Rams vs. 49ers Game Preview

Steve Spagnuolo is ultra conservative but I still do not expect him to run onto the field Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers waving a white flag, however one way or another the St. Louis Rams 2011 season will come to a merciful ending. The San Francisco 49ers pounded out a 26-0 win against the Rams just four weeks ago and will look to put another beat down on the Rams. A victory over the Rams would give San Francisco a first-round bye in the NFC Playoffs.

The 49ers absolutely dominated the first matchup only allowing the Rams to gain 157 total yards and ten first downs. The 49ers defense was smothering. The Rams went into the game with AJ Feeley at quarterback. The 49ers held Feeley to a 58.1 QB rating while sacking him four times and intercepting him once. On the ground Steven Jackson was held to 19 yards on 10 carries while Josh McDaniels was criticized for his approach in this game. The 49ers were able to hold the ball for 36:04 of the game.

While many talk about the Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints and for good reason, the 49ers should also be in the discussion. Common sense says the 49ers can't score with the big boys but they do average 23 points per game, and would they have to score that much with their top ranked defense? Alex Smith known for managing the game as they say is 10th in QB rating and at times looks similar to a former Super Bowl Champion Trent Dilfer. Dilfer managed a 34-7 victory in Super Bowl XXXV over the New York Giants.

The Rams will once again go with Kellen Clemens at QB and face another tough matchup. The Rams have been shutout twice in their last four games, scoring a total of only 26 points in those contest. The Rams now face the #1 scoring and rushing defense in the NFL in the 49ers. The 49ers want that bye week and they will come to town on a mission to get just that.

The Rams show no signs of ever changing their game plan under head coach Steve Spagnuolo. Weather Pat Shurmer or Josh McDaniels is calling the plays they smell of Spagnuolo's conservative approach. The Rams will try to run the ball with Steven Jackson, throw short passes and punt a lot. The Rams are so bad on offense that they are -207 in point differential and trail the Chiefs by 39 points for 31st in scoring. In the year of high scoring offense the Rams are setting records for futility.

The Rams have at least never folded during a game and they now only have one left so I look for them to at least show up again but there is no way they should win this game. This game means a lot to the 49ers. The 49ers are already in the playoffs and may overlook the Rams but not with Jim Harbaugh as the coach. I look for the 49ers to come out early grab a lead and add to it as the game goes along. Rams fans should spend most of the game looking at the scoreboard hoping for an Indianapolis Colts victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Prediction San Francisco 49ers 23 - St. Louis Rams 7

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St. Louis Rams Week 17 Injury Report

San Francisco 49ers @ St. Louis Rams Injury Report

Player - Pos - Injury - Game Status

San Francisco 49ers Injury Report

Delanie Walker - TE - Jaw - Out
Ted Ginn - WR - Ankle - Questionable
Kyle Williams - WR - Concussion - Questionable
Chris Culliver - CB - Shoulder - Questionable
Bruce Miller - RB - Knee - Questionable
Carlos Rogers - CB - Knee - Questionable
Patrick Willis - LB - Hamstring - Questionable

St. Louis Rams Injury Report

Sam Bradford - QB - Ankle - Doubtful
A.J. Feeley - QB - Thumb - Doubtful
Chris Long - DE - Ankle - Questionable
Josh Gordy - CB - Abdomen - Probable
Jerious Norwood - RB - Illness - Probable
Brady Poppinga - LB - Illness - Probable

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NFL Week 17 Predictions

Need one last big week to get up to 70% for the season. Still waiting for the perfect week. Week 17 is typically very hard but I will try my best. Every week I will make my NFL game day predictions. We would love it if you share your opinions, or your own predictions in the comment area of our St. Louis Rams Blog. All picks will be straight-up, not against the spread. Good Luck.

