Kobie Turner calls them “get-back” video games.
The Rams’ defensive finish is speaking about redemption, not regression. He doesn’t wish to get again to the place the staff was when it misplaced by 17 to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 12. He needs to get again on the Eagles for one which obtained away.
“We were able to get our get-back on Arizona when they came to SoFi,” Turner mentioned of the Rams beating the Cardinals in Week 17 after getting blown out in Week 2. “Now we have Philadelphia lined up, and who knows what could be next? But the only thing on our minds is getting our get-back versus Philadelphia, and we know what that requires.”
The truth is, we’re just about in for a get-back weekend with three of the 4 divisional video games being rematches from earlier within the season.
Baltimore performs at Buffalo, and the Payments need to avenge a 35-10 loss to the Ravens in Week 4.
It’s Houston at Kansas Metropolis, and people groups simply performed just a few weeks in the past, with the top-seeded Chiefs successful 27-19.
The one divisional matchup that’s new is Washington at Detroit, and people groups haven’t confronted one another for the reason that second week in 2022 when Lions quarterback Jared Goff threw 4 landing passes in a 36-27 thriller gained by the Lions. The Commanders quarterback that day? Carson Wentz, who’s a decidedly totally different problem than Washington tremendous rookie Jayden Daniels.
It’s first issues first for the Rams, who’re singularly centered on upsetting the Eagles on Sunday, with Philadelphia favored by six factors at residence.
The Rams shall be pulling for the Commanders on Saturday night time, too, as a Washington victory would hold alive hopes of enjoying one other NFC title sport at SoFi Stadium, assuming it could be attainable to play a sport in Los Angeles at that time.
The Lions, who’ve by no means performed in a Tremendous Bowl, are favorites to make it to New Orleans and the NFL’s largest stage. Oddsmakers have Detroit favored by a sturdy 9½ factors this weekend. They’re loaded on offense with so many alternative methods to attain, and Goff already has Tremendous Bowl expertise, having gotten there as quarterback of the Rams.
Daniels has been spectacular for the Commanders, who’ve change into extra one-dimensional of late with their incapability to determine a constant floor sport.
Washington has gained 5 in a row, together with beating Philadelphia, whereas the Lions have solely misplaced two video games — by 4 to Tampa Bay in Week 2, and by six to Buffalo in Week 15 — though each of these defeats got here at residence.
Baltimore blew out Buffalo once they met within the common season, however the Payments have been lacking three key defensive gamers on the time. Not like the primary assembly, this sport will happen in Buffalo, and certain within the snow.
The Payments began to make a little bit of a comeback within the second half of that sport, however within the third quarter they ran an unsightly trick play that resulted in an enormous hit on quarterback Josh Allen and a turnover. That extinguished any hopes of rallying.
Recently, the Payments have been remarkably balanced on offense, and Allen — like Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson — is among the many most harmful weapons within the league. The early line has the visiting Ravens favored by 1½ factors, the closest unfold of the weekend.
Divisional weekend begins Saturday with the Texans on the Chiefs. When these groups met in Week 16, Kansas Metropolis had gotten Marquise “Hollywood” Brown again — he’s a flexible piece of their offense — and Houston misplaced receiver Tank Dell to a grotesque knee harm. This time, the Chiefs are favored by 7½ factors, whereas the Texans are using excessive after knocking off the Chargers in a house wild-card sport.
For the Rams, the most important problem shall be containing operating again Saquon Barkley, who rushed for an Eagles-record 255 yards in opposition to them and accrued an unimaginable 302 whole yards.
Mentioned Rams defensive sort out Braden Fiske: “That definitely left a bad taste in our mouths.”
