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The Los Angeles Rams (4-2) will travel across the pond to face off against the AFC South Jacksonville Jaguars (4-2) in Week 7 at Wembley Stadium in England. This will be the Rams final game against the AFC South in 2025; having won all three games against the Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans, and Indianapolis Colts. The Rams were able to win those matchups but they haven’t been playing their best football through the first third of the season. Could the Jaguars exploit some of the weaker position units on the Rams? Here is my position by position breakdown of Week 7’s matchup…
QB Breakdown: Stafford had his worst game of the 2025 season against Baltimore. He missed a few throws especially in the red zone early in the game. His numbers could have been better had he executed those throws. He also could have been helped more if Davante Adams had hauled in at least passes that he was capable of catching. This week will be an interesting test for QB1 as he faces a defense with a large defensive front, strong edge rushers, quality linebackers, and a secondary that has picked off 10 passes (best in the league). Stafford will do so likely without his #1 wide receiver Puka Nacua.
Trevor Lawrence remains a mystery to me. The Jaguars QB has been up and down with his play through 6 games. He’s completing 61.1% of his passes and has an 8:5 TD/INT ratio. This is also Lawrence’s worst QBR since his rookie season. Lawrence is a sneaky threat when it comes to tucking the ball and running so LA will need to contain him in the pocket.
RB Breakdown: The production for Kyren Williams as a running back has definitely dipped. As expected. He is only averaging 69.7 rushing yards/game compared to 95.3 (2023) and 81.2 (2024). The area that Kyren has shown growth is as a pass catcher. He’s already nearing his season-best numbers and has found the endzone three times as Stafford’s checkdown.
Travis Etienne, also a 2022 draft pick, has been on the other end of production. After a disappointing 2024 season, Etienne has roared back in 2025; averaging 78.3 rushing yards/game, a personal best thus far.
WR Breakdown: It’s expected that Puka Nacua will miss this game. Even if he does play, I expect him to be limited or a decoy in the offense. So I have to reduce their ranking from the previous weeks. Many will expect the offense to run through Davante Adams but I expect Whittington to slide into Nacua’s role; keeping Adams as the X-receiver on the perimeter. If Tutu Atwell returns, this should open up the middle of the field again to target Whittington and Adams.
Jacksonville has a lot of depth at the receiver position; featuring Brian Thomas Jr., Travis Hunter, Dyami Brown, and Parker Washington. The array of skill sets with this group could pose a threat to an inconsistent Rams secondary.
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