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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Cincinnati Bengals
10-5-1 54
30.45
 
VS
proj
Los Angeles Rams
24 8-7-1
29.1

Cincinnati Bengals smirk at expectations, knock off Los Angeles Rams in 54-24 rout

Cincinnati Bengals brought their A game and exceeded expectations, rolling to a 54-24 win over Los Angeles Rams, who fell short of projections. There was very little drama in this one, as Cincinnati Bengals jumped out to a 30-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar performances from Joe Burrow (15 points) and Evan McPherson (11). Matt Gay (12 points) and the Los Angeles Rams defense (10) led the way for Los Angeles Rams in defeat. This marks the first time this season Cincinnati Bengals have beaten Los Angeles Rams, after falling 33-32 in their last matchup. Cincinnati Bengals will look to keep winning in the Championship next week, while Los Angeles Rams seek to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Cincinnati Bengals   Los Angeles Rams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 4 points, Boyd more-than-quadrupled his 0.88-point projection as the Bengals beat the Ravens 41-21. He caught 3 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Cincinnati Bengals this week. Boyd will battle the Chiefs in Week 17.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 54
1
Joe Burrow
QB
15
8.41
27.8%
2
Evan McPherson
K
11
7.01
20.4%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
11
3.94
20.4%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
9
2.84
16.7%
Los Angeles Rams
Points
% of total points 24
1
Matt Gay
K
12
7.99
50%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
10
4.9
41.7%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
1
3.43
4.2%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
1
9.42
4.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Burrow connected with Tee Higgins for a 52-yard pass for Cincinnati Bengals. Burrow also lit up the scoreboard with a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 52-yard pass, helping Cincinnati Bengals to a 54-24 lead.

Points By Position

  Cincinnati Bengals   Los Angeles Rams

Game Notes

Cincinnati Bengals had five of their eight starters exceed their projected points.
Los Angeles Rams had only two of their seven starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Cincinnati Bengals had one starter score zero points, while Los Angeles Rams had three.
Cincinnati Bengals put up more points than their season scoring average (30.56) while Los Angeles Rams fell short of theirs (30.31).
Cincinnati Bengals put up more points than their projected total, while Los Angeles Rams fell short of their projection.
The defeat snaps a streak of four consecutive wins for Los Angeles Rams.
Not only did Cincinnati Bengals win, but they also covered the 1.35-point projected margin of victory.
Cincinnati Bengals moves to (5-1) in blowout games this season, while Los Angeles Rams falls to (5-4).
For Los Angeles Rams, Matt Gay (12 points) recorded the second-highest score for a K this week.

Coach Talk

Cincinnati Bengals
Whoa, that Ravens defense didn't see it coming! 37 completions on 46 attempts: good enough for an 80 percent completion percentage for Joe Burrow. We know the GM of Cincinnati Bengals has to be thankful for this type of attention to detail.
Los Angeles Rams
Talk about under-utilized. The starting backfield for Los Angeles Rams did not get a single target via the passing game this past week.