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Key Players Returning:
QB Matthew Stafford, RB Cam Akers, WR Brandin Cooks, WR Cooper Kupp, WR Ben Skowronek, TE Tyler Higbee, OC Brian Allen, OT Rob Havenstein, OT Joe Notebloom, DE Aaron Donald, NT Greg Gaines, LB Michael Hoecht, LB Ernest Jones, CB Derion Kendrick, NB Kobe Durant and SS Jordan Fuller.
Key Players Departing:
OG David Edwards (Bills), DE Greg Gaines (Buccaneers), DE A’Shawn Robinson (Giants), LB Leonard Floyd (Bills), LB Bobby Wagner (Seahawks), CB Troy Hill (UFA), CB Jalen Ramsey (Dolphins), FS Nick Scott (Bengals), SS Taylor Rapp (Bills), KR/PR Brandon Powell (Vikings), PK Matt Gay (Colts) and PT Riley Dixon (Broncos).
Key Players Added:
CB Ahkello Witherspoon (Steelers).
Draft Picks:
Round 2: Pick 036 – OG Steve Avila (TCU)
Round 4: Pick 142 – CB Cobie Durant (South Carolina State)
Round 5: Pick 164 – RB Kyren Williams (Notre Dame)
Round 6: Pick 211 – DS Quentin Lake (UCLA)
Round 6: Pick 212 – CB Deriom Kendrick (Georgia)
Round 7: Pick 235 – DE Daniel Hardy (Montana State)
Round 7: Pick 253 – NB Russ Yeast (Kansas State)
Round 7: Pick 261 – OT AJ Arcuri (Michigan State)
2022 Results:
W01 @ Bills L 10-31
W02 FALCONS W 31-27
W03 @ Cardinals W 20-12
W04 @ 49ers L 9-24
W05 COWBOYS L 10-22
W06 PANTHERS W 24-10
W08 49ERS L 14-31
W09 @ Buccaneers L 13-16
W10 CARDINALS L 17-27
W11 @ Saints L 20-27
W12 @ Chiefs L 10-26
W13 SEAHAWKS L 23-27
W14 RAIDERS W 17-16
W15 @ Packers L 12-24
W16 BRONCOS W 51-14
W17 @ Chargers L 10-31
W18 @ Seahawks L | OT 16-19
Team Info:
2022 Overall: 5-12 (3rd in NFC West)
Home: 4-5
Away: 1-7
West: 1-5
NFC: 3-9
AFC: 2-3
Head Coach: Sean McVay
Los Angeles: 67-41
Career: 67-41
Playoffs: 7-3
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Matthew Stafford (206-303, 2087 yards, 68.0%, 6.9 avg., 10 TD, 8 INT)
Rushing: Cam Akers. (168 car., 786 yards, 4.2 avg., 7 TD)
Receiving: Cooper Kupp (75 rec., 812 yards, 10.8 avg., 6 TD)
Yards After Catch: Cooper Kupp (422)
TD’s Scored: Cam Akers/Cooper Kupp (7)
Sacks: Aaron Donald (5)
Tackles: Ernest Jones (114)
Interceptions: Cobie Durant (3)
Pass Deflections: Cobie Durant (5)
Tackles For Loss: Aaron Donald (10)
Forced Fumbles: Aaron Donald (4)
Kick Returns: Russ Yeast (1 ret., 29 yards, 29.0 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: None
Kicking: None
Punting: None
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 9 Matthew Stafford
RB: 23 Cam Akers
WR: 18 Ben Skowronek
WR: 12 Van Jefferson
WR: 10 Cooper Kupp
TE: 89 Tyler Higbee
LT: 70 Joe Noteboom
LG: 73 Steve Avila |R|
OC: 55 Brian Allen
RG: 60 Logan Bruss
RT: 79 Rob Havenstein
KR: 5 Tutu Atwell
PK: 49 Tanner Brown |R|
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 93 Marquise Copeland
NT: 95 Bobby Brown III
DE: 99 Aaron Donald
LB: 00 Byron Young |R|
LB: 53 Ernest Jones
LB: 97 Michael Hoecht
NB: 14 Cobie Durant
CB: 23 Ahkello Witherspoon
CB: 1 Derion Kendrick
FS: 2 Russ Yeast
SS: 4 Jordan Fuller
PR: 5 Tutu Atwell
PT: 42 Ethan Evans |R|
Teams Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: B
Running Backs: B
Wide Receivers: B
Offensive Line: C
Defense
Defensive Line: B
Linebackers: B
Secondary: C
Special Teams:
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: C
Punters: C
Schedule:
09/10 @ Seahawks | Los Angeles trails the series 24-27. The Rams are 12-8 since 2013 and their last series road win (26-17) was in 2021.
09/17 49ERS | Los Angeles trails the series 51-63-2. The Rams are 6-15 since 2013 and their last series regular season home win (48-32) was in 2018.
09/25 @ Bengals | Los Angeles trails the series 7-8. The Rams won (23-20) the last meeting between teams in 2021.
10/01 @ Colts | Los Angeles leads the series 10-8-1. The Rams won (27-24) the last meeting between teams in 2021.
10/08 EAGLES | Los Angeles trails the series 12-14. The Rams won (37-19) the last meeting between teams in 2020.
10/15 CARDINALS | Los Angeles leads the series 35-27. The Rams are 14-6 since 2013 and their last regular season home (18-7) was in 2020.
10/22 STEELERS | Los Angeles trails the series 7-9. The Rams lost (12-17) the last meeting between teams in 2019.
10/29 @ Cowboys | Los Angeles trails the series 17-18. The Rams are 3-4 since 2013 and their last series qin (20-17) was in 2020.
11/05 @ Packers | Los Angeles trails the series 20-22. The Rams are 1-4 since restarting the series in 2015, and their last series win (29-27) was in 2018.
11/19 SEAHAWKS | The Rams last series home win (20-10) was in 2021.
11/26 @ Cardinals | The Rams last series road loss (14-31) was in 2014.
12/03 BROWNS | Los Angeles leads the series 11-4. The Rams won (20-13) the last meeting between teams in 2019.
12/10 @ Ravens | Los Angeles trails the series 3-5. The Rams won (20-19) the last meeting between teams in 2021.
12/17 COMMANDERS | Los Angeles trails the series 11-18-1. The Rams won (30-10) the last meeting between teams in 2020.
12/21 SAINTS | Los Angeles leads the series 43-35. The Rams are 4-3 since 2013 and their last series win (27-9) was in 2019.
12/31 @ New York Giants | Los Angeles leads the series 22-13. The Rams won (38-11) the last meeting between teams in 2021.
01/07 @ 49ers | The Rams last series road win (39-10) was in 2018.
Predictions:
Home: 1-7
Away: 0-9
West: 1-5
NFC: 1-11
AFC: 0-5
Overall: 1-16 (4th in NFC West)
Series Histories: Histories are from the inception of the first Super Bowl season through present day. Meetings prior to 1966 are not included. Playoff wins are included in the year the season took place. For example, if a team won a wildcard game in January of 2023, the game will be listed under the 2022 season.
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