WEEK 16
DENVER BRONCOS (4-10) @ LOS ANGELES RAMS (4-10)
DATE: Sunday (12/25/22)
STADIUM: SoFi Stadium
TIME: 4:30 PM ET
REFEREE: Ronald Torbert
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Rams lead all-time series, 9-5
STREAKS Rams have won past 4
LAST GAME 10/14/18: Rams 23 at Broncos 20
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/16/14: Rams 22, Broncos 7 (in St. Louis)
DENVER BRONCOS
LAST WEEK: W 24-15 vs. Arizona
COACH VS. OPP. Nathaniel Hackett: 0-0
PTS. FOR 15.6
OFFENSE 316.1
PASSING Russell Wilson: 238-394-2,805-11-6-85.0
RUSHING Latavius Murray (2022): 136-567-4.2-5
RECEIVING Courtland Sutton: 52-688-13.2-1
PTS. AGAINST 18.1
DEFENSE 309.0
SACKS DeShawn Williams: 4.5
INTs Justin Simmons: 5
TAKE/GIVE +3 (19/16)
PUNTING (NET) Corliss Waitman: 46.1 (41.4)
KICKING Brandon McManus: 90 (18/20 PAT; 24/32 FG)
BRONCOS NOTES
• QB RUSSELL WILSON aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ rating. Has 0 INTs in 3 of his past 4. Has 8 TDs (7 pass, 1 rush) vs. 2 INTs in 7 road starts this season. Needs 195 pass yards to join HOFer Peyton Manning as only QBs ever with 3,000+ pass yards in each of 1st 11 seasons.
• RB LATAVIUS MURRAY led team with season-high 142 scrimmage yards (130 rush, 12 rec.) & had 5th rush TD of season last week, his 18th-career game with 100+ scrimmage yards & 1st this season. Has 60+ scrimmage yards in 4 of past 5. Is only player in NFL with 4+ rush TD in each of past 8 seasons.
• RB MARLON MACK aims for 3rd in row with 60+ scrimmage yards & TD. Had rush TD in only career game at LAR (9/10/17 w/ Ind.).
• WR JERRY JEUDY aims for 3rd in row with 7+ catches & 70+ rec. yards. Has 50+ rec. yards in 5 of his 6 road games this season.
• WR COURTLAND SUTTON has 5+ catches & 65+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4.
• S JUSTIN SIMMONS had 2 INTs last week, 3rd-career game with 2 INTs & 2nd in 2022.
Is only player in NFL with 2 INTs in multiple games this season. Has 5+ tackles in 3 of past 4 & TFL in 2 of past 3. Is only player with 5+ INTs in each of past 3 seasons.
• S KAREEM JACKSON aims for 5th in row with 5+ tackles.
• CB PAT SURTAIN II aims for 5th in row with PD & 3rd in row with INT.
• LB JOSEY JEWELL aims for 4th in row with 10+ tackles. Has 59 tackles (11.8 per game) in his 5 road games this season.
• LB ALEX SINGLETON has 6+ tackles in each of his past 6 games.
• DL DESHAWN WILLIAMS had career-high 2.5 sacks last week. Has 2+ sacks in 2 of past 3.
LOS ANGELES RAMS
LAST WEEK L 24-12 at Green Bay
COACH VS. OPP. Sean McVay: 1-0
PTS. FOR 16.4
OFFENSE 273.9
PASSING Baker Mayfield (2022):153-262-1,654-8-7-76.1
RUSHING Cam Akers: 125-441-3.5-4
RECEIVING Tyler Higbee (TE): 56-482-8.6-1
PTS. AGAINST 22.9
DEFENSE 331.6
SACKS Leonard Floyd: 7
INTs Taylor Rapp, Nick Scott: 2
TAKE/GIVE -5 (16/21)
PUNTING (NET) Riley Dixon: 48.8 (41.4)
KICKING Matt Gay: 86 (23/24 PAT; 21/23 FG)
RAMS NOTES
• QB BAKER MAYFIELD had TD pass vs. INT last week. Has 3 TD passes vs. INT for 87.8 rating in 2 career starts vs. Den. Has 90+ rating in 4 of his past 5 starts vs. AFC West.
• RB CAM AKERS had season-high 100 scrimmage yards (65 rush, 35 rec.) last week, his 2nd-career game with 100+ scrimmage yards. Has 3 rush TDs in his past 2 at home & aims for his 3rd in row at home with rush TD.
• TE TYLER HIGBEE had 1st rec. TD of season in Week 15, his 18th-career TD catch. Ranks 2nd among NFC TEs with 56 receptions in 2022, his 3rd-career season with 50+ catches. Has 482 rec. yards this season & aims for his 4th season in row with 500+ rec. yards.
• WR VAN JEFFERSON has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 at home.
• DL AARON DONALD is only player with 10+ TFL & 5+ sacks in each of past 9 seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Den. with sack & TFL.
• LB BOBBY WAGNER had 7 tackles & TFL last week. Has 118 tackles in 2022, his 11thstraight 100+ tackle season since entering NFL in 2012. Has 3 sacks & 4 TFL in his past 3 at home.
• LB LEONARD FLOYD had 2 sacks last week, his 3rd game with 2 sacks in 2022 & 12th-career game with 2+ sacks.
• DB JALEN RAMSEY had 3rd FF & 1st FR of season last week. Aims for his 9th in row with 6+ tackles. Is only player with 75+ tackles & 10+ PD in each of past 2 seasons.
• DB TAYLOR RAPP aims for his 3rd in row with INT & 4th in row with PD.
• DB NICK SCOTT led team with 8 tackles last week. Has 5+ tackles in 5 of his past 6.
• DT GREG GAINES had 4th sack of season in Week 15.
