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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
LA Rams
4-3 186.56
188.66
 
VS
proj
Seattle Seahawks
131.54 3-4
165.02

LA Rams beat Seattle Seahawks for fourth straight win, 186.56-131.54

LA Rams extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over Seattle Seahawks, coming out on top with a 186.56-131.54 victory. LA Rams earned an early 9.20-point lead on Thursday. Seattle Seahawks came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Drew Brees (27.68 points) and the Washington Football Team defense (17). Unphased, LA Rams pulled it together later that afternoon, as Damien Harris (8 points) and Noah Fant (6.8) put them back ahead once and for all. LA Rams (4-3) will look to sustain their momentum against Jacksonville JAGUARS, while Seattle Seahawks (3-4) will take on Kansas City Chiefs in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  LA Rams   Seattle Seahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Johnson overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 8.4 points against his 1.78-point projection. During a 45-20 win over the Raiders, he caught 2 passes for 4 yards and a touchdown. Johnson will face the Giants next week.
Tyler Johnson

Top Player Comparison

LA Rams
Points
% of total points 186.56
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
28.16
27
15.1%
2
Jayon Brown
LB
20.5
9.9
11%
3
Eddie Jackson
S
16.5
5.53
8.8%
4
Josh Reynolds
WR
15.2
8.11
8.1%
Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 131.54
1
Drew Brees
QB
27.68
22.48
21%
2
The Washington Football Team defense
DEF
17
6.13
12.9%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
10.96
10.44
8.3%
4
Drew Sample
TE
10.2
6.5
7.8%

Points By Position

  LA Rams   Seattle Seahawks
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the halfway mark. Let's take a closer look at the Standings.
LA Rams
LA Rams may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the squad is averaging the 7th-most points per game in the league (197.41 ppg), propelling LA Rams to No. 8 in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
2095 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 147 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
CeeDee Lamb
Best Drafted
36 Rec, 497 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Jamel Dean
Best Acquisition
32 Tackles, 1 Int
Seattle Seahawks
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Seattle Seahawks making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team currently finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 168.55 points per game through seven weeks, 14th-best in the league.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
1618 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs
Jonathan Taylor
Best Drafted
367 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 162 Rec Yds
Gardner Minshew II
Best Acquisition
2156 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 140 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

Game Notes

Only nine of the 23 starting players on LA Rams exceeded their scoring projections.
Seattle Seahawks had only seven of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as LA Rams had two starters score zero points, while Seattle Seahawks had four.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
The loss snaps a streak of two consecutive wins for Seattle Seahawks.
Not only did LA Rams earn the win, but they also easily covered the 23.64-point predicted margin of victory.