[Rams1PlateSince1976]

SWADUDE said:
Latest forecast has the temp at kickoff at 27 degrees slowly lowering to 22 degrees at the end of regulation.
And most importantly, VERY light winds. Little to no chill factor.

That's cold but not bitterly cold. And a very manageable cold. I get cold very easily (skinny guys often do), but @25 degrees and light wind is a pretty good environment when working or pheasant hunting outside which is a major work-out if you hunt with me. Great pheasant hunting or football weather especially if the sun is shining. I'm 58. Guys in their 20's don't feel the cold as much as older guys.

[Hacksaw]

Dickerson said repeatedly that you don't feel the cold unless you're losing bad. Heaters, thermal gloves, warm liquids, seat warmers, running around and both team are playing in the same conditions. Say's the home teams get's cold too.

Much ado about nothing.

[aeneas1]

Yeah, teams in those cold weather cities know how to cope better and live there year round. They cope by wearing gloves, coats and hats when it's cold outside!!!

Your post made me think of another point. Those cold weather teams "play in it" more than the So. Cal type teams but how often? 2 home games every December?

here are the home teams that won in 20 or colder weather dating back to 2015, along with their w/l records for the year, clearly they won because they were more used to arctic weather. because they practiced more in arctic weather, because they ate and slept arctic weather, had the games been played in ideal weather they would have probably been beaten.

[aeneas1]

what i want to know is how in the hell did jaws throw with those gloves??? hopefully goff doesn't sport the same kind come sunday night!

[dieterbrock]

what i want to know is how in the hell did jaws throw with those gloves??? hopefully goff doesn't sport the same kind come sunday night!

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I think Jaws just removed a turkey from the oven...

[St. Loser Fan]

We got lucky that the storm that’s slamming the South and the Carolinas didn’t cut across the Midwest.

[69RamFan]

With todays technology....

and the money invested on these players...

they make heated under clothing....

These players aren't worried about the cold weather...

I think the media is making it more of an issue than the actual players...

[69RamFan]

Maybe?
If Jared’s wearing gloves, that’s a thing. If there’s wind.. that’s another.
I’m not doom and gloom... but I think this is a tough, tough game.

Road games are tough to win in the NFL.
Road games against good teams are even tougher. The Bears ain’t great... but they are definitely good.

What I'm saying is,,, they are both playing in the same conditions,,,,
now as far as playing away,,, with the fans screaming, yes noise can be a factor... but we have been playing great under those conditions....

Both on our D and O,,,, we are not getting many offsides or false starts calls in the noise conditions...

I just feel that the Bears D is over rated,,, this year they haven't played any one good,, only two teams and that the Vikings and Hags.... and they got the Hags early in the season when they were playing bad.... IMO

When they played a good offensive team,,, the D gave up points....
Well not all good offense,,, IMO
30 to the Giants, 31 to the Dolphins, 38 to Pats......
Their D is giving up an average of 20 pts a game,,,
With four games/teams over a .500 record or better and splitting those games for wins and only two are playoff teams as of right now...

The RAMs D average 24pts,,, and they played better teams...
A total of seven games/teams with over a .500 or better record... and the RAMs playing five playoff teams... losing only to one of them out of six games...


Especially that we have Talib back in the mix,,, and Fowler is getting into his groove....
With our special teams,,, they are outstanding.... giving us great field position...

We have a great team in all three phases...

Sorry,,, I'm not worried...

[aeneas1]

What I'm saying is,,, they are both playing in the same conditions,,,,
now as far as playing away,,, with the fans screaming, yes noise can be a factor... but we have been playing great under those conditions....

Both on our D and O,,,, we are not getting many offsides or false starts calls in the noise conditions...

I just feel that the Bears D is over rated,,, this year they haven't played any one good,, only two teams and that the Vikings and Hags.... and they got the Hags early in the season when they were playing bad.... IMO

When they played a good offensive team,,, the D gave up points....
Well not all good offense,,, IMO
30 to the Giants, 31 to the Dolphins, 38 to Pats......
Their D is giving up an average of 20 pts a game,,,
With four games/teams over a .500 record or better and splitting those games for wins and only two are playoff teams as of right now...

The RAMs D average 24pts,,, and they played better teams...
A total of seven games/teams with over a .500 or better record... and the RAMs playing five playoff teams... losing only to one of them out of six games...


Especially that we have Talib back in the mix,,, and Fowler is getting into his groove....
With our special teams,,, they are outstanding.... giving us great field position...

We have a great team in all three phases...

Sorry,,, I'm not worried...

to be fair, the bears defense gave up 23 to giants (giants came up with a pick 6), and 24 to the pats (pats had a kickoff return and a blocked punt for tds)... at home they've allowed an average of just 17.2 offensive points per game, including 17 to the hawks (who hung 31 on us twice), 20 to the vikes (who hung 31 on us) and 24 to the pats.

and thru week 13 the bears rank 3rd best in fewest offensive points allowed, their d has played very well, at home and on the road, the only aberration was a game in miami when osweiler (of all qbs) hung 31 on them.

anyway, i agree, too much is being made about the weather, both teams have to play in it, and the notion that it gives the home team some huge advantage just doesn't hold water, the teams that have won at home in arctic weather over the past few years tended to be much better teams than their visiting opponents.

are the bears for real? hard to tell. but it wouldn't surprise me at all if the rams offense looked great in a win, as it has so often in prime time.

bears defense - offensive points allowed:

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Sorry,,, I'm not worried...

I'm not worried either.

We should beat the Bears. We should beat them if we were playing in the Southern California sunshine. We should beat them in the Midwest with frigid temps and snow. We should beat them because we are the better team.

If we don't it will be because we didn't make enough plays to win. Or Jared Goff can't play in cold temperatures.