Week 17 Predictions below:

Green Bay Packers
Jacksonville Jaguars
Miami Dolphins
New Orleans Saints
Minnesota Vikings
New England Patriots
Tennessee Titans
Philadelphia Eagles
San Francisco 49ers
Atlanta Falcons
Arizona Cardinals
Oakland Raiders
Denver Broncos
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cincinnati Bengals
New York Giants

Last Week - 10 - 6

Year-To-Date Results – 164 - 76 (68%)

Last year I was 162-94 (63%) on predictions

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Week 17 NFL Odds and Totals

Week 17 NFL Pointspreads & Totals

Favorite - Spread - Underdog

New England Patriots - 11 - Buffalo Bills
Minnesota Vikings - 1.5 - Chicago Bears
New Orleans Saints - 8 - Carolina Panthers
Miami Dolphins - 3 - New York Jets
Tennessee Titans - 3- Houston Texans
San Francisco 49ers - 11 - St. Louis Rams
Jacksonville Jaguars - 3.5 - Indianapolis Colts
Detroit Lions - 3 - Green Bay Packers
Philadelphia Eagles - 9 - Washington Redskins
Baltimore Ravens - 3 - Cincinnati Bengals
Arizona Cardinals - 3 - Seattle Seahawks
Oakland Raiders - 3 - San Diego Chargers
Denver Broncos - 3.5 - Kansas City Chiefs
Atlanta Falcons - 11.5 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Pittsburgh Steelers - 6.5 - Cleveland Browns
New York Giants - 3 - Dallas Cowboys

Proceed to do some sports betting at BetUS.com

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Weekly Wup Ass Award - Week 16

We have granted our Week 16 Wup Ass Award. Click HERE to find out who won!

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St. Louis Rams vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Grades

Quarterbacks (D)
After a pretty decent game against the Cincinnati Bengals Kellen Clemens came back down to earth with a 9 of 24 for 91 yard performance against the Pittsburgh Steelers. With only five completions to wide receivers the Rams simply could not get anything going.

Running backs (B)
What can you say about Steven Jackson a truly great professional. It was nice to see him top 1000 yards for the seventh straight year. Jackson was able to run for 103 yards on 24 carries but again these yards are always between the 20's. Cadillac Williams chipped in 42 yards and the Rams were able to run for 164 yards against the #1 ranked defense in the league. Without points it is all for not but they did probably as good as they could.

Wide Receivers (D)
Rams wideouts caught 5 passes for 54 yards, not much to write home about. You would think since they are always behind the Rams would air it out but they just seem incapable of even attempting it under Steve Spagunolo. Lance Kendricks and the tight end group were again a no show as they had only 2 catches for 13 yards.

Offensive Line (B)
The Rams ran for 164 yards and only allowed 3 sacks to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Based on what we have seen in the past this was one of their best games of the season. Again that is not saying a lot but they played about as well as they can play in this one.

Special Teams (C-)
Coverage teams got a break in this one as Antonio Brown only had one kickoff and punt return. For the Rams Nick Miller looked good with 31 yards on 3 punt returns. Jerious Norwood averaged 24 yards on 3 returns as well. So this week it was Josh Brown's turn to break down. Brown missed two field goals that could have made the score 13-6 during the 4th quarter.

Defense (B)
Well the defense as usual had enough downs to crush the team. The Rams allowed 37 year old Charlie Batch to complete 68% of his passes and 377 total yards to the Steelers. The Steelers averaged 6 yards per carry on the ground as the Rams continue to get run over by every team they play. On the bright side the Rams were in the game in the 4th quarter and held Pittsburgh to 1 of 7 on 3rd down conversions.

Coaching (F)
Well the Rams actually tried a trick play which of course failed as Donnie Jones was outraced to the marker by Antonio Brown. The Rams who have nothing to lose still seem to play conservative even from the start as the Rams ran a sweep on the first drive on 3rd and 12. Steven Jackson picked up 15 yards on the play but how do you run the ball right there. The Rams can't score and nothing seems to change and the coaching has to take the blame.

By Stlvinnie - http://www.stlouisramfan.com

Steelers Shutdown Rams 27-0

Today we saw the "Same old sorry-ass Rams" as San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield once called them. The St. Louis Rams are 10-37 under head coach Steve Spagnuolo after their 27-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Spagnuolo currently has the worst record by a Rams coach in franchise history. The Rams came out with the same conservative approach they have showed for three seasons now. The Rams have been outscored 1137 - 630 or 24-13 per game since Spagnuolo took over.

