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[Manning2Harrison]

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

THE FAB 5, WEEK 12

1.PITTSBURGH STEELERS (9-3)

2. GREEN BAY PACKERS (9-3)

3. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (9-3)

4. TENNESSEE TITANS (8-4)

5. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8-4)


Cousins, Taylor Cleared For Sunday's Games

The Chicago Bears and the Washington Redskins will be getting their starting quarterbacks back earlier than originally expected, with Tyrod Taylor and Kirk Cousins receiving approval to make Week 14 starts. The 6-6 Bears will be putting their faint playoff hopes up against the 4-8 Dolphins while Washington (5-7) can avoid another non-winning season for at least one more week by beating Jacksonville (4-8).

Raiders' Carr Breaks Down Again

Holy SamTony Romoford! The Raiders need to find that snake that keeps biting Derek Carr, who has not been able to play a full season since 2015. He missed 3 games in 2016 and 7 last year. And now, with the Raiders riding a 4 game winning streak that has them only 1 game behind Kansas City in the AFC West, he hasa broken hand that’s no going to be healed until after Championship Sunday. It’s going to keep some creativity from rookie head coach Kyle Shanahan to keep the Silver & Black in the hunt. #QBsdroppinglikeflies




Week 13 Injury Report

Bills RB LeSean McCoy - ankle, 6 w
Browns C J.C. Tretter - knee, 3 w
Browns RB Duke Johnson Jr. - ankle, 7 w
Buccaneers RB Charles Sims - shoulder, 3 w
Cardinals ILB Deone Bucannon - collarbone, 7 w
Colts LB Curt Maggitt - tailbone, 13 w (IR)
Cowboys WR A’Darius Stewart - knee, 6 w
Lions DE William Hayes - hip, 8 w (IR)
Raiders QB Derek Carr - hand, 7 w
Saints LT Terron Armstead - PCL, 7 w
Steelers FS Sean Davis - elbow, 5 w

Transactions

Colts sign ILB Ben Heeney
Raiders release WR Andre Holmes
Raiders sign QB Alek Torgersen from Bears practice squad

Bears re-sign LS Patrick Scales (1 y)
Bengals re-sign WR Cody Core (1 y)
Bills re-sign CB Doran Grant (1 y)
Browns re-sign LS Charley Hughett (2 y)
Cardinals re-sign LT Givens Price (1 y)
Eagles re-sign RB/KR Kenjon Barner (2 y)
Eagles re-sign WR Paul Turner (1 y)
Jets re-sign WR Charone Peake (1 y)
Packers re-sign ILB Jake Ryan (3 y)
Rams re-sign LT Isaiah Battle (3 y)
Rams re-sign OLB Matt Longacre (2 y)
Ravens re-sign LT James Hurst (2 y)
Saints re-sign CB Damian Swann (1 y)
Seahawks re-sign DE Frank Clark (3 y)
Snowhawks re-sign ILB Joshua Perry (3 y)
Snowhawks re-sign CB Pierre Desir (1 y)
Titans re-sign LS Beau Brinkley (1 y)

[Manning2Harrison]

Matchup Preview *|* December 9, 2018
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Los Angeles Rams (7-5, 3-3 Away)		Minnesota Vikings (9-3, 4-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 415.8 (5) Total Offensive Yards 366.6 282.3 Passing Yards 205.8 (31) 133.5 Rushing Yards 160.8 (2) 30.3 (5) Points Per Game 26.3 Defensive Stats Comparison 329.3 (2) Total Yards Allowed 341.9 (4) 229.0 (2) Passing Yards Allowed 245.2 (4) 100.3 Rushing Yards Allowed 96.7 20.3 (2) Points Allowed 20.9 (5) 40 (2) Sacks 30 16 (t3) Interceptions 16 (t3) Injury Report WR James Washington (foot) 7 weeks QB Teddy Bridgewater (knee) Career-ending DE Dominique Easley (wrist) 3 weeks DT Linval Joseph (arm) 4 weeks LG Forrest Lamp (groin) IR TE MyCole Pruitt (hip) 2 weeks Game Notes Still reeling from the loss of Teddy Bridgewater last week, the Vikings were put down hard by the Packers. How much have they recovered since then? Looking at Minnesota's offensive numbers, the impact of Bridgewater's absence may be felt more in the mind than on the field. The Vikings are second in the league in rushing with the 1-2 punch of Adrian Peterson and Alvin Kamara, and 31st in passing. They got to 9-1 by pounding the rock on offense and shutting down opposing offenses with one of the best defenses in the league. The question isn't so much whether Los Angeles can defeat a team quarterbacked by former Ram Case Keenum, it's whether they can defeat a team that plays Minnesota's style of football. For the Vikings, they just need to get their heads on right and take care of business while Keenum does nothing to lose the game for them. He is capable of doing that, however as the Rams well know. This could end up being LA's lowest-scoring game of the season, especially if the defense can contain Minnesota's ground game. Rams Player Stats Jared Goff-310/476 (65%), 3,520 yds (293.3/g), 24 TD, 4 INT, 100.4 QBR Todd Gurley- 168-921, 5.5 ypc, 76.8 ypg, 5 TD (4 >20) Martellus Bennett 51-577, 11.3/rec., 2 TD Alshon Jeffery- 48-811, 16.9/rec., 9 TD Alec Ogletree- 84 total TAK, 49 solo TAK Ryan Anderson- 8.5 sacks Maurice Alexander- 4 INT Vikings Player Stats Case Keenum- 43/68 (63%), 495 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT, 77.7 QBR Adrian Peterson- 230-1,022, 4.4 ypc, 85.2 ypg, 5 TD Alvin Kamara- 144-555, 3.9 ypc, 9 TD Adam Thielen- 51-724, 14.2/rec., 7 TD Kentrell Brothers- 92 total TAK, 73 solo TAK Everson Griffen- 9 sacks Xavier Rhodes- 4 INT

