NFL Week 16 Thursday

RAMS @ SEAHAWKS - 8:15 PM

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Winner of this game is gonna be in the driver's seat of the NFC West. Honestly, they'll also be in the driver's seat for the 1 seed. Rams clinched a playoff spot last week.

McVay has not had problems in this building.

Stafford hasn't lost to this team since joining the Rams.

This is a rematch from Week 11... one of the biggest games of the year.

We might be looking at the best offense in the NFL against the best defense in the NFL here.

Rams offense is on a rampage... although we do have to consider the opponents.

We can't just forget what happened back in Week 11.

Stafford was in prison... this was indoors at SoFi.

Now he's going outdoors for to play in cold, wet Seattle. The only outdoor cold weather game the Rams played all year, they lost. (Carolina Week 13).

This defense is healthier than they were in Week 11.

And the Rams are less healthy. Rob Havenstein played in Week 11 vs Seattle. He won't be back for this one. I'm not sure if Davante Adams plays in this game either.

Seattle's gonna sit back in Cover 3, 4 and 6... make Stafford dink and dunk his way down the field.

We've seen so many big explosive plays through the air from the Rams recently... I don't think they're gonna be there in this one.

On the other side of the ball, this is where backing Seattle gets challenging.

Seattle's offense looks fine on paper.

But Sam Darnold has looked really inconsistent.

If you're wondering how the Seahawks offensive numbers look fine despite Darnold not playing as well, it's because they've really started to get things going on the ground.

I know you might be thinking "well Kyle there's no way Seattle can run the ball on the Rams defense"... I actually don't think it's crazy that the Seahawks run the ball a bit in this game. They didn't have Sundell back in Week 11.

Rams defense is still missing Quentin Lake (he played in the Seattle game). Also Braden Fiske might be out for this one as well.

Rams defense has looked shaky recently.

The way I look at this game... we saw these two teams play. Rams were laying 3. The game was in LA... it was pretty even. Rams won the turnover battle 4 to 1. Now we're in Seattle. The Seahawks are healthier on both sides of the ball. The Rams are slightly more injured on both sides of the ball.

When's the last time Seattle had a home game like this? Place is gonna be a zoo. What's the toughest road game the Rams have had this year?

Short week... Seattle doesn't need to travel. I'm on Seattle ML at (-108). I think the Seahawks should be laying 2 here.