TV: 2:05 p.m. Sunday, Fox
OPENING LINE: Rams by 7
RECORD VS. SPREAD: Los Angeles 3-1-1, Denver 0-4-1
SERIES RECORD: Rams lead 8-5
LAST MEETING: Rams beat Broncos 22-7, Nov. 16, 2014
LAST WEEK: Rams beat Seahawks 33-31; Broncos lost to Jets 34-16
AP PRO32 RANKING: Rams No. 1, Broncos No. 25
RAMS OFFENSE: OVERALL (1), RUSH (7), PASS (2)
RAMS DEFENSE: OVERALL (9), RUSH (5), PASS (15)
BRONCOS OFFENSE: OVERALL (13), RUSH (3), PASS (19)
BRONCOS DEFENSE: OVERALL (17), RUSH (8), PASS (20)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES: QB Jared Goff leads league with 1,727 yards passing and ranks second with 119.7 passer rating. In last month, Goff is averaging 374 yards per game. ... Goff is 4-0 in last four games versus AFC teams with 12 TDs, one interception. ... Coming off three-TD game, RB Todd Gurley leads league with seven TD runs, ranks second with 645 scrimmage yards. ... WR Brandin Cooks had 98 receiving yards and TD against Broncos in 2016 while with Saints. ... WR Cooper Kupp had six catches for 90 yards, TD last week. Cooks, Kupp were in concussion protocol after leaving last game with head injuries.... WR Robert Woods led team with 92 receiving yards in Week 5 and has 20 catches for 297 yards, three TDs in last three games. ... DT Aaron Donald has three sacks in last two games. Since entering NFL in ‘14, the 2017 Defensive Player of Year is only DT with 200 tackles (219) and 40 sacks (42). ... DT Ndamukong Suh has sacks in last three games. ... In five career games against Denver, CB Marcus Peters has three interceptions, eight pass breakups, forced fumble and fumble recovery, all with Kansas City. ... Rams won last three games in series. Denver’s last win against Rams was in 2002. ... Broncos QB Case Keenum coming off career-high 377-yard game against Jets. ... Keenum’s seven interceptions match last year’s total with Vikings. ... In two seasons with Rams, Keenum passed for 3,029 yards with 13 TDs, 12 interceptions in 16 games. Keenum threw for 280 yards and TD in only game against his former team, last November with Vikings. ... Rookie RB Royce Freeman had TD in three of last four games but is averaging less than 10 carries per game. ... RB Phillip Lindsay ranks second among rookies with 393 scrimmage yards. He’s averaging 11.4 carries per game. ... WR Demaryius Thomas had five catches for 105 yards and TD last week. Thomas had TD catch in five of last seven home games. ... WR Emmanuel Sanders has 303 yards, three TDs in last four games against NFC. ... Rookie WR Courtland Sutton had first career TD catch last week. ... LB Von Miller sackless last three weeks. Miller has seven sacks, four forced fumbles in last five games against NFC. ... DE Derek Wolfe had first career interception in Week 5. Fantasy tip: Gurley, league’s rushing leader, gets to face Broncos run D that surrendered 323 rushing yards to Jets.
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