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

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Britt jumps between two defenders for a nice catch in the Rams' first drive.

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Around The League - Week 08

Weekly Scores - Week 08

Thursday's Games

Dolphins 29-32 Patriots

Sunday's Games

Lions 33-14 Chiefs

Buccaneers 27-24 Falcons

Cardinals 24-27 Browns

49ers 17-41 Rams

Giants 24-21 Saints

Vikings 31-17 Bears

Chargers 26-20 Ravens

Bengals 28-20 Steelers

Titans 6-10 Texans

Jets 3-24 Raiders

Seahawks 31-10 Cowboys

Packers 27-20 Broncos

Monday's Games

Colts 34-17 Panthers

BYE WEEKS: Bills, Jaguars, Eagles, Redskins

Weekly Awards:

NFC Offensive Player of the Week:
T. Mason - HB, St. Louis
30 Carries, 137 Yards, 4.6 Avg, 1 TD, 12 Rec, 121 Rec Yards, 10. 1 Avg, 1 Rec TD

NFC Defensive Player of the Week:
E. Ansah - RE, Detroit
6 Tackles, 3 Sacks, 1 Forced Fumble, 1 Fumble Recovery

AFC Offensive Player of the Week:
A. Luck - QB, Indianapolis
21-33, 310 Yards, 2 TD

AFC Defensive Player of the Week:
J. Houston - LOLB, Kansas City
8 Tackles, 3 Sacks


NFC West standings:

NFL Standings - Updated: Nov 3, 2015
NFC WEST	W	L	T
Seattle Seahawks	8	0
Saint Louis Rams	4	3
Arizona Cardinals	4	4
San Francisco 49ers	3	5

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Week 08 - Power Rankings

The Kansas City Chiefs finally fell from heaven in their London game against the Detroit Lions, who made a big leap in both these rankings and the NFC North, where they kept on a neck-to-neck race with the Packers. With the loss, the Chiefs slipped some positions and, most important, allowed the San Diego Chargers to close the one game gap between them.

And what about these New York Giants? Eli Manning is perfectly impersonating a fellow 2004-class QB by having a revival season when everyone was already counting him out. Eli currently has 16 touchdowns with just 4 interceptions. Yeah, the Giants still have fierce competition from the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys, but if Eli can go back to his Super Bowl winning form, they will be fine.

The other Manning, though, can't say the same right now. Peyton already missed 3 games after sustaining a wrist injury in the Denver Broncos' week 01 clash against the Baltimore Ravens, now he'll miss four more weeks due to a partial MCL tear. With the Broncos sitting at 4-3, 3 games behind both Kansas City and San Diego, will this season be Manning's ride into sunset even if they fail to make the playoffs?

The middle of the pack is still full of teams who can't see to figure themselves out. The Indianapolis Colts put up a nice win in Charlotte against the Carolina Panthers, the Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys should be better than they are right now and the New Orleans Saints still didn't decide if they are a good team or not. On a higher note, the Saint Louis Rams obliterated the San Francisco 49ers and are finally looking like the team we always expect them to be. Also, the Cleveland Browns finally won again.

At the bottom, things are still the same: some teams doing small jumps weekly because they beat other really bad team. Yeah, I'm talking about you Houston Texans, Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Also the same: the zero on the Chicago Bears win column.

