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The Rams wrapped up their final game ever at historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in a very satisfying way. The 31-24 victory over the Arizona Cardinals was a tribute to the 37 seasons the team played at the iconic stadium but also to the 68,665 faithful who showed up for the curtain closer. The Rams next chapter begins next season in Inglewood when they christen the state-of-the-art SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. "To be able to finish up and have our last game in the Coliseum with a win in front...
It was just another home game in Carson. Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr was discussing the impact of the fans and of the atmosphere after the game: "Everyone kept saying that last week was our last home, but it wasn't. Every time we come here it is a home game. We didn't use the silent count, they did. We didn't practice the silent count all week." Carr was referring to the Raiders visit to Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson on Sunday, where the Raiders had just defeated the los...
Now that the Los Angeles Rams have failed to qualify for the 2019 NFL Playoff picture, head coach Sean McVay stressed that it is important for the team to beat the Arizona Cardinals this Sunday to finish the season with an above .500 record. The Rams will need the win their final game ever at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in order to end on a high note with a 9-7 record. "We're going to compete to the best of our ability to try to finish out with a winning record," said McVay on Sunday follo...
Slim and... with a sliver of a chance to make the 2019 NFL Playoffs, the inconsistent Los Angeles Rams will take on the suddenly challenged but playoff-bound San Francisco 49ers this Saturday at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. After a disappointing 44-21 blowout loss to the Dallas Cowboys this past Sunday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the Rams need a miracle to hit the postseason. "We didn't play nearly good enough, didn't coach good enough and these are things we just got to figure out,"...
The single play epitomized the entire Chargers season. With the Minnesota Vikings leading 12-10, the Los Angeles Chargers had taken advantage of a turnover and driven to the Vikings 26-yard line with 23 seconds left in the first half. The Chargers were in field goal range but were looking for a touchdown. On second-and-2 with 23 seconds left in the second quarter, Charger quarterback Philip Rivers dropped back and attempted to move out of the way of right tackle Sam Tevi, who was bulldozed onto...
1. Baltimore Ravens (12-2): The Ravens had 12 players named to the Pro Bowl teams, tying an NFL record for most players on the Pro Bowl squad. Kicker Justin Tucker made his third pro bowl. Tucker, the most accurate kicker in NFL history, has made 23 of 24 field goal attempts this year, including two game-winners against Pittsburgh and San Francisco. Next: -10 at Cleveland Browns - Sun, Dec. 22 2. New Orleans Saints (11-3): On Monday Night against the Colts, the Saints let the NFL world know that...
One of the things that has been missing in the 2019 Los Angeles Chargers offensive attack has been the big play. They have lacked the explosive plays of the past, offensive plays of 20 yards or more. That ended on Sunday in Jacksonville. The Chargers found their offense and looked like the 2017 & 2018 Chargers, winning in convincing fashion against the Jaguars, 45-10. The Chargers exploded for 525 yards of offense and a season high 45 points. They had nine offensive plays of 19 yards or more,...
One down, three to go. Those are the numbers the Los Angeles Rams are looking at in their urgent quest to secure an NFC Wild Card spot for the 2019 NFL Playoffs starting in four weeks. The rejuvenated Rams dominated the Seattle Seahawks, 28-12, on Sunday Night Football at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in an NFC West clash for their second consecutive impressive win. "Great team win, really pleased with our guys today," said Rams head coach Sean McVay. "I thought our defense was outstanding from...
1. Baltimore Ravens (11-2): The Ravens moved one step closer to controlling homefield advantage for the AFC playoffs with a win over the Bills in Buffalo. Lamar Jackson went over 1,000 yards in rushing and is averaging 78.2 yards per game rushing, which if maintained would break the record set by Bobby Douglass of the Bears of 69.1 per game set in 1972. Next: -17 vs New York Jets - Thu, Dec. 12 2. San Francisco 49ers (11-2): Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was named the NFC Offensive Player of the...
The 2019 Los Angeles Chargers season has reached a point after thirteen weeks that almost no pundit thought would occur. The Chargers are essentially done for the year. Their hopes for the playoffs are basically over after a 23-20 loss in Denver to the Broncos. They have four more games on the schedule but with a record of 4-8, this team is not going to the playoffs. The Chargers lost another heartbreaker on Sunday against the Broncos, with Bronco kicker Brandon McManus nailing a 53-yard field...
What a difference a week... and an opponent makes. The Los Angeles Rams jumped back into serious contention for the NFL Playoffs as they handily beat the Arizona Cardinals, 34-7. Coupled with the Minnesota Vikings 37-30 loss on Monday Night Football to the Seahawks, the Rams are only one game behind the Vikings for the final NFC Playoff spot with four games to go. It was the Rams most complete performance of the year. The defense established the tone at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glend...
The Rams need a win against Seattle Sunday at 5:20 p.m. at the Coliseum if they expect to stay in the race for a wild card playoff spot. They are 7-5 and the division leaders in the four Western Conference divisions receive automatic playoff spots. Right now the division leaders are Seattle at 10-2 in the West, Dallas at 6-6 in the East, New Orleans at 10-2 in the South and Green Bay is 9-3 in the North. Teams fighting for the two wild card spots are San Francisco (10-2), Rams (7-5), Minnesota...