The St. Louis Rams gained 232 total yards against the #1 ranked Pittsburgh Steelers defense. The Rams came out running the ball behind Steven Jackson who had a solid effort gaining 103 yards on 24 carries. I don't think I have seen Jackson run harder or with more determination than he had in this game. Unfortunately Jackson just does not have the speed or blocking to bust the big one and the Rams must rely on the passing game to produce points. Kellen Clemens who played well against the Cincinnati Bengals last week struggled going 9 of 24 for only 91 yards.

In the year of offensive records being shattered the St. Louis Rams now have 15 touchdowns in 15 games played. To put that more in perspective LeSean McCoy of the Philadelphia Eagles has 17 rushing touchdowns on the season. In addition there are twenty NFL quarterbacks with at least fifteen touchdown passes. The Rams simply have to get more weapons on this roster and find someone who knows how to use them.

On this day the Rams were again no threat. Of course you can point out that if Josh Brown makes both field goals the Rams could have only been down 13-7 in the 4th quarter but he did not make those kicks. The Rams have now lost nine games by double digits and trailed in twelve of their fifteen games by double digits which is not competitive. You can say what you want about excuses, injuries, depth the offensive line, etc. but we deserve better, much better than this.

The Steelers knew they could play without Ben Roethlisberger and get by with 37 year old Charlie Batch because these are the same old sorry-ass Rams that we have been watching for years now. The Rams have not had a winning season since 2003 and we need Stan Kronke to step up and change this pattern now.

By Stlvinnie - http://www.stlouisramfan.com/

Rams vs. Steelers Game Preview

The St. Louis Rams have played in some pretty boring football games this year and we may be treated to another on Christmas Eve. The St. Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers will both be playing their backup quarterbacks in Week 16. Ben Roethlisberger will sit out and turn the reigns over to 37 year old Charlie Batch, while the Rams will once again start Kellen Clemens. Roethlisberger is a beast and rarely will come out of any contest so the Steelers must believe they can handle the Rams with their defense and a strong rushing attack.

The Steelers are probably right as the Rams are last in the league in scoring and will be down yet another receiver as Austin Pettis has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances. The Rams have scored ten or less in six of their games and will face the #1 ranked Steelers at Heinz Field. The Rams are averaging 11.9 points per game and have a -180 point differential.

The Steelers who still have an outside chance of winning the AFC North or even the #1 Seed in the AFC must have this one. The Steelers were embarrassed Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers losing 20-3 and Mike Tomlin will be out for blood in this one. Look for the Steelers to attack deep with Mike Wallace and Antonio Brown against Josh Gordy and Rod Hood. Wallace and Brown are lightning fast and should be able to get deep against the Rams very depleted secondary. On the ground the Steelers will feature Rashard Mendenhall against the Rams 32nd ranked rushing defense. Mendenhall has had trouble finding space behind the Steelers offensive line this year so this may be the matchup he has been looking for.

For the Rams the most exciting part of this game may be watching for Steven Jackson to gain 34 yards which will put him over the 1000 yard mark for the 7th straight season. Jackson who has given his all throughout the season just can't seem to get the crunch time yards behind the poor blocking of the Rams offensive line. To beat the Steelers Clemens will need to be able to move the ball through the air. With Austin Pettis out the Rams will go with Brandon Lloyd and Brandon Gibson at wideout. Hopefully Danario Alexander will also see some playing time. To win this one the Rams will have to force Charlie Batch into a bunch of mistakes.

I am not even going to try and sugarcoat this one. Dick LeBeau, Troy Polamalu, James Harrison, James Farrior, LaMarr Woodley and others will be out to kill the Rams on Saturday. The Rams offensive line and Kellen Clemens will be under siege all day long. The Rams have no weapons or plays to threaten this defense at all.

