Year of the Ram - A St. Louis Rams Dynasty (M16)

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Around the League - Week 1

Weekly Scores - Week 01

Thursday's Games

Steelers 21-28 Patriots

Sunday's Games

Packers 26-10 Bears

Chiefs 20-13 Texans

Browns 27-24 Jets

Colts 14-33 Bills

Dolphins 14-10 Redskins

Panthers 28-7 Jaguars

Saints 28-38 Cardinals

Lions 17-45 Chargers

Titans 17-10 Buccaneers

Bengals 28-24 Raiders

Ravens 41-27 Broncos

Giants 18-26 Cowboys

Monday's Games

Eagles 27-30 Falcons

Vikings 14-9 49ers

Weekly Awards:

NFC Offensive Player of the Week:
D. Brees - QB, New Orleans
38-54, 376 Yards, 3 TD, 2 Int, 2 Sacks, 20 Rush Yards, 1 Rush TD

NFC Defensive Player of the Week:
M. Kendricks - MLB, Philadelphia
13 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 Int (seriously? Quinn had 4 goddamn sacks)

AFC Offensive Player of the Week:
J. Flacco - QB, Baltimore
30-46, 335 Yards, 4 TD, 1 Int, 1 Sack

AFC Defensive Player of the Week:
C. Mosley - MLB, Baltimore
9 Tackles, 1 Int, 1 TD


NFC West standings:

NFL Standings - Updated: Sep 15, 2015
NFC WEST	W	L	T
Seattle Seahawks	1	0
Arizona Cardinals	1	0
Saint Louis Rams	0	1
San Francisco 49ers	0	1

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Week 01 - Power Rankings:

Here they are, the first power rankings of the 2015 season:

Week 01 Power Rankings
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Next Game
1 (-)	New England Patriots	1-0	@ Buffalo
2 (-)	Seattle Seahawks	1-0	@ Green Bay
3 (-)	Green Bay Packers	1-0	vs. Seattle
4 (-)	Baltimore Ravens	1-0	@ Oakland
5 (-)	Arizona Cardinals	1-0	@ Chicago
6 (-)	Dallas Cowboys	1-0	@ Philadelphia
7 (-)	Denver Broncos	0-1	@ Kansas City
8 (-)	Carolina Panthers	1-0	vs. Houston
9 (-)	Indianapolis Colts	0-1	vs. NY Jets
10 (-)	Cincinnati Bengals	1-0	vs. San Diego
11 (-)	Pittsburgh Steelers	0-1	vs. San Francisco
12 (-)	Buffalo Bills	1-0	vs. New England
13 (-)	Kansas City Chiefs	1-0	vs. Denver
14 (-)	San Diego Chargers	1-0	@ Cincinnati
15 (-)	Detroit Lions	0-1	@ Minnesota
16 (-)	Minnesota Vikings	1-0	vs. Detroit
17 (-)	Atlanta Falcons	1-0	@ NY Giants
18 (-)	San Francisco 49ers	0-1	@ Pittsburgh
19 (-)	Miami Dolphins	1-0	@ Jacksonville
20 (-)	Cleveland Browns	1-0	vs. Tennessee
21 (-)	Chicago Bears	0-1	vs. Arizona
22 (-)	Philadelphia Eagles	0-1	vs. Dallas
23 (-)	St. Louis Rams	0-1	@ Washington
24 (-)	New Orleans Saints	0-1	vs. Tampa Bay
25 (-)	New York Giants	0-1	vs. Atlanta
26 (-)	Tennessee Titans	1-0	@ Cleveland
27 (-)	New York Jets	0-1	@ Indianapolis
28 (-)	Oakland Raiders	0-1	vs. Baltimore
29 (-)	Houston Texans	0-1	@ Carolina
30 (-)	Washington Redskins	0-1	vs St Louis
31 (-)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0-1	@ New Orleans
32 (-)	Jacksonville Jaguars	0-1	vs. Miami

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Week 02 - Matchup Preview

Matchup Preview *|* September 20, 2015
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St. Louis Rams (0-1, 0-0 Away)		Washington Redskins (0-1, 0-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 464 (3rd) Total Offensive Yards 229 (28th) 325 (6th) Passing Yards 136 (29th) 139 (10th) Rushing Yards 93 (24th) 20 (19th) Points Per Game 10 (29th) 1 Passing TD 1 1 Rushing TD 0 Defensive Stats Comparison 304 (11th) Total Yards Allowed 316 (13th) 243 (19th) Passing Yards Allowed 157 (6th) 61 (4th) Rushing Yards Allowed 159 (25th) 24 Points Allowed 14 9 Sacks 4 1 Interceptions 1 Injury Report CB E. J. Gaines (ACL) 41 weeks HB S. Redd Jr. (ACL) 34 weeks LOLB J. Galette (ACL) 40 weeks TE L. Paulsen (ACL) 40 weeks QB R. Griffin III (Wrist) 07 weeks SS D. Ihenacho (ACL) 19 weeks Game Notes After a disappointing week 01 loss at home to the Seahawks, the Saint Louis Rams will get on the road to the nation's capital where the Washington Redskins await them. The Redskins are also looking to bounce back after dropping the first game at home to the Dolphins, but with RG III out with a broken wrist, hopes aren't too high in DC. For the Rams, it will be another good test for rookie Todd Gurley, who excelled against the mighty Seahawks defense but ultimately couldn't lead his team to victory.