1. Baltimore Ravens (10-2): Patrick Rickard has become the first player since 2009 to play over 100 snaps on both side of the ball. Ricard has played 249 snaps on offense, 135 snaps on defense and 78 snaps on special teams. The fullback-defensive tackle recently signed a two-year contract extension with the Ravens. Next: -5.5 at Buffalo Bills - Sun, Dec. 8 2. San Francisco 49ers (10-2): The 49ers lost to the Ravens on a 49-yard field as time expired but should be pleased with their performance...
It was clear and ugly... the Los Angeles Rams were disgraced on Monday Night Football by 22-year old superman Lamar Jackson and the high-flying Baltimore Ravens. The 45-6 beatdown at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum was worse than the final score indicated. And of a greater concern... the Rams displayed absolutely zero entertainment value. On paper it was the worst loss in Sean McVay's 43rd regular season game as the Rams' head coach. Earlier this season the team sustained similar whippings at home:...
The Los Angeles Chargers enter the final five weeks of the season with a lot of questions. Coming off a bye, the team has had a week to reflect on what has been a disappointing season to this point. The Chargers have a record of 4-7 and are a long shot to make the playoffs. For a team that was favored by most NFL experts to make the playoffs and by some to go to the Super Bowl, this has been a frustrating season for the Chargers. More than any other issue, injuries have decimated the Chargers....
1. San Francisco 49ers (10-1): The 49ers have the No.1 ranked defense in the NFL and No.1 passing defense in the NFL. Where they have showed weakness on defense is in stopping the run, giving up an average of 4.7 yards per carry. The next opponent will definitely test that weakness. Next: +6 at Baltimore Ravens – Sun, Dec. 1 2. Baltimore Ravens (9-2): Quarterback Lamar Jackson has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the fourth time this season. At this point, the award just n...
Could have. Should have. Would have. That best epitomizes the 2019 NFL season for the Los Angeles Chargers: a season of lost opportunities. The Chargers did not have to travel all the way to Mexico City to prove that point, but they did anyway. On Monday Night in Mexico City, the Chargers once again threw a way a golden opportunity for a victory, losing 24-17 to the Kansas City Chiefs. Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers threw four interceptions in the loss, including an end zone interception to...
Da Bears... just what da doctor ordered. "I think it's up there in the top of my head as one of my favorite wins as a Ram, and again I couldn't be prouder with the guys on this team," said Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff following the team's 17-7 Sunday Night Football victory over the Chicago Bears at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Ordinarily that would be an overstatement but with the Rams struggling to remain relevant in the 2019 NFL Playoff picture it hit the mark. The 6-4 Rams...
1. San Francisco 49ers (9-1): The 49ers have played well to this point. But the last six weeks will be challenging. They get the Packers at home, then are at Baltimore, at New Orleans, the Falcons at home, followed by a rematch with the Rams and ending the season in Seattle to play the Seahawks. Very challenging schedule. Next: -3.5 vs Green Bay Packers – Sun, Nov. 24 2. Baltimore Ravens (8-2): For those who have wondered what it would have been like to see Gale Sayers playing quarterback, t...
The Los Angeles Chargers will never make another trip to Oakland to play the Raiders. With the Raiders making the move to Las Vegas in 2020 to play in a new venue, the Chargers next road trip to play the Raiders will be in Las Vegas. Their final road trip to Oakland Thursday Night ended in frustration, with the Raiders holding on for a 26-24 victory over the Chargers. The Chargers started off poorly and ended badly. In between, they played some pretty good football. But the beginning put the...
Trouble in Tinseltown? A mere nine games removed from Super Bowl LIII, The Los Angeles Rams are dealing with their first real crisis in the Sean McVay era. Having two weeks to prepare for a Pittsburgh Steelers team that had been compromised, the Rams offense failed to show up. McVay is getting outcoached and quarterback Jared Goff's form is steadily regressing. The Rams lost a lot more on Sunday than the 17-12 scoreboard indicated, their offensive front line took a big hit. Center Brian Allen ha...
1. San Francisco 49ers (8-1): The 49ers finally fell from the unbeaten, losing in overtime to the Seahawks at home. The difference in this game was a missed field goal in OT. They have not played a bad game this season, which the Pats, Ravens, Saints and Packers cannot say. Next: -10.5 vs Arizona Cardinals – Sun, Nov. 17 2. New England Patriots (8-1): The Patriots give up an average of 4.7 yards per carry, one of the worst in the NFL. Few teams have been able to exploit this weakness, because t...
The Green Bay Packers came to town with the expectations of improving on their division leading 7-1 record. After all, they were going up against the floundering Los Angeles Chargers, a team that had just fired their offensive coordinator. What followed, as Packer quarterback Aaron Rodgers later stated, "Was a good slice of humble pie for us." The Chargers took control of the game from the outset and never let up, easily defeating the Packers 26-11, in an upset victory that not a lot of people...
1. San Francisco 49ers (8-0): The 49ers are the only unbeaten team in the NFL after nine weeks. Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns, showing the world that the 49ers do have a passing attack to go with their vaunted rushing attack. Next: -6 vs Seattle Seahawks - Mon, Nov. 11 2. New Orleans Saints (7-1): The 49ers have the best record in the NFC, but the Vegas odds favor the Saints to win the NFC. The Saints appear to be the most complete team in the NFC, maybe...