Prediction Pittsburgh Steelers 27 - St. Louis Rams 0

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St. Louis Rams Week 16 Injury Report

St. Louis Rams Injury Report

A.J. Feeley - QB - Thumb - Out
Sam Bradford - QB - Ankle - Doubtful
Justin King - CB - Shoulder - Questionable
Josh Gordy - CB - Abdomen - Questionable
Chris Long - DE - Ankle - Questionable

Pittsburgh Steelers Injury Report

Curtis Brown - CB - Knee - Out
Mewelde Moore - RB - Knee - Out
Maurkice Pouncey - C - Ankle - Out
Emmanuel Sanders - WR - Foot - Out
Ben Roethlisberger - QB - Ankle - Questionable
Chris Carter - LB - Hamstring - Questionable
LaMarr Woodley - LB - Hamstring - Questionable

By Stlvinnie - http://www.stlouisramfan.com/

NFL Week 16 Predictions

Last week was tough as I had my worse week of the season. Time to bounce back with some solid picks. Every week I will make my NFL game day predictions. We would love it if you share your opinions, or your own predictions in the comment area of our St. Louis Rams Blog. All picks will be straight-up, not against the spread. Good Luck.

Week 16 Predictions below:

Houston Texans
Cincinnati Bengals
New York Jets
Tennessee Titans
New England Patriots
Baltimore Ravens
Kansas City Chiefs
Washington Redskins
Carolina Panthers
Denver Broncos
Pittsburgh Steelers
San Diego Chargers
Philadelphia Eagles
San Francisco 49ers
Green Bay Packers
New Orleans Saints

Last Week - 7 - 9

Year-To-Date Results – 154 - 70 (70%)

Last year I was 162-94 (63%) on predictions.

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Week 16 NFL Odds and Totals

Week 16 NFL Pointspreads & Totals

Favorite - Spread - Underdog

Houston Texans - 6.5 - Indianapolis Colts
Cincinnati Bengals - 4 - Arizona Cardinals
Pittsburgh Steelers - NA - St. Louis Rams
Denver Broncos - 3 - Buffalo Bills
New York Jets - 3 - New York Giants
Tennessee Titans - 7.5 - Jacksonville Jaguars
New England Patriots - 10 - Miami Dolphins
Baltimore Ravens - 13 - Cleveland Browns
Kansas City Chiefs - 2 - Oakland Raiders
Washington Redskins - 6.5 - Minnesota Vikings
Carolina Panthers - 7.5 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Detroit Lions - 3 - San Diego Chargers
Dallas Cowboys - 3 - Philadelphia Eagles
San Francisco 49ers - 2 - Seattle Seahawks
Green Bay Packers - NA - Chicago Bears
New Orleans Saints - 7 - Atlanta Falcons

Proceed to do some sports betting at BetUS.com

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Weekly Wup Ass Award - Week 15

We have granted our Week 15 Wup Ass Award. Click HERE to find out who won!

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St. Louis Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals Grades

Quarterbacks (C+)
Kellen Clemens who had only been with the Rams for nine days made the start for the injured Sam Bradford. Clemens played a solid game going 25 of 36 for 229 yards and a TD to Danario Alexander. Don't lose sight that Clemens was 10 of 14 for 115 yards during garbage soft zone time.

Running backs (C)
The Rams were 2 of 13 on 3rd down conversions so they really could not get any flow going. Steven Jackson had 71 yards on 18 carries but the yards did not seem to come when needed. Jackson also 9 catches for 72 yards when the Bengals switched to soft zone in the 4th quarter. The Rams continue to fail to get a yard on the ground when needed so although they rushed for 95 yards those yards were pretty meaningless.

Wide Receivers (C-)
Rams wideouts caught 12 passes for 132 yards including the 25 yard TD by Alexander. The Rams receivers continue to get no yardage after the catch and are having a hard time getting separation. Same story week in and week out here. Still not sure why Alexander is not on the field more.

Offensive Line (C-)
Well the O-line held up pretty good in this one. The issues this week were penalties and poor run blocking. The Rams failed on every short yardage situation and they also allowed 3 sacks. This unit seems unable to improve.

Special Teams (D)
With the Rams up 6-3 in the 3rd Quarter the Rams allowed a 56 yard punt return by Brandon Tate to turn all the momentum in this one. In addition Josh Brown missed a early FG that could have helped momentum as well. The Rams had no punt return yardage and only a 20.8 yard average on kickoff returns from Norwood. In addition Josh Brown again failed to give the Rams a chance to recover an onsides kick.