Week 08 Power Rankings
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Next Game
1 (01)	Seattle Seahawks	8-0	Bye Week
2 (02)	New England Patriots	7-0	vs. Washington
3 (04)	San Diego Chargers	7-1	vs. Chicago
4 (06)	Green Bay Packers	4-3	@ Carolina
5 (07)	Cincinnati Bengals	4-3	vs. Cleveland
6 (03)	Kansas City Chiefs	7-1	Bye Week
7 (08)	New York Giants	6-2	@ Tampa Bay
8 (05)	Denver Broncos	4-3	@ Indianapolis
9 (09)	Philadelphia Eagles	5-2	@ Dallas
10 (17)	Indianapolis Colts	4-4	vs. Denver
11 (10)	Baltimore Ravens	4-4	Bye Week
12 (19)	Detroit Lions	4-3-1	Bye Week
13 (13)	Jacksonville Jaguars	4-3	@ NY Jets
14 (12)	Carolina Panthers	3-4	vs. Green Bay
15 (11)	Arizona Cardinals	4-4	Bye Week
16 (14)	Dallas Cowboys	3-4	vs. Philadelphia
17 (23)	St. Louis Rams	4-3	@ Minnesota
18 (15)	New Orleans Saints	4-4	vs. Tennessee
19 (16)	San Francisco 49ers	3-5	vs. Atlanta
20 (24)	Cleveland Browns	4-4	@ Cincinnati
21 (21)	Buffalo Bills	3-4	vs. Miami
22 (22)	Washington Redskins	4-3	@ New England
23 (18)	Pittsburgh Steelers	2-6	vs. Oakland
24 (20)	Miami Dolphins	4-3	@ Buffalo
25 (27)	Minnesota Vikings	2-5	vs. St. Louis
26 (28)	Oakland Raiders	2-5	@ Pittsburgh
27 (30)	Houston Texans	2-6	Bye Week
28 (31)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2-5	vs. NY Giants
29 (25)	Atlanta Falcons	2-6	@ San Francisco
30 (26)	New York Jets	1-6	vs. Jacksonville
31 (29)	Tennessee Titans	1-6	@ New Orleans
32 (32)	Chicago Bears	0-6-1	@ San Diego

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Looks like I have some catching up to do today. 4-3 isn't a bad start at all. Good luck moving forward!

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Quote: Originally Posted by thesportsguru11

Looks like I have some catching up to do today. 4-3 isn't a bad start at all. Good luck moving forward!

Hey Guru, thank you very much for your comment. It means a lot to me, seriously. And yeah, 4-3 isn't a bad start (considering this Rams team), but I'm still playing at All-Pro. If we make the playoffs, I'll make the leap to All-Madden. Don't wanna win it all in the first season already.

Thanks again, Hope you keep following!

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Week 9 - Matchup Preview

Matchup Preview *|* November 8, 2015
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St. Louis Rams (4-3, 1-2 Away)		Minnesota Vikings (2-5, 0-3 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 3589 (12th) Total Yards 2775 (31rd) 2720 (T-10th) Total Offensive Yards 1978 (31st) 1932 (10th) Passing Yards 1078 (32nd) 788 (21st) Rushing Yards 900 (14th) 26.3 (T-8th) Points Per Game 15.1 (31st) 17 (5th) Passing TD 6 (T-29th) 5 (T-26th) Rushing TD 6 (T-21st) Defensive Stats Comparison 2373 (14th) Total Yards Allowed 2280 (6th) 1919 (25th) Passing Yards Allowed 1387 (T-2nd) 454 (1st) Rushing Yards Allowed 893 (19th) 161 (T-11th) Points Allowed 165 (15th) 29 (6th) Sacks 21 (T-14th) 3 (24th) Fumble Recoveries 0 (T-29th) 7 (T-13th) Interceptions 6 (T-19th) Game Notes As the Rams head on to the twin cities where the Vikings await them, there's a clear message for this game: Stop Adrian Peterson and win. With Teddy Bridgewater facing a sophomore slump, the Vikings' passing offense has been pretty bad. Everyone knows Adrian Peterson is a beast, but how much can he do against the best running defense of the league? Will it be enough to lead the Vikes to their first home win?

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Rams force 4 fumbles, win thriller in Minnesota.

SAINT PAUL, MN - After throwing for 7 touchdowns and 0 interceptions in his last two games combined, Nick Foles finally came back to Earth as he had a poor showing against the Vikings in Minny. Foles threw 3 interceptions, including one in the red zone and one in the end zone, while passing for just 1 TD.

Luckily for him, the Rams' defense once again stepped their game up when the offense failed. They had 5 takeaways on the entire game (with the special teams also forcing a fumble), including a strip-sack of the Vikings' QB Teddy Bridgewater to ice the win.

The Vikings had trouble taking care of the ball all day. In their first drive, they had a great field position due to a 64 yard kickoff return by C. Patterson, but McDonald forced a fumble on the first run attempt by Peterson.

