[RedAlice]

Sammy Watkins didn’t practice again today, the last Chiefs practice before the MNF game.

This may mean he doesn’t play on Monday.

Both teams injury reports thru Friday:
https://www.chiefs.com/news/chiefs-vs-r ... ury-report

[Elvis]

[Rams1PlateSince1976]

After a week of pheasant hunting with five chefs fans three of whom are soft core chefs fans (They think they are hard core, but don't have a clue what a hard core fan is. The other two casual fans) I say Rams by 20 plus.

[Elvis]

[McCutcheon65]

Playing the Chiefs always reminds me of this Snickers commercial from the 90’s:

https://youtu.be/Nmgice3ieZ4

[Hacksaw]

Playing the Chiefs always reminds me of this Snickers commercial from the 90’s:

https://youtu.be/Nmgice3ieZ4

They've been the Chef's ever since for me.

[aeneas1]

I don’t have a *great* feeling about this game.
But I genuinely think the Rams will come out after the bye spitting fire for the last 5 games, no matter what.

yeah, it's pretty hard to feel warm and fuzzy about the mnf game, especially given what the other top scoring offense (saints) did to the rams defense, 45 friggin' points, ugh... the chiefs have scored 30 or more offensive points in 7 of the 10 games they've played, topping 40 twice, hard to see the rams defense as much of an obstacle, hopefully the rams offense can win a shoot-out.

[RamsFanSince82]

[AltiTude Ram]

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2531 ... ams-chiefs

NFL ups intensity with all-star officials for Rams-Chiefs game

he NFL took the unusual step this week of assigning an "all-star" officiating crew to the most highly anticipated game of the season, adding to the playofflike frenzy for Monday night's matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams.

Referee Clete Blakeman will work the game with only two members of his regular crew, umpire Ramon George and down judge Dana McKenzie. The other five officials -- including Jim Lapetina, who will handle replay -- were plucked from four other crews.

The approach is similar to how the NFL assigns officials to playoff games, a process that is based on performance and seniority rather than crew. But it is rarely, if ever, employed before the postseason. Officials typically work on the same eight-person crews throughout the regular season to maximize continuity and familiarity among members.

Individual crew members are occasionally juggled for health or scheduling reasons. But a series of actions this season have indicated the league is moving away from the consistent crew concept, in favor of a more aggressive administration of officiating. Earlier this season, the league bounced down judge Hugo Cruz among four crews before ultimately making him its first-ever official to be fired for performance during the season.

NFL spokesman Michael Signora confirmed Sunday that "there is a rotation amongst the crews throughout the season." Signora did not provide details on the decision to overhaul Blakeman's crew for Monday night's game.

An officiating source said Sunday that the five officials added to Monday night's crew are all highly respected and have performed well this season.

The Chiefs-Rams game, originally scheduled to be played in Mexico City before it was relocated to Los Angeles, is a rare matchup. Since 1970, there have been only four other games pitting teams with one or fewer losses this late in the season. And according to the Elias Sports Bureau, this is the latest matchup ever between two teams averaging at least 33 points per game.

The following is the full crew for Monday night's game, as listed on the official flip card published by the NFL, with the officials' permanent referee in parentheses:

Referee: Clete Blakeman
Umpire: Ramon George (Blakeman)
Down judge: Dana McKenzie (Blakeman)
Line judge: Rusty Baynes (John Hussey)
Field judge: Dale Shaw (Jerome Boger)
Side judge: Brad Freeman (Clay Martin)
Back judge: Tony Steratore (Boger)
Replay: Jim Lapetina (Brad Allen)

[SWAdude]

WOW!!!