Defense (B)
The defense played well and kept the Rams in the game. However as bad as the offense is the defense needs to force more than one turnover and one sack to have any chance to win. The defense also failed to recover any of the Bengals three fumbles. Holding the Bengal under 300 yards was a nice effort by the depleted crew.

Coaching (D)
Nothing seems to improve with coach Spagnuolo or Josh McDaniels. The Rams continue to get outscored and outplayed in the second half. The Rams continue to be very conservative and the 3rd and short play calling is just terrible. If you can't cover kicks put more starters on coverage or kick the ball out of bounds we are getting burned weekly.

By Stlvinnie - http://www.stlouisramfan.com

St. Louis Rams Week 15 Injury Report

Cincinnati Bengals @ St. Louis Rams Injury Report

Player - Pos - Injury - Game Status

Cincinnati Bengals Injury Report

Dontay Moch - LB - Illness - Out
Brian Leonard - RB - Knee - Doubtful
Chris Pressley - RB - Knee - Questionable
Andre Smith - T - Ankle - Questionable
Manny Lawson - LB - Ankle - Probable
Cedric Benson - RB - Back - Probable
Nate Clements - CB - Hamstring - Probable
Chris Crocker - S - Knee - Probable
Carlos Dunlap - DE - Hamstring - Probable
Frostee Rucker - DE - Hamstring - Probable
Gibril Wilson - S - Back - Probable

St. Louis Rams Injury Report

A.J. Feeley - QB - Thumb - Out
Sam Bradford - QB - Ankle - Doubtful
Mark LeVoir - T - Groin - Doubtful
James Hall - DE - Chest - Questionable
Justin King - CB - Shoulder - Questionable
Quinn Porter - RB - Abdomen - Questionable
Fred Robbins - DT - Back - Questionable
Chris Long - DE - Ankle - Questionable
Craig Dahl - S - Ankle - Probable
Josh Gordy - CB - Abdomen - Probable
Eugene Sims - DE - Ankle - Probable
Stephen Spach - TE - Head - Probable

By Stlvinnie - http://www.stlouisramfan.com/

NFL Week 15 Predictions

Only four losses last week and each team had at least a nine point lead. I feel that perfect coming, could it be this year. Every week I will make my NFL game day predictions. We would love it if you share your opinions, or your own predictions in the comment area of our St. Louis Rams Blog. All picks will be straight-up, not against the spread. Good Luck.

Week 15 Predictions below:

Atlanta Falcons
Dallas Cowboys
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
Cincinnati Bengals
Tennessee Titans
Buffalo Bills
Houston Texans
New York Giants
New Orleans Saints
Oakland Raiders
Arizona Cardinals
New York Jets
New England Patriots
San Diego Chargers
Pittsburgh Steelers

Last Week - 12 - 4

Year-To-Date Results – 147 - 61 (71%)

Last year I was 162-94 (63%) on predictions.

By Stlvinnie - http://www.stlouisramfan.com/

Week 15 NFL Odds and Totals

Week 15 NFL Pointspreads & Totals

Favorite - Spread - Underdog

Atlanta Falcons - 14 - Jacksonville jaguars
Dallas Cowboys - 7- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Green Bay Packers - 14.5 - Kansas City Chiefs
Chicago Bears - 3.5 - Seattle Seahawks
Cincinnati Bengals - 7 - St. Louis Rams
Tennessee Titans - 6.5 - Indianapolis Colts
Miami Dolphins - 1.5 - Buffalo Bills
Houston Texans - 6.5 - Carolina Panthers
New York Giants - 7 - Washington Redskins
New Orleans Saints - 7 - Minnesota Vikings
Detroit Lions - 1.5 - Oakland Raiders
Arizona Cardinals - 6.5 - Cleveland Browns
Philadelphia Eagles - 3 - New York Jets
New England Patriots - 7 - Denver Broncos
Baltimore Ravens - 3 - San Diego Chargers
San Francisco 49ers - 2.5 - Pittsburgh Steelers

Proceed to do some sports betting at BetUS.com

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Weekly Wup Ass Award - Week 14

We have granted our Week 14 Wup Ass Award. Click HERE to find out who won!

