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While the Los Angeles Rams may be without Davante Adams, the Atlanta Falcons are pumped and ready. And here are bold predictions for their Week 17 Monday Night Football clash.
The Rams are 11-4 and still chasing the NFC West title and a possible No. 1 seed. Meanwhile, the Falcons are 6-9, having won two games in a row.
Let’s take a look at the high end of what could happen.
He’s pulled this off eight times, including five of the last eight Rams games. But it’s a little tougher without touchdown machine Adams, who might miss another game.
Still, the Falcons are much better against the pass (No. 9 in the NFL) than they are versus the run (No. 24). But Stafford has shown he can get it done against any defense. He’s a special quarterback, according to therams.com.
“I say he’s a coach on the field, but I think that’s almost minimizing it,” Rams head coach Sean McVay said. “I mean, he just gives everybody a calm. I think he’s seen as a guy that’s one of the best to ever do it.”
Stafford does it with skills and his mind, according to Sports Illustrated.l
“He’s so knowledgeable,” stated McVay. “I think when you’re breaking the huddle, and you’re able to have command over, ‘Alright, what’s the intent?’ You’re able to give little tidbits and coaching points. You’re able to recognize some of the different things that maybe the prep has helped with, relative to some of the defensive structures. I say he’s a coach on the field, but I think that’s almost minimizing it.
“I think the way that he’s able to communicate the play call in the huddle, but then also any of the added little points, the way he’s able to utilize cadence, the way he’s able to use our audible system because of his ownership. It’s tremendously valuable. I don’t know that you could really put a measure on it, but man, is it damn important to me. And it’s important to his teammates. I think you can’t say enough about what you do to elevate people around you.”
And those are the kinds of things that will allow Stafford to overcome the Falcons’ defense. The Falcons have nine sacks over their last three games with a pick in each contest. However, they will have to commit so much to the run that Stafford will have multiple opportunities to dice them up with play-action passes.
The reception total might not be off the charts, but Nacua should get chunk-yardage plays when Stafford targets him.
Nacua probably didn’t do himself any favors by calling out the referees recently. Stafford said he needs to be careful in that regard, according to the Let’s Go! Podcast via bleacherreport.com.
“He’s an outstanding football player. He plays at an unbelievable clip for our team. Like I said, there’s learning opportunities...
