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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Los Angeles Rams
8-6-1 28
28.43
 
VS
proj
Denver Broncos
9 5-9-1
24.34

Los Angeles Rams knock off Denver Broncos for fourth straight win in 28-9 beatdown

Los Angeles Rams extended their win streak to four games with a convincing win over Denver Broncos, rolling to a 28-9 victory. It was the third straight loss for Denver Broncos. Los Angeles Rams never trailed in this one, coasting to victory behind Matt Gay (8 points) and Cooper Kupp (8). The Denver Broncos defense (15 Pts Allowed, 249 Yds Allowed) and Brandon McManus (1-2 FG, 54 long, 1-1 XP) led the charge for Denver Broncos in the loss. This marks the first time this season Los Angeles Rams have beaten Denver Broncos, after tying 0-0 in their last matchup. Los Angeles Rams (8-6-1) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Denver Broncos will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-9-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Los Angeles Rams   Denver Broncos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 2.83 points, Kupp more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 8 points as the Rams beat the Seahawks 20-10. He caught 9 passes for 136 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Los Angeles Rams this week. In Week 16, Kupp and the Rams will battle the Vikings.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Los Angeles Rams
Points
% of total points 28
1
Matt Gay
K
8
8.38
28.6%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
8
2.83
28.6%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
6
7.66
21.4%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
6
6.07
21.4%
Denver Broncos
Points
% of total points 9
1
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
4
4.53
44.4%
2
Brandon McManus
K
4
7.35
44.4%
3
Javonte Williams
RB
1
2.16
11.1%
4
%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Brandon McManus had a 54-yard field goal for Denver Broncos, helping the team to a 9-0 lead.

Points By Position

  Los Angeles Rams   Denver Broncos

What If

Los Angeles Rams would have beaten nine other teams besides Denver Broncos this week.
Denver Broncos would have lost to 11 other teams besides Los Angeles Rams this week.
If they played Denver Broncos every week, Los Angeles Rams would be 12-2-1 this season.
Last week, Los Angeles Rams would have topped Denver Broncos 33-31.
Los Angeles Rams would be 9-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Denver Broncos.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Los Angeles Rams, Denver Broncos would be 3-10.
If Los Angeles Rams had played every team in the league each week, they would be 124-67-4.
If they played every team every week, Denver Broncos would be 59-131-5.

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