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Rams vs. Seahawks Game Preview

The St. Louis Rams (2-10) will take on the Seattle Seahawks (5-7) on Monday Night Football this week in Seattle. The Rams lost 24-7 just three weeks ago on their home turf to the Seahawks and will have a tough test on National TV.

The Rams had two interceptions, a blocked punt and an early 7-0 lead over the Seahawks in the Edward Jones Dome the last time these two met. After that is was all Seattle as they dominated shutting the Rams out over the final 54 minutes of action. Chris Clemons led the way with three of the five Seahawks sacks of Sam Bradford. Steven Jackson was also shut down as he was only able to gain 42 yards on 15 carries. Overall the Rams were held to 185 total yards.

Seattle is 5-7 on the season and 3-1 over their last four games as their play has improved. The Seahawks are coming off a dominating win over the Eagles and will have 11 days rest heading into this game. With a win the Seahawks would be only two games behind the Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons for the Wild Card position in the NFC. As we all know stranger things have happened.

Its no secret that the Seahawks will try to pound the ball on the ground with Marshawn Lynch against the Rams 32nd ranked rush defense. Lynch managed 88 yards and a TD on the ground in the Week 11 contest. In addition Tavaris Jackson finally seems to be healthy and he could pose some problems moving around in the pocket, buying time and making some big plays to Doug Baldwin and Sidney Rice who both average over 15 yards per catch.

Heading into Monday it is still unclear who will even be the starting QB for the Rams as Sam Bradford is suffering from a high ankle sprain still and A.J. Feeley has a broken thumb. All recent signs point to Sam Bradford giving it a go on Monday night, however if he can not or aggravates the injury further look for newly acquired Kellen Clemens to play for the Rams.

Steven Jackson has been held under 65 yards in each of the Rams last three contests. There is hope that Mark Levoir will return at tackle which would be some needed relief from the turnstile play of Adam Goldberg. For the Rams to have any chance in this one they will need a huge game from Steven Jackson.

The Rams continue to play about as conservative as an NFL team can play. With the patch work offensive line and the beat up Sam Bradford behind center look for head coach Steve Spagnuolo to continue his conservative ways. I would love to see the Rams come out, be aggressive and throw everything they have at Seattle but there is no reason to believe that will happen. The Rams are 10-34 under Spagnuolo, are last in the league in scoring 11.7 points per game, and are -156 in point differential in 2011.

The Rams are just not playing well enough to beat teams right now and a Monday Night game on National TV against the Seattle Seahawks and the 12th man could be a recipe for disaster for this franchise. Will Sam Bradford play and will the Rams be able to protect him? Will Stan Kronke see him team embarrassed on Monday Night Football and prepare to clean house? Many questions may be answered Monday night.

Prediction Seattle Seahawks 20 - St. Louis Rams 6

By Stlvinnie - http://www.stlouisramfan.com/

St. Louis Rams Week 14 Injury Report

St. Louis Rams @ Seattle Seahawks Injury Report

Player - Pos - Injury - Game Status

St. Louis Rams Injury Report

A.J. Feeley - QB - Thumb - Out
Quinn Porter - RB - Abdomen - Out
Brit Miller - RB - Knee - Questionable
Fred Robbins - DT - Back - Questionable
Sam Bradford - QB - Ankle - Questionable
Chris Long - DE - Ankle - Questionable
Mark LeVoir - T - Chest - Probable
Eugene Sims - DE - Ankle - Probable

Seattle Seahawks Injury Report

Tarvaris Jackson - QB - Pectoral - Probable
Raheem Brock - DE - Calf - Questionable
David Hawthorne - LB - Knee - Questionable
Byron Maxwell - CB - Illness - Questionable
Kennard Cox - CB - Hamstring - Questionable

By Stlvinnie - http://www.stlouisramfan.com/

NFL Week 14 Predictions

Another double digit victory week. The season is coming to the end and I have a shot at 70%. I will look to continue my strong picks this week. Every week I will make my NFL game day predictions. We would love it if you share your opinions, or your own predictions in the comment area of our St. Louis Rams Blog. All picks will be straight-up, not against the spread. Good Luck.

