WEEK 18
LOS ANGELES RAMS (5-11) @ SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (8-8)
DATE: Sunday (1/8/23)
STADIUM: Lumen Field
TIME: 4:25 PM ET
REFEREE: Craig Wrolstad
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Seahawks lead all-time series, 26-22
STREAKS Rams have won 2 of last 3
LAST GAME 12/4/22: Seahawks 27 at Rams 23
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/7/21: Rams 26, Seahawks 17
LOS ANGELES RAMS
LAST WEEK L 31-10 at L.A. Chargers
COACH VS. OPP. Sean McVay: 8-4
PTS. FOR 18.2
OFFENSE 281.3
PASSING Baker Mayfield (2022): 188-309-2,016-10-7-81.3
RUSHING Cam Akers: 167-682-4.1-7
RECEIVING Tyler Higbee (TE): 68-587-8.6-3
PTS. AGAINST 22.8
DEFENSE 337.3
SACKS Leonard Floyd: 8
INTs Cobie Durant (R): 3
TAKE/GIVE -2 (20/22)
PUNTING (NET) Riley Dixon: 48.4 (41.2)
KICKING Matt Gay: 105 (30/31 PAT; 25/27 FG)
RAMS NOTES
• QB BAKER MAYFIELD has 4 TDs vs. INT for 95.2 rating 4 games with LAR in 2022. Had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) in his only career start vs. Sea. (10/13/19 w/ Cle.).
• RB CAM AKERS had season-high 123 rush yards last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ rush yards & 4th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. Has career highs in rush yards (682), scrimmage yards (775) & rush TDs (7) this season. Had 2 rush TDs in Week 13 meeting. Had 176 scrimmage yards (131 rush, 45 rec.) & rush TD in his only career game at Sea. (1/9/21 – NFC-WC).
• RB MALCOLM BROWN had 1st rush TD of season last week. Has 3 rush TDs in his past 4 vs. Sea.
• TE TYLER HIGBEE ranks 2nd among NFC TEs with 68 receptions & 4th with 587 rec. yards in 2022. Is 1 of 5 TEs with 500+ rec. yards in each of past 4 seasons. Had rec. TD in last road meeting.
• WR VAN JEFFERSON led team with season-high 77 rec. yards last week.
• LB BOBBY WAGNER has 133 tackles in 2022, his 11th-straight season with 100+ tackles since entering NFL in 2012 & is only player with 125+ tackles, 5+ sacks (6) & 5+ PD (5) in 2022. Had 1,377 tackles, 68 TFL, 60 PD, 23.5 sacks & 11 INTs in 10 seasons (2012-21) with Sea. Had 3 TFL, 2 sacks & INT in Week 13 meeting.
• LB LEONARD FLOYD leads team with 8 sacks, his 3rd-straight 8+ sack season. Has 6 sacks & 6 TFL in his past 5 vs. Sea.
• DB JALEN RAMSEY had 15th PD of season last week & is 1st player since Cary Williams (2011-12) with 75+ tackles (career-high 83 in 2022) & 15+ PD in consecutive seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row at Sea. with PD.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
LAST WEEK: W 23-6 vs. N.Y. Jets
COACH VS. OPP. Pete Carroll: 12-15
PTS. FOR 24.3
OFFENSE 348.4
PASSING Geno Smith: 380-541-4,069-29-9-102.9
RUSHING Kenneth Walker (R): 199-936-4.7-9
RECEIVING DK Metcalf: 87-1,008-11.6-6
PTS. AGAINST 24.1
DEFENSE 367.5
SACKS Uchenna Nwosu: 9
INTs Tariq Woolen (R): 6
TAKE/GIVE +3 (24/21)
PUNTING (NET) Michael Dickson: 48.6 (44.6)
KICKING Jason Myers: 130 (40/41 PATl 30/32 FG)
SEAHAWKS NOTES
• QB GENO SMITH passed for 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 103.1 rating last week. Has career highs in passing yards (4,069) & TD passes (29) in 2022. Leads NFL with 70.2 comp. pct. & ranks 5th in passer rating (102.9) this season. Has 10 games with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 2022, most in NFL. Had career-high 367 pass yards & 3 TDs in last meeting.
• RB KENNETH WALKER rushed for 133 yards last week, his 4th game with 100+ rush yards, most among rookies. Leads all rookies in rush TDs (9) & ranks 2nd in rush yards (936) & scrimmage yards (1,091), 3rd Sea. rookie ever (Joey Galloway & Curt Warner) with 1,000+ scrimmage yards. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ rush yards.
• RB DEEJAY DALLAS had career-high 98 scrimmage yards (55 rec., 43 rush) last week.
• WR DK METCALF has career-high 87 receptions & 2nd-career 1,000-yard season (1,008) in 2022. Had 127 rec. yards & rec. TD in Week 13 meeting & had 98 rec. yards & 2 rec. TDs in last home meeting. Aims for his 5th in row vs. LAR with 5+ receptions.
• WR TYLER LOCKETT needs 21 rec. yards for 4th-straight 1,000+ rec. yard season. Is only player with 8+ rec. TDs in each of past 5 seasons. Had 9 catches for 128 yards & rec. TD in Week 13 meeting.
• LB CODY BARTON has career-high 126 tackles in 2022. Had INT in Week 13 meeting.
• LB DARRELL TAYLOR had career-high 2.5 sacks & 5th-career FF last week. Has career-high 8.5 sacks this season & has sack in 4 of his past 5, incl. Week 13 meeting.
• DE QUINTON JEFFERSON had 1.5 sacks last week & has career-high 5.5 sacks in 2022.
• CB TARIQ WOOLEN (rookie) had PD & FR last week. Is 1st player since 2016 (Marcus Peters) with 15+ PD (15), 6+ INTs (6) & 3+ FRs (3) in single season.
