DECEMBER 23, 2018
Rams (9-5, 4-3 Away) @ Snowhawks (6-8, 1-5 Home)
+Injuries+
Rams QB Jared Goff (back) 3 weeks
Rams WR James Washington (foot) 5 weeks
Snowhawks DE Corey Liuget (hip) 4 weeks
Rams Player Stats
Sean Mannion- 32/57 (56%), 454 yds, 2 TD, INT, 86.4 QBR
Todd Gurley- 201-1,057, 5.3 ypc, 7 TD
Alshon Jeffery- 58-925, 15.9/rec., 10 TD
Alec Ogletree- 102 total TAK, 42 solo TAK
Robert Quinn- 10.5 sacks
Maurice Alexander- 4 INT
Snowhawks Player Stats
Philip Rivers- 150/274 (65%), 2,213 yds (316.1/g), 11 TD, 11 INT
Melvin Gordon- 209-877, 4.2 ypc, 12 TD
Isaiah Ford- 87-892, 10.3/rec., 1 TD
Denzel Perryman- 96 total TAK, 76 solo TAK
Joey Bosa- 7 sacks
Criag Mager, Jason Verrett- 3 INT
This week the Rams travel to Portland for the first time to take on the former San Diego (and briefly Los Angeles) Chargers, and their destiny is in their own hands. With a NFC West record one game better than Seattle and with the Seahawks unable to finish any better than 10-6, the 9-6 Rams can claim the NFC West title for the first time since 2003 (the second year of the current divisional format) with a victory in one of their final two regular season games. Preferably it would be this one, leaving them to play a pressure-free game against what will be a tougher opponent in the Philadelphia Eagles. The Snowhawks' playoff chances are on life support and hinging on the very remote chance of being an 8-8 wild card should they win out, but you know what they say about cornered animals. A his yards per game rate, Philip Rivers would be leading the league in passing yards if he'd been playing since Week 1 and he's been averaging almost 2 TD passes per game, but he has a 1/1 TD/INT ratio which is uncharacteristic of him and could be a sign of aging. Portland's defense is 28th in the league in yards allowed and next to last in sacks, offering an opportunity for Sean Mannion to have another big day.
The Rams are looking forward to some fishing on the Columbia River on Saturday| PORTLAND SNOWHAWKS Depth Chart - 2018 |
| Regular Offense |
| STARTER | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH |
| WR | KEENAN ALLEN | TRAVIS BENJAMIN | DONTRELLE INMAN | |
| TE | HUNTER HENRY | METUISELA UNGA (R) | SEAN McGRATH | |
| LT | GARRETT BOLLES | DAVID BRIGHT | | |
| LG | TYRONE CROWDER | JAKE ELDRENKAMP | | |
| C | JEREMY ZUTTAH | MAX TUERK | | |
| RG | D.J. FLUKER | SPENCER PULLEY | | |
| RT | CHRIS HAIRSTON | TYLER JOHNSTONE | | |
| WR | ISAIAH FORD | BRIAN QUICK | | |
| QB | PHILIP RIVERS | JOSH ROSEN (R) | CHAD KELLY | |
| FB | DEREK WATT | | | |
| HB | MELVIN GORDON | JERICK McKINNON | JAMAAL WILLIAMS | JOSEPH YEARBY |
| Base 3-4 Defense |
| STARTER | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH |
| LDE | JOEY BOSA | DARIUS PHILON | | |
| NT | BRANDON MEBANE | RYAN CARRETHERS | JOSH TUPOU | |
| RDE | COREY LIUGET | CARAUN REID | DARIUS PHILON | |
| LOLB | JEREMIAH ATTOCHU | CHRIS LANDRUM | | |
| LILB | DENZEL PERRYMAN | CARL BRADFORD | | |
| RILB | JATAVIS BROWN | JOSHUA PERRY | | |
| ROLB | MELVIN INGRAM | KYLE EMMANUEL | | |
| CB | JASON VERRETT | CRAIG MAGER | PIERRE DESIR | |
| SS | DEXTER McCOIL | JUSTIN EVANS | | |
| FS | JAHLEEL ADDAE | CASEY DeANDRADE | | |
| CB | CASEY HAYWARD | HEATH HARDING (R) | | |
| Special Teams |
| STARTER | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH |
| K | JOSH LAMBO | | | |
| P | DREW KASER | | | |
| H | DREW KASER | | | |
| PR | TRAVIS BENJAMIN | JUSTIN EVANS | | |
| KR | TRAVIS BENJAMIN | JERICK McKINNON | JASON VERRETT | |