Week 14 Predictions below:

Pittsburgh Steelers
New England Patriots
New Orleans Saints
Philadelphia Eagles
Carolina Panthers
Jacksonville Jaguars
Cincinnati Bengals
Detroit Lions
New York Jets
Baltimore Ravens
Denver Broncos
San Francisco 49ers
San Diego Chargers
Green Bay Packers
Dallas Cowboys
Seattle Seahawks

Last Week - 11 - 5

Year-To-Date Results – 135 - 57 (70%)

Last year I was 162-94 (63%) on predictions.

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St. Louis Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers Grades

Quarterbacks (D)
A.J. Feeley started for the injured Sam Bradford and he did not look sharp. Feeley finished 12 of 22 for 156 yards and 1 interception. If it were not for 2 amazing catches from Brandon Lloyd and Austin Pettis Feeley would have barely cracked 100 yards. Feeley was sacked four times and hurried throughout. As we have seen previously it is hard to tell if players are holding the offense back or the coaches are holding it back, either way the effort from Feeley was not pretty.

Running backs (D)
Steven Jackson had one of his lowest rushing totals ever as he was only able to gain 19 yards on 10 carries. The Rams went to Jerious Norwood after the game started to get away from them and we was even less successful gaining 19 yards on 11 carries. Overall the Rams rushed for 31 yards on 23 carries for a 1.3 yard average. There were no holes but someone must take the blame and some will fall here.

Wide Receivers (C)
With only 12 completions you can't expect too much out of your receivers. Brandon Lloyd was hardly looked too in this one and only had 1 circus catch for 34 yards. In a 26 point loss I would expect Lloyd to at least catch several balls. Brandon Gibson led the Rams in catches (4) and yardage (42). Rams wide receivers caught 9 passes for 119 yards. They did what they could with what they had.

Offensive Line (F)
The patchwork line played even worse than they did the previous week allowing Feeley to get pounded throughout and there was absolutely no room for Jackson to run. Everyone saw Goldberg run over my a linebacker and there were many other players bowled over in this one. Get it together guys!

Special Teams (C)
Josh Brown stole a check in this one as a was asked to kick the ball just one time on the opening kickoff! Donnie Jones who is not 100% managed 40 yards per punt on 8 attempts. Nick Miller was for some reason replaced by Quinn Porter on one kickoff return why would that be? Have we not seen enough of Quinn Porter. Kick coverage ok. Overall not much to talk about here.

Defense (D)
Overall the defense played very hard and managed 4 sacks and play tough in the red zone. We must realize that the defense also needs to create takeaways and get off the field. The Rams defense did allow 6 scores, failed to create any turnovers and the 49ers were able to play keep away with 36+ minutes of time of possession. In addition Alex Smith completed 74% of his passes for 274 yards and two touchdowns. Hard yes, good enough no.

Coaching (F)
Sorry I have to give out yet another F to Steve Spagnuolo and his coaching staff. You have 10 wins in 3 years and you once again lost a game by double digits. You get a high powered OC and the team still can't move the ball. It is embarrassing to only gain 157 yards in an NFL football game I don't care who you are playing. Stan you can barrow my phone to call someone or $49 to fly Spagnuolo out of town on Southwest Airlines but lets start cleaning house.

By Stlvinnie - http://www.stlouisramfan.com

Week 14 NFL Odds and Totals

Week 14 NFL Pointspreads & Totals

Favorite - Spread - Underdog

Pittsburgh - 14.5 - Cleveland Browns
Baltimore Ravens - 17 - Indianapolis Colts
New York Jets - 9 - Kansas City Chiefs
Detroit Lions - 7 - Minnesota Vikings
New England Patriots - 9 - Washington Redskins
New Orleans Saints - 4 - Tennessee Titans
Miami Dolphins - 3 - Philadelphia Eagles
Atlanta Falcons - 3 - Carolina Panthers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 1 - Jacksonville Jaguars
Houston Texans - 3 - Cincinnati Bengals
San Francisco 49ers - 4 - Arizona Cardinals
Denver Broncos - 3.5 - Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers - 11.5 - Oakland Raiders
San Diego Chargers - 7 - Buffalo Bills
Dallas Cowboys - 3 - New York Giants
Seattle Seahawks - NL - St. Louis Rams

Proceed to do some sports betting at BetUS.com

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Weekly Wup Ass Award - Week 13

We have granted our Week 13 Wup Ass Award. Click HERE to find out who won!

