more often one way or another.

2. Eli’s last stand

As we mentioned above, when Manning isn’t getting hit, he is actually putting up numbers. His 68.7 completion percentage would be a career-best, his interception percentage is lower than it has ever been by far, and he’s on pace to throw for more than 4,000 yards. Of course, none of that adds up to much when the Giants are 1-5, but he could silence his critics for another week against the Falcons. Atlanta is missing half of its starting secondary plus star linebacker Deion Jones, and it shows. The defense ranks 29th against the pass, 30th in total yards allowed and 31st in points allowed. Only four teams have fewer than Atlanta’s 10 sacks. If the Giants can’t move the ball on Monday, perhaps Eli’s time truly has come.

3. Star power

Normally, we’d say go ahead and find a viewing option that doesn’t involve watching two teams who are a combined 3-9. But this should be an entertaining game. As we’ve noted, neither team is very good on defense, so there should be some big plays. Both teams have established superstar receivers in New York’s Odell Beckham Jr. and Atlanta’s Julio Jones. And both teams have rookies who make it worth tuning in: Running back Saquon Barkley of the Giants ranks second in the NFL in yards from scrimmage, and Falcons wideout Calvin Ridley is tied for the NFL lead with six touchdown catches. These may not be great teams, but they should make for entertaining football.

Final Analysis

It’s just hard to imagine the Falcons hitting the bye at 2-5 after already having played five home games. This truly is a must-win if they want to get their season back on track. They’ll get it, but it will probably be closer than they would like.

Prediction: Falcons 27, Giants 21

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2010 - rodger saffold
2012 - michael brockers
2013 - boooo
2014 - aaron donald, lamarcus joyner
2015 - todd gurley, rob havenstein, jamon brown
2016 - **jared goff**, pharoh cooper, dumped jeff fisher mercifully
2017 - ***sean mcvay***, andrew whitworth, john sullivan, robert woods, cooper kupp, john johnson
2018 - brandin cooks, aqib talib, marcus peters, ndomukong suh, joe noteboom, john franklin-myers

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Forgive me if anything like this has been posted. Certain players really came through today. Other than the usual studs, I really want to recognize 2 guys:

• Nick Williams. Getting another shot by the Rams, after getting cut, dropping a potential game-winning catch with the Titans, Nick made a couple clutch catches today to contribute in the win.
• Jo Jo Natson. He is everything Tavon was supposed to be. A buck-fitty' and nothing but speed and guts!

Who do you guys want to recognize?
ball:

Which game is the most realistic for his much needed return?

You know, seven wins.

For tying the great Jim Brown for most Td's scored in the first 7 games of a season(14). It's a great time to be a Rams fan and we wouldn't be 7-0 without him!!



*Edit: Jim Brown owns the record with 15, Gurley tied for 2nd most with Holmes with 14.

I just wanted to be first making this thread for once!!!

Lucky 7 and OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

He is just Unbelievable!

I don’t know if I like his. I think that we’d beat them (again), but what if we lost? Forget the game earlier in the season, this would be the true Battle of LA.

New Orleans at Baltimore.

Looking ahead the Rams are going to be in a battle with the Saints for home field advantage throughout the playoffs.

We need New Orleans to lose as many games as possible. Especially since we will be playing a difficult games at New Orleans that could determine home field advantage.

Today I will be watching the New Orleans game as much as the Rams game even though they are at the same time.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...fined-for-horse-collar-tackle-of-cooper-kupp/

Darian Stewart fined for horse collar tackle of Cooper Kupp
Posted by Josh Alper on October 21, 2018

Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp won’t play against the 49ers on Sunday because he’s been ruled out with a knee injury.

Kupp got hurt in the first half of last Sunday’s game against the Broncos when he was brought down by safety Darian Stewart with a horse collar tackle. Kupp was able to return to the game briefly in the third quarter, but got shut down after a couple of snaps.

Stewart was penalized for the play and PFT has confirmed with the league that he was fined $26,739 for the tackle. It’s been a rough week for Stewart on other fronts too. He hurt his neck in Thursday’s victory over the Cardinals.

Stewart’s teammate Emmanuel Sanders was fined $10,026 for taunting cornerback Troy Hill after what was initially ruled a touchdown in the first half of Denver’s loss to the Rams. Replay showed Sanders was down on the 1-yard-line and the Broncos had to settle for a field goal.

Rams safety Lamarcus Joyner was fined $26,739 for unnecessary roughness. Joyner delivered a blow to the head of a defenseless receiver.

Our Rams have a proud tradition of excellent OLine units. That was obviously missing from 2003 to 2015. PFF grades the current iteration as the NFL’s best through 6 games. But where do they rank among Dickerson’s/White’s/Bell’s squad, the Tom Mack era, the first true pass blockers of the 50’s, the Doughnut Brothers, and the 79 Super Bowl unit? I assume we have some stat geeks here that can dig up some info and while that’s welcome...I’m interested in what old timers like myself recall as these units passed our eyeball tests.

What say you?

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Sunday Night Football: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Kansas City Chiefs

What would you have said in August if someone told you the top two AFC teams through six games would be the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs? But here we are, two division leaders with a combined 9-3 record squaring off in what could be a future battle for the AFC’s top seed.

The Bengals are here just six games removed from a disappointing season that nearly cost head coach Marvin Lewis his job. Instead, what had been one of the league’s most inconsistent teams have settled in and learned how to close out games in the fourth quarter. Part of a close game every week, they haven’t won or lost this season by more than 11 points.

