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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Los Angeles Rams
2-7 237.7
211.02
 
VS
proj
Cincinnati Bengals
220.72 5-4
233.82

Los Angeles Rams brush off predictions, come back to defeat Cincinnati Bengals, 237.70-220.72

Los Angeles Rams stepped up and outperformed their projected point total, staging an impressive comeback for a 237.70-220.72 victory over Cincinnati Bengals, who fell short of projections. After trailing 220.72-212.80 heading into Monday night, Los Angeles Rams rallied behind Demario Davis (17 points) and Tre'Quan Smith (7.9). Joe Mixon (63.1 points) and Kenneth Walker III (30.9) led the way for Cincinnati Bengals in the loss. This marks the first time this season Los Angeles Rams have gotten the best of Cincinnati Bengals, after falling 226.86-182.5 in their last matchup. Los Angeles Rams (2-7) will look to build on their success against Arizona Cardinals, while Cincinnati Bengals (5-4) will try to get some positive momentum against Los Angeles Chargers.

Matchup Timeline

  Los Angeles Rams   Cincinnati Bengals

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Etienne Jr. racked up 126 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns as the Jaguars beat the Raiders 27-20. In doing so, he put up 29.6 points to nearly double his 15.96-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Los Angeles Rams this week. In Week 10, Etienne Jr. and the Jaguars will face the Chiefs.
Travis Etienne Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Los Angeles Rams
Points
% of total points 237.7
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
32.8
21.87
13.8%
2
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
29.6
15.96
12.5%
3
Kamren Curl
S
21
10.9
8.8%
4
Demario Davis
LB
17
11.93
7.2%
Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 220.72
1
Joe Mixon
RB
63.1
16.85
28.6%
2
Kenneth Walker III
RB
30.9
14.2
14%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
23.02
22.5
10.4%
4
David Long Jr.
LB
16
14.13
7.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Greg Zuerlein had a 53-yard field goal for Los Angeles Rams, who trailed 172.02-91.90 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford hit Cooper Kupp for a 69-yard touchdown pass for Los Angeles Rams, who trailed 202.92-202.40 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Los Angeles Rams   Cincinnati Bengals

Game Notes

Los Angeles Rams had 12 of their 20 starting players exceed their projected point totals.
Cincinnati Bengals had only four of their 20 starters score higher than their projected points.
Los Angeles Rams won despite having two starters (Tyler Higbee and Van Jefferson) score zero points.
Los Angeles Rams put up more points than their season scoring average (191.02) while Cincinnati Bengals fell short of theirs (234.89).
Los Angeles Rams scored more points than their projected total, while Cincinnati Bengals failed to reach their projection.
Cincinnati Bengals ranked 5th in the league in scoring this week, while Los Angeles Rams put up the 1st-best score.
The matchup's 16.98-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In comeback games this year, Los Angeles Rams moves to (1-2), while Cincinnati Bengals falls to (0-2).
A bright spot in the defeat, Joe Mixon (63.1 points) officially recorded the highest score for a RB this year.

Next Week Preview

Cincinnati Bengals
A pair of squads with matching 5-4 records, seventh-place Cincinnati Bengals are set to face 10th-place Los Angeles Chargers in Week 10. Cincinnati Bengals might have to shuffle the deck some with Joe Mixon, Joe Burrow, Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd, Hayden Hurst, Logan Wilson, Quinnen Williams, Evan McPherson, Denzel Mims, Ja'Marr Chase, and Mike Thomas out on bye next week. After nine weeks of action, Cincinnati Bengals have tallied the most points in the league while Los Angeles Chargers (193.86 PPG) are ranked 12th.
Los Angeles Rams
Two teams that have now won two straight games, Los Angeles Rams (2-7) face Arizona Cardinals (5-4) next week in a mid-season matchup. Each of these teams has players on bye next week, as Sauce Gardner, Sam Hubbard, and Breece Hall are out for Arizona Cardinals and Greg Zuerlein and Josh Bynes will get the week off for Los Angeles Rams. Over the last three weeks, Los Angeles Rams have put up 188.89 points per game, while Arizona Cardinals have averaged 244.03 per contest.