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Offense disappears, Rams drop ugly game to 'Skins.

WASHINGTON, DC - Last week the Rams entered the fourth quarter trailing by just one possession with a clear chance to win the game. It happened again this sunday and once again Foles threw a key interception in the crunch time to seal a loss, the second one in two games for Saint Louis' squad.

It was a pretty off day for the entire Rams' team as they couldn't find their groove in the offense and the defense had trouble bringing opponents to the floor. The Redskins enjoyed the opportunities and, with a strong running game, did just enough to win the game by the (ugly) score of 9-7.

The main problem for the Rams was, of course, the offensive line. Foles had to deal with a lot of pressure in every snap, making quick throws that often finished on the ground or in the hands of the Redskins defensive backs. In the only occasion he had time to think and analyze the field, he found Britt route running with single coverage from Hall and hit him for a 70 yard touchdown. This one was the lone touchdown of the day as all of Washington's scores came from field goals.

Foles also had his share of blame. His first interception of the day was an ugly overthrown pass the went wide over Cook's head, right in Goldson's hands. Also, this was the second time this season that the Quarterback had a chance to win the game in the fourth and failed miserably, with both finishing in interceptions and losses.

Todd Gurley also suffered with the bad offensive line. The rookie was often swarmed by the 'Skins front seven and couldn't replicate the success he had in the first game against the 'Hawks. Meanwhile for the home side, Morris rose to the occasion of RG III's injury and was pretty solid, finishing with 157 yards on 31 carries. McCoy also did just what was asked of him, with 21 completed passes on 28 attempts for 127 yards.

The Rams now will try to bounce back at home against the Steelers, while the Redskins will have their first divisional challenge at New York versus the Giants.

St. Louis Rams at Washington Redskins
Sep 20, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
St. Louis Rams (0-2)	0	0	7	0	7
Washington Redskins (1-1)	3	3	3	0	9

Team Stats Comparison
	STL	WAS
Total Offense	247	319
Rushing Yards	37	216
Passing Yards	210	100
First Downs	11	21
Punt Return Yards	0	33
Kick Return Yards	72	44
Total Yards	319	393
Turnovers	3	0
3rd Down Converstion	2-10	10-20
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/0	0/2
Penalties	2-20	1-5
Posession Time	15:45	44:15

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		STL	WAS
7:35	(WAS) D. Hopkins 38 Yard FG	0	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		STL	WAS
5:22	(WAS) D. Hopkins 47 Yard FG	0	6
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		STL	WAS
10:18	(STL) K. Britt 70 Yard Pass from N. Foles +xp	7	6
1:09	(WAS) D. Hopkins 32 Yard FG	7	9

St. Louis Rams PASSING C/A YDS TD INT N. Foles 16/32 235 1 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD T. Gurley 10 27 2.7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T. Gurley 4 30 7.5 0 J. Cook 4 52 13.0 0 K. Britt 4 93 23.2 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Long 3 1 0 0 A. Ogletree 12 1 0 0 N. Fairley 7 0.5 0 0 A. Donald 6 0.5 0 0 A. Ayers 13 0.5 0 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 J. Hekker 5 200 40 0

Washington Redskins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. McCoy 21/28 127 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Morris 31 15 5.6 0 M. Jones 7 21 3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Reed 5 34 6.8 0 D. Jackson 4 27 6.7 0 A. Roberts 3 30 10 0 P. Garcon 2 16 8 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD R. Kerrigan 3 1 0 0 J. Hatcher 3 1 0 0 P. Riley Jr. 3 0.5 0 0 T. Murphy 3 0.5 0 0 D. Goldson 4 0 1 0 D. Hall 4 0 1 0 J. Johnson 7 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG D. Hopkins 3/3 0 9 47

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Image of the game:

Out of sync: Foles' pass goes through Quick's hands. The offense struggled badly against the Redskins.