MINNESOTA VIKINGS Depth Chart - 2018
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	STEFON DIGGS	ADAM THIELEN	JARIUS WRIGHT
TE	KYLE RUDOLPH	MYCOLE PRUITT	RHETT ELLISON
LT	MATT KALIL	ORLANDO BROWN JR (R)	CONOR McDERMOTT
LG	FORREST LAMP	FRANK RAGNOW (R)	KC McDERMOTT
C	JOHN SULLIVAN	FRANK RAGNOW (R)	KC McDERMOTT
RG	ALEX BOONE	BRANDON FUSCO
RT	ORLANDO BROWN JR (R)	ANDRE SMITH	CONOR McDERMOTT
WR	LAQUON TREADWELL	MIKE WALLACE	CHARLES JOHNSON
QB	TEDDY BRIDGEWATER	CASE KEENUM	MIKE WHITE (R)
FB	DIMITRI FLOWERS (R)
HB	ADRIAN PETERSON	ALVIN KAMARA	LESHUN DANIELS JR
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	DANIELLE HUNTER	PORTER GUSTIN (R)
LDT	SHARRIF FLOYD	SHAMAR STEPHEN
RDT	LINVAL JOSEPH	JASON CARR
RDE	EVERSON GRIFFEN	JOE MATHIS
WLB	VONTAZE BURFICT	HASSON REDDICK	EDMOND ROBINSON
MLB	ERICK KENDRICKS	KENTRELL BROTHERS
SLB	ANTHONY BARR	HASSON REDDICK	EDMOND ROBINSON
CB	XAVIER RHODES	MACKENSIE ALEXANDER	HOWARD WILSON
SS	MICAH HYDE	ANDREW SENDEJO
FS	HARRISON SMITH	JOHN JOHNSON
CB	TRAE WAYNES	CORN ELDER
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	DANIEL CARLSON (R)
P	JEFF LOCKE
H	JEFF LOCKE
PR	MARCUS SHERELS	MICAH HYDE
KR	MARCUS SHERELS	STEFON DIGGS
LS	KEVIN McDERMOTT

[R1zzo23]

That's a serious 1-2 punch at RB with Peterson and Kamara. Actually pretty refreshing to see that their #2 back is getting that many touches. If you can keep them from churning out consistent yards on the ground you should have a good chance at winning this one.

[gsutiger]

Looks to be a tough match up on paper, but with Bridgewater out you could possible key in big on the running game.

[Manning2Harrison]

Pyrrhic Victory?

Rams Win Game, Lose Goff

If the Los Angeles Rams are going to make it to the playoffs, they’re going to have to do it with Sean Mannion quarterbacking them for the final three games of the regular season. After Jared Goff was felled in Week 17 last year, Mannion threw for a combined 875 yards in LA’s two playoff games but that could well have been lightning in a bottle for that brief span of time. Over the course of a 16-game season, the 437.5 yards per game that Mannion threw for vs. Green Bay and Seattle would work out to a 7,000 yard season, shattering the NFL single-season record by more than 1,500 yards. It’s safe to say that’s a mark no signal-caller will ever hit. It’s also safe to say that Mannion will be hard-pressed to even approach the numbers he put up back in January. With no change in the halftime score, a 17-6 Los Angeles lead, Goff went down with 9+ minutes left in the third quarter. With Mannion throwing for only 20 yards on 6 completions in 8 attempts (including an INT), the Rams also failed to score for the remainder of the game. This time, however, they were not to be done in by some late catastrophe, although the game’s final moments were tension-filled. On the first play after the two minute warning, rookie Chase Edmonds busted off a 68 yard run down to the Minnesota 6. Had the play held up, victory would have been virtually assured. But it was erased by a holding call assessed against left tackle Isaiah Battle, and the Rams ended up punting. At this point the Vikes were 6 points closer by virtue of their lone touchdown of the game followed by a failed two point try, putting them in position to win the game with a TD. The ensuing Minnesota drive reached a 4th and 10 at the Los Angeles 12 with 25 ticks left on the clock. On that crucial 4th down play, Case Keenum overthrew Stefon Diggs at the back left corner of the end zone, and for once a bending LA defense did not break with the game on the line.

Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota Vikings
Dec 12, 2018	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Los Angeles Rams (8-5)	7	10	0	0	17
Minnesota Vikings (9-4)	3	3	0	6	12

Team Stats Comparison
	LAR	MIN
Total Offense	321	243
Rushing Yards	98	88
Passing Yards	223	155
First Downs	16	15
Punt Return Yards	33	50
Kick Return Yards	88	23
Total Yards	442	316
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Conversion	9-17	6-15
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/1/1	3/1/1
Penalties	5-45	0-0
Posession Time	31:51	28:09

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		LAR	MIN
8:39	(MIN) Daniel Carlson 41 FG	0	3
5:43	(LAR) Todd Gurley 34 run (G. Zuerlein kick)	7	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		LAR	MIN
10:29	(MIN) Daniel Carlson 26 FG	7	6
3:53	(LAR) Alshon Jeffery 13 pass from Jared Goff (G. Zuerlein kick)	14	6
0:07	(LAR) Greg Zuerlein 18 FG	17	6
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		LAR	MIN
14:57	(MIN) Stefon Diggs 4 pass from Case Keenum (pass failed)	17	12

Los Angeles Rams PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jared Goff (101.9) 20/29 215 1 0 Sean Mannion (37.5) 6/8 20 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Todd Gurley 19 88 4.6 1 Samaje Perine 4 9 2.2 0 Anthony Firkser 1 1 1.0 0 Chase Edmonds (R) 3 1 0.3 0 Jared Goff 1 1 1.0 0 Sean Mannion 2 -2 -1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Alshon Jeffery 5 60 12.0 1 Pharoh Cooper 4 42 10.5 0 Billy Brown 4 40 10.0 0 Todd Gurley 1 22 22.0 0 Martellus Bennett 3 20 6.6 0 Nelson Spruce 2 18 18.0 0 C.J. Spiller 4 16 4.0 0 Anthony Firkser 1 14 14.0 0 Tyler Higbee 1 7 7.0 0 Samaje Perine 1 -4 -4.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Lamarcus Joyner 7 0 0 0 Alec Ogletree 7 0 0 0 Ryan Anderson 6 0 0 0 T.J. McDonald 6 0 0 0 Brandon Chubb 5 0 0 0 Trumaine Johnson 5 0 0 0 Robert Quinn 5 2 0 0 Maurice Alexander 4 0 0 0 Keionta Davis 4 2 0 0 E.J. Gaines 4 0 0 0 Xavier Coleman 3 0 0 0 Aaron Donald 3 0 0 0 Trenton Robinson (R) 3 0 0 0 Michael Brockers 2 0 0 0 Hootie Jones (R) 2 0 0 0

Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Case Keenum (76.9) 21/38 182 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Adrian Peterson 16 73 4.5 0 Alvin Kamara 3 16 5.3 0 Case Keenum 1 -1 -1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Mike Wallace 3 43 14.3 0 Adrian Peterson 4 33 8.2 0 Stefon Diggs 5 28 5.6 1 Jarius Wright 1 27 27.0 0 Adam Thielen 4 24 6.0 0 Laquon Treadwell 2 17 8.5 0 Rhett Ellison 1 8 8.0 0 Kyle Rudolph 1 2 2.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Micah Hyde 10 1 0 0 Eric Kendricks 10 0 0 0 Mackensie Alexander 9 0 0 0 Sharrif Floyd 9 0.5 0 0 Everson Griffen 8 0.5 0 0 Xavier Rhodes 6 0 1 0 Harrison Smith 6 0 0 0 Danielle Hunter 5 0 0 0 Hasson Reddick 5 0 0 0 Trae Waynes 5 0 0 0 Anthony Barr 3 0 0 0 Corn Elder 3 0 0 0 Shamar Stephen 3 0 0 0 Vontaze Burfict 2 0 0 0 John Johnson 2 0 0 0

Rookie guard Will Clapp keeps Harrison Smith away from Todd Gurley.


Michael Brockers misses an opportunity to recover a Case Keenum fumble.