They’ll face a Chiefs squad coming off a disappointing loss against the Patriots but still running one of the highest-powered offenses we’ve witnessed in the modern NFL. Young quarterback Patrick Mahomes will try and bounce back against a Bengals defense ranked just 28th against the pass.

Expect a high-scoring affair with perhaps the top seed for the AFC playoffs on the line. Can the Bengals find a way? Or will the comfy confines of Arrowhead get the Chiefs pointing back in the right direction?

Cincinnati at Kansas City
Kickoff: Sunday, Oct. 21 at 8:20 p.m. ET

TV: NBC
Spread: Chiefs -5.5
Three Things to Watch

1. Can the Chiefs' high-powered offense keep on chugging?

On paper, the Chiefs continue to run circles around opposing defenses. Their 35.8 points per game leads the AFC and is second to only the Saints. Patrick Mahomes’ 18 touchdowns leads the NFL while Kareem Hunt’s 456 rushing yards are fourth in the AFC. Travis Kelce, arguably the best pass-catching tight end in football, has three 100-yard games already. The offensive line has allowed an NFL-best six sacks through six games.

And yet... it was the offense that made the difference in the Chiefs’ only loss. Mahomes has four interceptions in his last two games; the two he threw against the Patriots led to at least a seven-point swing. Unfortunately, with the defense as bad as it is even a single mistake could swing the game. It’s the type of game-changing turnover the Bengals have feasted on in eking out close victories so far this season.

Keeping it clean is key for an offensive unit whose speed and agility makes them virtually unstoppable when it’s running at 100 percent. It took just 12 seconds in a pressure-packed fourth quarter for Mahomes to tie the Patriots on a 75-yard pass to Tyreek Hill. No defense in football can cover all these speedy receivers at once, let alone a mediocre unit like the Bengals.

2. Which defense will blink first?

The Chiefs' defense, which allowed a season-high 43 points last weekend, will struggle to control the Bengals’ offense. Kansas City's 468.2 yards allowed per game is 28 yards higher than the next team, Tampa Bay. The Chiefs are ranked 31st in passing yards allowed, 27th in rushing yards allowed and have forced a middling nine turnovers thus far. Last week might have been rock bottom for this unit; the Patriots never even had to punt.

But the Bengals are no angels either on defense. They’ve allowed 409.2 yards per game, second worst in the AFC to those Chiefs and have only forced eight turnovers of their own (however key they might be). Their 23.8 first downs per game surrendered ranks 29th. Aside from perhaps Geno Atkins, they’re devoid of a major national name on defense.

And while the Chiefs' offense is what everyone is talking about the Bengals have plenty of playmakers all their own. Pro Bowler A.J. Green has already tallied nearly 500 receiving yards. Tyler Boyd has had a breakout third season, culminating in a two-touchdown day against Pittsburgh last week. Running back Joe Mixon, while without a 100-yard game yet this season, averaged 5.8 yards per carry last week.

Both offenses also don’t really turn the ball over, combining for 13 turnovers to date (two less than the Arizona Cardinals this season alone). It may simply be a battle of which team blinks first, one fumble or even punt making all the difference. Keep an eye on Andy Dalton with those numbers in mind. His four-interception day this year (against the Panthers in Week 3) is the one time the Bengals never really had a chance.

3. A butt-kicking on special teams

The Chiefs’ special teams unit has been special, a great opportunity to showcase the speed of Hill and Tremon Smith. Hill has a touchdown already on a punt return as the Chiefs’ 26.7-yard average leads the NFL. Smith broke a long kickoff return against the Patriots last week that helped jumpstart the offense. It’s just so many weapons to defend at all times.

But not enough is spoken about when it comes to the Chiefs’ special teams. They’re just one of six teams to make all their field goals this season as Harrison Butker has lifted the overall quality of their program. Last year’s seventh-round pick made the NFL All-Rookie Team by hitting 38 of his 42 field goal attempts. This season, he’s a perfect 11-for-11 while going 26-for-26 on extra points. Quickly becoming one of the sport’s reliable kickers, he’s a standout in a year where missed field goals and PATs have made the difference. Just look at the Steelers, Packers and Vikings for proof.

The Bengals’ kicker, Randy Bullock, is a seven-year veteran who has connected on seven of nine FGs so far. But Cincinnati doesn’t have the type of clutch, momentum-altering player the Chiefs have here — along with about every position on offense.

Final Analysis

The Bengals may simply be running into the Chiefs buzz saw at the wrong time. Losing their perfect season to the Patriots, the young team looked overmatched early before gathering themselves and fighting back hard in the second half. It’s a hungry team looking to regain their footing after what they felt was a lost opportunity.

“You learn from every experience you have,” Patrick Mahomes said after falling short. It wasn’t a broken superstar but one who sounded ready to move onward and upward.

Now, his Chiefs are heading back to Arrowhead, a place where they have a record of 26-8 since the start of the 2014 season. Success at home combined with the Bengals' spotty defense could spark a Chiefs bounce back in a big way.

Prediction: Chiefs 38, Bengals 31

Check out this graph showing % of chance to make the playoffs since 1995 till now.

IF we can beat the fairy-niners tomorrow, then according to 23 years of statistics, we're 100% in the playoffs.

I know, I know, one game at a time.
I know, I know, any given Sunday and "anything can happen" but ... it's cool to look at that graphic and see where we currently are!



Look where the Seahawks currently are at 3-3.