AD had a good game, running for 175 yards on 22 attempts and 2 touchdowns, but the number people will pay more attention is his 2 fumbles. He entered the game this afternoon with just one in the last 7 games.

Also under heavy scrutiny will be the Vikings' clock management. After Bridgewater found M. Wallace all by himself in the middle of the field and he ran for the 78 Yard go-ahead touchdown, Minny's defense forced a three and out. Instead of chewing the clock - goddamn, you have Adrian Peterson on your team! - the Vikings insisted on passing the ball. When the pressure came, Bridgewater managed to avoid the sack, but his pass went straight to L. Joyner's hands.

Their defense still managed to hold the Rams to a 41 Yard FG, nailed by Zuerlein to put his team ahead 30-28. Then, Minnesota's offense received the ball with 2:38 on the clock. They didn't go for it on fourth down after the Rams' defense forced a three and out, and, after forcing a quick three and out of their own to stay alive, once again Bridgewater made a costly mistake. He took too long to release the ball on a screen play near the Vikings' own end zone. Donald hit him hard and the ball was, once again, knocked loose. Quinn recovered it in the End Zone for the final score.

Now, the Rams gets back to Saint Louis to face the winless Bears, while the Vikings pays a visit to the Oakland Raiders.

St. Louis Rams at Minnesota Vikings
Nov 8, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
St. Louis Rams (5-3)	3	17	7	10	37
Minnesota Vikings (2-6)	7	7	0	14	28

Team Stats Comparison
	STL	MIN
Total Offense	449	389
Rushing Yards	118	166
Passing Yards	331	223
First Downs	22	8
Punt Return Yards	11	0
Kick Return Yards	116	216
Total Yards	576	605
Turnovers	3	6
3rd Down Converstion	6-16	7-13
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/1	2/0
Penalties	2-15	2-10
Posession Time	36:27	23:33

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		STL	MIN
7:42	(STL) G. Zuerlein, 23 Yard FG	3	0
1:45	(MIN) J. McKinnon 11 Yard Pass from T. Bridgewater +xp	3	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		STL	MIN
7:42	(STL) T. Mason, 2 Yard Run +xp	10	7
4:07	(STL) K. Britt 94 Yard Pass from N. Foles +xp	17	7
0:37	(STL) G. Zuerlein, 49 Yard FG	20	7
0:18	(MIN) A. Peterson 79 Yard Run +xp	20	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		STL	MIN
14:49	(STL) T. McDonald Returned Fumble 33 Yards +xp	27	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		STL	MIN
12:48	(MIN) A. Peterson 20 Yard Run +xp	27	21
7:48	(MIN) M. Wallace 78 Yard Pass from T. Bridgewater +xp	27	28
2:38	(STL) G. Zuerlein 41 Yard FG	30	28
1:28	(STL) R. Quinn Returned Fumble 0 Yards +xp	37	28

St. Louis Rams PASSING C/A YDS TD INT N. Foles 28/45 368 1 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD T. Mason 21 94 4.4 1 C. Harkey 2 8 4 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T. Mason 11 72 6.5 0 J. Cook 7 48 6.8 0 B. Quick 4 64 16 0 K. Britt 3 158 52.6 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD R. Quinn 1 0 0 1 T. McDonald 11 0 0 1 W. Hayes 3 1 0 0 L. Joyner 2 1 1 0 R. McLeod Jr. 4 1 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG G. Zuerlein 3/3 49

Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT T. Bridgewater 15/24 255 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Peterson 22 175 7.9 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Wallace 5 138 2.6 1 A. Peterson 5 39 7.8 0 J. McKinnon 1 11 11 1 J. Wright 2 38 19 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD S. Floyd 5 1.5 0 0 L. Joseph 4 1.5 0 0 T. Waynes 5 1 0 0 G. Hodges Jr. 7 0 1 0 A. Barr 8 0 1 0 H. Smith 14 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG B. Walsh 0/1

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Image of the Game (1):

Donald knocks the ball off Bridgewater's hands...