Stefon Diggs gets stripped.


Alshon Jeffery reaches double digits in TD catches.


The hit that may have altered the course of the Rams’ season.


Subbing for the injured Dominique Easley, Keionta Davis records a sack.

Highlights (8:05):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVY1BlOibPo

[Manning2Harrison]

Quote: Originally Posted by R1zzo23

That's a serious 1-2 punch at RB with Peterson and Kamara. Actually pretty refreshing to see that their #2 back is getting that many touches. If you can keep them from churning out consistent yards on the ground you should have a good chance at winning this one.

Quote: Originally Posted by gsutiger

Looks to be a tough match up on paper, but with Bridgewater out you could possible key in big on the running game.

We didn't completely shut down AD but we slowed him down sufficiently to allow Minny only one TD, and Kamara didn't get involved due to Peterson's reduced touches. Overall one of our better defensive efforts of the season.

[Manning2Harrison]

While I've been away...

...I've reached Week 3 of the 2019 preseason.

[Manning2Harrison]

WEEK 14 SCOREBOARD

(Th) Colts (4-8-1) 31, Bills (4-8-1) 31 (OT)
A. Luck, IND: 28/46, 354 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT, 74.0 QBR
K. Hunt, IND: 25-90, 3 TD
T. Hilton, IND: 11-149
D. Kizer, BUF: 28/36, 344 yds, 3 TD, 134.2 QBR
S. Watkins, BUF: 7-147, TD
D. Walker, BUF: 2 sacks

Rams (8-5) 17, Vikings (9-4) 12

Dolphins (5-8) 42, Bears (6-7) 26
J. Ajayi, MIA: 24-120, TD
T. Taylor, CHI: 23/37, 302 yds, 3 TD, INT, 103.6 QBR
C. Meredith, CHI: 10-112, 3 TD
C. Kirk, CHI: 7-109

Giants (2-11) 28, Saints (4-9) 24
E. Manning, NYG: 22/32, 255 yds, 2 TD, 113.4 QBR
D. Guice, NYG: 17-67, 2 TD
O. Beckham Jr., NYG: 8-99, TD
D. Brees, NO: 26/37, 256 yds, 2 TD, 107.4 QBR
M. Ingram, NO: 18-67, TD
C. Jordan, NO: 2 sacks

Cowboys (8-5) 31, Eagles (9-4) 21
D. Prescott, DAL: 26/33, 324 yds, 3 TD, 137.8 QBA
E. Elliott, DAL: 20-87, TD
J. Witten, DAL: 8-104
D. Bryant, DAL: 7-63, 2 TD
D. Lawrence, DAL: 4 sacks
L. Fournette, PHI: 19-88
J. Smith-Schuster, PHI: 8-103

Panthers (9-4) 28, Falcons (7-6) 27
C. Newton, CAR: 3 INT
D. Funchess, CAR: 10-143
S. Thomas, ATL: 2 sacks

(y) Patriots (9-4) 38, Jets (4-9) 28
T. Brady, NE: 34/44, 383 yds, 3 TD, INT, 116.0 QBR
J. Edelman, NE: 9-98, TD
M. Floyd, NE: 6-102

Buccaneers (9-4) 31, Bengals (3-10)
M. Evans, TB: 7-118

(y) Steelers (10-3) 38, Ravens (6-7) 17
B. Roethlisberger, PIT: 29/37, 347 yds, 4 TD, 141.3 QBR
A. Brown, PIT: 8-114
K. Aiken, BAL: 5-110, 2 TD

Seahawks (8-5) 38, Broncos (6-7) 7
J. Charles, SEA: 22-99, 2 TD

49ers (4-9) 42, Snowhawks (6-7) 34
C. Hyde, SF: 22-90, 3 TD
I. Ford, POR: 9-101, 2 TD
J. Verrett, POR: 2 INT

Packers (10-3) 42, Lions (5-8) 38
A. Rodgers, GB: 37/48, 363 yds, 4 TD, INT, 116.9 QBR
J. Janis, GB: 11-152, TD
M. Stafford, DET: 25/43, 400 yds, TD, INT, 87.3 QBR
R. Switzer, 7-141, TD

Redskins (6-7) 40, Jaguars (4-9) 28
A. Hurns, JAX: 5-124, 2 TD
S. Day, JAX: 2 sacks

Raiders (8-5) 37, Cardinals (5-8) 21
K. Mack, OAK: 2.5 sacks

Texans (7-6) 28, Browns (5-8) 14
D. Njoku, HOU: 9-104, TD
J. Watt, HOU: 2 sacks
J. Ross, CLE: 7-111

(M) Titans (9-4) 42, Chiefs (8-5) 24