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Rams vs. 49ers Game Preview

The key to the St. Louis Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers game today is Jim Harbaugh. The 49ers are 9-2 and will win the NFC West and the biggest reason is Jim Harbaugh. The 49ers signed Jim Harbaugh to take over this year for Mike Singletary who was released after going 18-22 as the 49ers tough nosed inexperienced head coach.

Jim knows football. Harbaugh played 15 seasons in the NFL and was a college head coach for seven years at San Diego and Stanford where he had a combined record of 58-27. Everyone waited for the 49ers to take on the persona of Mike Singletary but instead they have taken to Jim's football philosophy much quicker.

Jim Harbaugh is about hard nosed, smart NFL football. For those that love stats the 49ers have allowed more yards than they have gained and have even been sacked more than they collected so how are the 49ers so successful and 9-2? The 49ers are efficient and know how to win and they learned that from Jim Harbaugh. The 49ers control the clock, are +16 in turnover differential and pressure the other team physically and mentally just like Jim would do it.

This is yet another terrible match up for the Rams. The 49ers are first overall in scoring and rushing defense while the Rams are 31st in scoring and 21st in rushing. The 49ers will pound at the Rams 32nd ranked rushing defense with Al Gore and Kendall Hunter. The Rams continually make stars of backup running backs like Kendall Hunter and today will be no exception. With DT Justin Bannan most likely out today the 49ers will attack the interior of the Rams because they know they can and under the leadership of Harbaugh will make sure you no about it.

With Sam Bradford still suffering from an ankle injury Jay Feeley will most likely start for the Rams today. The 49ers will attack Feeley from the outside with Justin Smith and Aldon Smith off the edge. In the middle of the field NaVorro Bowman and Patrick Willis will be head hunting Rams receivers and running backs. The Rams who never seem to have much of a plan will try to attack with Steven Jackson who will most likely not find much room behind the Rams patchwork offensive line. Through the air the Rams will continually go to Brandon Lloyd who will probably be covered by Carlos Rogers who leads the 49ers with 5 interceptions.

It all goes back to efficiency. The 49ers are 26th in yardage but 9th in points. The 49ers will impose their will on the Rams all afternoon. Hopefully Rams fans will finally see the difference coaching can make and why we will need to clean house after the 2011 season.

Prediction San Francisco 49ers 20 - St. Louis Rams 3

By Stlvinnie - http://www.stlouisramfan.com

St. Louis Rams Week 13 Injury Report

St. Louis Rams @ San Francisco 49ers Injury Report

Player - Pos - Injury - Game Status

St. Louis Rams Injury Report

Josh Hull - LB - Hamstring - Out
Mark LeVoir - T - Pectoral - Out
Chris Long - DE - Ankle - Questionable
Justin Bannan - DT - Shoulder - Questionable
Sam Bradford - QB - Ankle - Questionable
Darian Stewart - S - Head - Questionable
Chris Chamberlain - LB - Hamstring - Probable
Dominique Curry - WR - Probable
Justin King - CB - Ankle - Probable
Brit Miller - RB - Hamstring - Probable
Donnie Jones - P - Ankle - Probable

San Francisco 49ers Injury Report

Braylon Edwards - WR - Knee - Questionable
Chris Culliver - CB - Shoulder - Probable
Anthony Davis - T - Ankle - Probable
Bruce Miller - RB - Concussion - Probable
Adam Snyder - G - Hamstring - Probable
Frank Gore - RB - Ankle - Probable

By Stlvinnie - http://www.stlouisramfan.com/