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Week 16 Rams@Hawks

Finally we are not ending our season at the C-Link...and another change that would be awesome is if Rams win at the C-Link this year.

Game Time: Sunday, December 27th at 4:25pm EST on Fox

Rams 6-8
Hawks 9-5

TV Map: Fox is only showing the late game in the local markets – the rest of the country gets GB@AZ.
http://506sports.com/nfl.php?yr=2015&wk=16

Rams are 13.5 underdogs heading into Seattle.
http://www.footballlocks.com/nfl_lines.shtml

Head Ref: John Hussey
Commentators: Chris Myers, Ronde Barber

Tough game, but Rams always play the Hawks hard and regardless of the line and what everyone thinks - there is a possiblilty we can win this one. Would be so sweet for what turned into a difficult season.

Hawks have secured the play-offs, but need this win to help keep the 5th seed. The 5th seed winner will go play @Skins and the 6th seed will go play at @GB. Looks like it's between them and the Vikes, so they have motivation for this game.

Here's a link to the NFL Playoff Machine. Rams are out, but it's still fun.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/machine

Go Rams!


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Injury Reports

Rams

Out - T Donnal (knee)
Questionable - CB Patterson (ankle), WR Marquez (knee), CB Joyner (back)

Hawks

Out - Lynch (Rawls also out on IR)
Questionable - WR Baldwin (hamstring), BE Bennett (toe), T Okung (calf), S Chancellor (pelvis)
Doubtful - DT Hill (toe), TE McCoy (knee)
Probable - S Shead (ankle), CB Lane (knee), DE Avril (not injury related), WR Kearse (calf)

Most notable are Baldwin, Okung and Chancellor.

Seattle Seahawks ✔@Seahawks
Doug Baldwin (hamstring) could be a gametime decision, Russell Okung (calf) and Kam Chancellor (pelvis) are wait and see.

Re Baldwin:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300000 ... e-seahawks




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Opponent's Fan Forums
Not a lot of chatter about our game on the Hawk forum, they are extremely confident and focused on the play-offs.

Seahawks.net (I post here as well as several StL Rams fans)

Main Seahawk forum - http://seahawks.net/viewforum.php?f=2
NFL Nation Forum - http://seahawks.net/viewforum.php?f=4

A confluence of events for this game...
- Yet another shot at winning 3 in-a-row.
- This game is must win if we are to go 8-8 and avoid another losing season.
- This game is must win to POTENTIALLY reach a high water mark of a 4 game winning streak to end the season.
- Is Boras our OC of the future? A win here would be a nice line item on his resume.

I'd like Fisher gone at the end of the season. Doubtful that will happen; therefore, 8-8 would make me feel much better going into another year of Fisher.

I don't expect much from this game as the Seahawks usually blast the Rams at home. 2012 was the best attempt losing 20-13, but 2013 was 27-9 and last year was 20-6. I expect the same in this game with QB Case Keenum being exposed, but it would be nice to see the Rams continue to grow offensively under new OC Rob Boras.

This will be a true test the Seahawks are on a roll and their offense is clicking. Keenum cannot try to force the ball and IMO the team that creates the most turnovers and makes a key special team play wins the game. This is a catch 22 game for the Rams because if Keenum plays well you could see Fisher keeping him next year, so I'm not to sure how this will go, but if history is any indication 23-10 Seattle.

TomSlick wrote:A confluence of events for this game...
- Yet another shot at winning 3 in-a-row.
- This game is must win if we are to go 8-8 and avoid another losing season.
- This game is must win to POTENTIALLY reach a high water mark of a 4 game winning streak to end the season.
- Is Boras our OC of the future? A win here would be a nice line item on his resume.

I'd like Fisher gone at the end of the season. Doubtful that will happen; therefore, 8-8 would make me feel much better going into another year of Fisher.

I never root for the Rams to lose. EVER
But if they were going to lose to Seattle, I hope its a total ass-whoopin that makes Fisher back on the hot seat
I'd love 8-8
Looks like 7-9
6-10 they cant bring Fisher back

ass whoopin

All I want for Christmas is the Rams to win this game, PLEASE Santa !!! I've been a good boy, I live in Seahawk territory, my nephew and some friends will be at the game, I'll never hear the end of this if the hawks win, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!

Jacksnowfan wrote:All I want for Christmas is the Rams to win this game, PLEASE Santa !!! I've been a good boy, I live in Seahawk territory, my nephew and some friends will be at the game, I'll never hear the end of this if the hawks win, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!

Santa, please give Jacksnow what he wants for Christmas.

Typically we play them tough in the first half. But the offense just can't muster anything the defense eventually wears down. I expect them to do what everyone else has done, load the box to stop Gurley. Teams have basically dared Foles to throw on 1st and second down. He usually didn't fare well which resulted in 3rd and long, in turn resulting in many kicks. And not many PAT's with those kicks.

Keenum played well last time out. The hags will probably play him the same way other teams did Foles. They'll commit so much to stopping Gurley that opportunities will be there for Keenum. Can he take advantage?

snackdaddy wrote:Typically we play them tough in the first half. But the offense just can't muster anything the defense eventually wears down. I expect them to do what everyone else has done, load the box to stop Gurley. Teams have basically dared Foles to throw on 1st and second down. He usually didn't fare well which resulted in 3rd and long, in turn resulting in many kicks. And not many PAT's with those kicks.

Keenum played well last time out. The hags will probably play him the same way other teams did Foles. They'll commit so much to stopping Gurley that opportunities will be there for Keenum. Can he take advantage?

That, Snackdaddy is THE question for Sunday.

Injury Reports Wednesday Report

Rams

DNP - T Donnal, CB Patterson
Limited Practice - WR Marquez, CB Joyner

Hawks

DNP - DT Hill, TE McCoy, WR Baldwin, T Okung, S Chancellor
Limited Practice - DE Bennett
Full - S Shead, CB Lane, DE Avril, WR Kearse
Out - RB Lynch (RB Rawls is out on IR).

Most notable are Baldwin, Okung and Chancellor.

Seattle Seahawks ✔@Seahawks
Doug Baldwin (hamstring) could be a gametime decision, Russell Okung (calf) and Kam Chancellor (pelvis) are wait and see.