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Around the League - Week 2

Weekly Scores - Week 02

Thursday's Games

Broncos 0-41 Chiefs

Sunday's Games

Texans 21-24 Panthers

49ers 19-28 Steelers

Buccaneers 21-40 Saints

Lions 25-24 Vikings

Cardinals 34-21 Bears

Patriots 30-27 Bills

Chargers 34-27 Cincinnati

Titans 12-17 Browns

Falcons 10-17 Giants

Rams 7-9 Redskins

Dolphins 35-14 Jaguars

Ravens 26-23 Raiders

Cowboys 7-37 Eagles

Seahawks 38-12 Packers

Monday's Games

Jets 24-27 Colts

Weekly awards:

NFC Offensive Player of the Week:
D. Brees - QB, New Orleans
27-38, 281 Yards, 5 TD, 4 Sacks, 12 rush yards

NFC Defensive Player of the Week:
Richard Sherman - CB, Seattle
3 Tackle, 2 Int, 1 Forced Fumble, 1 TD

AFC Offensive Player of the Week:
Jamaal Charles - HB, Kansas City
23 Carries, 145 Yards, 6.3 Avg, 1 TD, 1 Rec, 11 Rec yards, 1 Rec TD

AFC Defensive Player of the Week:
J. Verrett - CB, San Diego
6 Tackle, 1 Int, 1 TD


NFC West standings:

NFL Standings - Updated: Sep 22, 2015
NFC WEST	W	L	T
Seattle Seahawks	2	0
Arizona Cardinals	2	0
St. Louis Rams	0	2
San Francisco 49ers	0	2

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Week 02 - Power Rankings:

The defending champions were dethroned. No, the Patriots didn't lose, but the Seahawks' win in Green Bay was just too good to be ignored and that's why they are at the top. This same game made the Packers slip a little but Baltimore didn't raise the opportunity to take their place. Come on... against the Raiders? You can't be that close. The Cardinals enjoyed it, though.

However the main storyline for the beginning of this season of course is: "Is Peyton Manning finally done?". The Broncos are off to a 0-2 start, the first time a Manning-led team fell to 0-2 to begin a season. To make things worse, both losses came by the hands of fellow AFC contenders, with the second one being a blowout in Kansas City and now Peyton will miss 2 weeks with a broken wrist. Yeah, the Broncos have a good team and they are more than able to bounce back, but WILL they do it? Can Osweiler lead them to avoid a 0-4 start?

Teams like Detroit and Philadelphia had some good bounces in this week's rankings after beating their respective division rivals, Minnesota and Dallas. Others like the Niners, meanwhile, are doing exactly what was expected from them.

There are also some surprises, like the perenially bad Cleveland Browns, who's 2-0 to begin the season. Yeah, their wins came against the Titans and the Jets... but a W is a W, right?

Week 02 Power Rankings
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Next Game
1 (02)	Seattle Seahawks	2-0	vs. Chicago
2 (01)	New England Patriots	2-0	vs. Jacksonville
3 (05)	Arizona Cardinals	2-0	vs. San Francisco
4 (04)	Baltimore Ravens	2-0	vs. Cincinnati
5 (03)	Green Bay Packers	1-1	vs Kansas City
6 (13)	Kansas City Chiefs	2-0	@ Green Bay
7 (07)	Carolina Panthers	2-0	vs New Orleans
8 (09)	Indianapolis Colts	1-1	@ Tennessee
9 (14)	San Diego Chargers	2-0	@ Minnesota
10 (11)	Pittsburgh Steelers	1-1	vs. St. Louis
11 (06)	Dallas Cowboys	1-1	vs. Atlanta
12 (10)	Cincinnati Bengals	1-1	@ Baltimore
13 (15)	Detroit Lions	1-1	vs. Denver
14 (12)	Buffalo Bills	1-1	@ Miami
15 (07)	Denver Broncos	0-2	@ Detroit
16 (19)	Miami Dolphins	2-0	vs. Buffalo
17 (22)	Philadelphia Eagles	1-1	@ NY Jets
18 (20)	Cleveland Browns	2-0	vs. Oakland
19 (16)	Minnesota Vikings	1-1	vs. San Diego
20 (17)	Atlanta Falcons	1-1	@ Dallas
21 (24)	New Orleans Saints	1-1	@ Carolina
22 (25)	New York Giants	1-1	vs. Washington
23 (18)	San Francisco 49ers	0-2	@ Arizona
24 (21)	Chicago Bears	0-2	@ Seattle
25 (30)	Washington Redskins	1-1	@ NY Giants
26 (27)	New York Jets	0-2	vs. Philadelphia
27 (28)	Oakland Raiders	0-2	@ Cleveland
28 (23)	St. Louis Rams	0-2	@ Pittsburgh
29 (29)	Houston Texans	0-2	vs. Tampa Bay
30 (26)	Tennessee Titans	1-1	vs. Indianapolis
31 (31)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0-2	@ Houston
32 (32)	Jacksonville Jaguars	0-2	@ New England

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Week 03 - Matchup Preview

Matchup Preview *|* September 27, 2015
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Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1, 0-1 Away)		St. Louis Rams (0-2, 0-1 Home)
Game Notes After losing to the defending champs on the opening night, the Steelers got their first win against the 49ers last week. Now, they visit a fellow NFC West team as they come to Saint Louis trying to make it two straight. For the home side, it will be a tough test for the defense as the three-headed monster of Ben Roethlisberger, Le'veon Bell and Antonio Brown are way better than the duo McCoy-Morris, who defeated the Rams last week.

*I'm sorry, I forgot to see the stats and I'm already playing the game