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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Los Angeles Rams
5-1 231.08
203.67
 
VS
proj
Minnesota Vikings
175.78 1-5
220.41

Los Angeles Rams defeat Minnesota Vikings for third straight win, 231.08-175.78

Los Angeles Rams extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Minnesota Vikings, earning a 231.08-175.78 win. Los Angeles Rams grabbed a 64.40-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 51 points from Saquon Barkley (130 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 99 Rec Yds) and Nelson Agholor (3 Rec, 91 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Todd Gurley II (208 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 17 Rec Yds) and Yannick Ngakoue (4 Tackles, 2 Sacks) were the leading scorers for Minnesota Vikings in the loss. Los Angeles Rams (5-1) will look to get another W against Baltimore Ravens, while Minnesota Vikings (1-5) take on New York Giants in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Los Angeles Rams   Minnesota Vikings

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray scored 22.8 points in a 27-17 win over the Cardinals to more-than-double his 10.54-point projection. He ran for 155 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Los Angeles Rams this week. Murray will battle the Jets in Week 7.
Latavius Murray

Top Player Comparison

Los Angeles Rams
Points
% of total points 231.08
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
39.2
18.53
17%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
38.9
19.77
16.8%
3
Latavius Murray
RB
22.8
10.54
9.9%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
17.6
10.18
7.6%
Minnesota Vikings
Points
% of total points 175.78
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
36.5
23.47
20.8%
2
Yannick Ngakoue
DE
14
8.24
8%
3
T.J. Yeldon
RB
10
16.03
5.7%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
9.8
8.86
5.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Saquon Barkley had a 50-yard touchdown run and a 55-yard catch for Los Angeles Rams, while Nelson Agholor had a 58-yard catch, helping to stake Los Angeles Rams to a 70.50-6.10 lead.
Sunday Early
Latavius Murray had a 21-yard touchdown run for Los Angeles Rams, while Brandin Cooks had a 44-yard catch to contribute to a 171.70-107.08 lead for Los Angeles Rams.
Sunday Night
Tyreek Hill had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Los Angeles Rams to contribute to a 227.58-172.88 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Los Angeles Rams   Minnesota Vikings

Game Notes

Only 11 of the 24 starters on Los Angeles Rams exceeded their scoring projections.
Minnesota Vikings had only seven of their 24 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Los Angeles Rams had four starters score zero points, while Minnesota Vikings had one.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Los Angeles Rams recorded more points than their projected total, while Minnesota Vikings fell short of their projection.
Despite the loss, Todd Gurley II put up 36.5 points, the fourth-best score for a RB this season.

Next Week Preview

Minnesota Vikings
Coming up next week, Minnesota Vikings (1-5) will try to bounce back against New York Giants (0-6). Each side has players with byes next week, as Sebastian Janikowski, Tahir Whitehead, Equanimeous St. Brown, Brandon Marshall, and Tre Flowers are off for Minnesota Vikings and the Seattle Seahawks defense, Jarran Reed, and Seth Roberts are out for New York Giants.
Los Angeles Rams
Something's got to give in Week 7, as Los Angeles Rams (5-1) enter next week on a three-match winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (Baltimore Ravens, 6-0), have notched six consecutive victories. Los Angeles Rams might need to shuffle their lineup some with Marshawn Lynch, Derek Carr, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, Reggie Nelson, and James Washington out on bye in Week 7. Over the last two weeks, Los Angeles Rams have scored 213.9 points per game, while Baltimore Ravens have averaged 258.01 per contest.