Throughout the regular season, theRams.com will be taking a look around the internet for the top Rams headlines of the day. Here's a look at what's out there on Sunday, Dec. 28 about your Los Angeles Rams before their Week 17 game against the Atlanta Falcons at 5:15 p.m. pacific time Monday.
Experts make their predictions for Week 17
Here's a collection of analysts' predictions and previews for Rams-Falcons:
- All five of NFL.com's analysts picked the Rams to beat the Falcons on Monday. Ready why Tom Blair picked the Rams here.
- All six Sports Illustrated staffers picked the Rams to win against the Falcons. All of their Week 17 predictions can be seen here.
- All 10 ESPN experts chose the Rams to come out on top on Monday. Picks for every game can be viewed here.
Preview coverage from therams.com
- Stu Jackson on Terrance Ferguson's continued growth
* "Yeah, whenever my number is called, and just being able to go out there and help the team try and win – obviously the result wasn't what we wanted – but that's kind of what we hang our hat on as a team, is getting that win no matter what we have to do. 13 personnel, 11 personnel, whoever jogs out there has a job to do. And so just being able to be trusted, to be out there that much, definitely it means a lot to me. And then just being able to go out there and execute, and that's what we want to do, is go out there and win with whoever." - Ferguson
* Stu Jackson on Ben Kotwica's preparation for his new role
* "It's been good. Just love the way that our guys are focused on the task at hand. I've been doing this for a long time. So what I really like is our intentionality, and really excited to be part of a championship football team and our group's ready to contribute to that." - Kotwica
* Wyatt Miller on Puka Nacua's most recent three-game stretch being one of the most productive of the 21st century
* "Nacua accumulated 28 receptions for 573 yards and four touchdowns in Weeks 14-16. In the midst of one of the most efficient wide receiver seasons in recent memory, this stretch was a culmination of the comprehensive success that Nacua has created through versatility and toughness." - Miller
* Wyatt Miller and Stu Jackson on the Rams parting ways with special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn, promoting Ben Kotwica and bringing in assistant Matt Harper
* "Can't say enough good things about the human being, but it's as simple as it really boils down to just thought this was best for the direction of our special teams. There's been some things that we have to be better in some critical moments, and I do feel good about the leadership that will be had by Ben Kotwica." - Sean McVay
Other preview coverage heading into Week 17
- The Associated Press' Charles Odum on Falcons head coach Raheem Morris looking for ways to 'mimic' the Rams' winning formula
* "You steal what you steal from the Rams and you move on and you form your own identity and you form your own stuff within your own building. But it takes time to do those things with everybody." - Morris
* ESPN's Bill Barnwell on how Week 16 changed the outlook of the No. 1 seed in both conferences
* "The Rams will need help. Even if they win their final two games, they would need the Seahawks to lose one of their remaining games. They would also be in line to lose a potential tiebreaker with the Bears by virtue of Chicago's superior record in the NFC, meaning that the Rams now also need Chicago to lose one of its final two games to claim the 1-seed after Chicago's spectacular comeback win over Green Bay. (The Rams still have better odds to win the top seed than the Bears, per the FPI, because their chances of winning their final two games are better.)" - Barnwell
* LA Times' Gary Klein on Matthew Stafford not being concerned about his lack of Pro Bowl selections after fourth in 17 seasons
* "You talk to the real football people. … I think he's seen as a guy that's one of the best ever to do it. I think that's been very well acknowledged this year but I think it's probably overdue." - McVay
