Turf Show Times
The Los Angeles Rams (11-4) have one more primetime game left, a date with the Atlanta Falcons (6-9) at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday Night Football. Los Angeles will be looking to come out swinging in response to their Thursday Night blown loss to the Seattle Seahawks. If there is any silver lining moving forward, the Rams were able to go on a 6 game win streak after their Week 5 Thursday Night Football loss. A 6 game win streak moving forward would guarantee that the 2025 Los Angeles Rams hoist the Lombardi Trophy.
But the journey will start with an NFC matchup against the Falcons who have a desire to spoil the draft pick that they sent to the Rams in their 2025 NFL Draft day trade. As for LA, they may want to kick start their ground game against Raheem Morris’s defense that has struggled to stop the run all year. Here is my positional breakdown and who has the edge for Monday’s night matchup.
QBs: Matt Stafford cemented the MVP with his 400+ yard and 3 TD performance against the Seahawks. At this point, the question remains how many total touchdowns he will end up with. If the Rams loses, its rarely because #9 failed to produce.
As an NFL fan, I’m glad that Kirk Cousins is a starting quarterback. I think he will regret having moved from Minnesota to Atlanta for the extra money but I understand family decisions. The Rams will look to rattle Cousins from within the pocket as his achilles injury from a few years ago should have sapped some of his mobility.
RBs: I was surprised that Kyren Williams got the majority of run calls since Blake Corum has been the better running back as of late. Look for the Rams to reestablish their run game against the Falcons after the Seahawks did not allow a carry over 9 yards.
Bijan Robinson is a top 5 running back in the NFL. His shiftiness and power allows him to beat defenders in a number of ways. The Rams have slowed down Jonathan Taylor, Christian McCaffrey, Jahmyr Gibbs, and Saquon Barkley but they will get a great test with Bijan on Monday Night.
WRs: At this point, what else can you write about Puka Nacua? Davante Adams wasn’t even on the field Thursday to draw attention away from defenders. Yet, Puka still caught 12 passes for 225 yards and 2 touchdowns. It’s worth noting, Tutu Atwell may not be catching passes but he sure is creating a lot of space for Puka Nacua to work in the intermediate. Teams are having to respect Atwell’s top speed. We wall want Atwell to catch passes but does it really matter if he is creating space for Puka?
I think Drake London has the potential to be a top 3 in the NFL. However, the revolving door at QB in Atlanta has hindered his development. Darnell Mooney as the team’s #2 is really not creating a whole...
