DATE: Sunday, November 19, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:25 PM ET
CBS: Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan, AJ Ross
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) SEA: 158 or 381 LAR: 81 or 226
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: SEA leads series, 27-23 (won 2 of past 3). THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 9/10/23: LAR 30 at SEA 13.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Pete Carroll vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 13-16 Reg. Season: 167-115-1 (.592) Postseason: 11-11 (.500). Sean McVay vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 9-5 Reg. Season: 63-44 (.589) Postseason: 7-3 (.700).
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS NOTES:
• QB GENO SMITH passed for career-high 369 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 103.9 rating in Week 10, his 10th-career game with 300+ pass yards. Has 2+ TD passes in 3 of his past 4. Passed for 367 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT for 116.1 rating in last road meeting (12/4/22).
• RB KENNETH WALKER had 127 scrimmage yards (career-high 64 rec., 63 rush) & 1st-career rec. TD in Week 10. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. LAR with 65+ scrimmage yards.
• WR TYLER LOCKETT had 8 catches for 92 yards & 4th rec. TD of season last week. Has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. LAR. Needs 4 catches for 7th-career 50-catch season & 6 rec. yards for 9th-straight season with 500+ rec. yards.
• WR DK METCALF had season-high 7 catches for 98 yards in Week 10. Had TD catch in Week 1 meeting. Has 6+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his 4 career games at LAR.
• WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA (rookie) has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 & aims for his 3rd in row with 50+ rec. yards.
• LB BOBBY WAGNER led team with 10 tackles & had 2 PD & half sack in Week 10. Needs 5 tackles for 12th-straight 100+ tackle season. Had season-high 18 tackles in Week 1 meeting & has 174 tackles (8.7 per game) in 20 career games vs. LAR.
• LB JORDYN BROOKShad 12 tackles in Week 1 meeting. Aims for his 6th in row vs. LAR with TFL. Has 7+ tackles in 22 straight road games.
• LB BOYE MAFE has sack in each of his past 7 games, longest active streak in NFL. Can become 4th player under age 25 since 1982 (Chris Jones, Jevon Kearse & Robert Mathis) with sack in 8 straight games within single season.
• DE LEONARD WILLIAMS had 1st sack with Sea. last week.
• CB DEVON WITHERSPOON (rookie) had 3 PD & 1st-career FF last week. Leads all rookies with 12 PD.
LOS ANGELES RAMS NOTES:
• QB MATTHEW STAFFORD has 54,152 pass yards in 199 reg. season starts & can surpass Matt Ryan (54,349) for 2nd-most pass yards in 1st 200 games all-time. (Drew Brees – 55,439). Has TD pass in each of 1st 17 home starts with LAR. Has 906 pass yards (302 per game) & 8 TDs (7 pass, 1 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 101.2 rating in 3 Rams starts vs. Sea., incl. 334 pass yards in Week 1 meeting.
• RB ROYCE FREEMAN aims for his 3rd in row vs. Sea. with 65+ scrimmage yards.
• WR COOPER KUPP had 9 catches for 136 yards & 2 rec. TDs in his last game vs. Sea. (12/21/21). Has 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 7 of his past 8 vs. Sea. Has 7+ catches & 110+ rec. yards in 2 of his 3 home games this season.
• WR PUKA NACUA (rookie) had 10 catches for 119 yards in Week 1 meeting. Has 398 rec. yards (99.5 per game) in 4 home games this season. Ranks 1st among rookies in both receptions (64) & rec. yards (827).
• WR TUTU ATWELL had 6 catches for 119 yards in Week 1 meeting. Has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 at home.
• DL AARON DONALD has 8 sacks & 16 TFL in 8 career home games vs. Sea., incl. 2+ TFL in 6 of 8 games. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Sea. overall with 0.5+ sacks. Is the only player with 10+ TFL in each of past 10 seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row overall with sack.
• LB BYRON YOUNG (rookie) had career-high 10 tackles, 1stcareer game with 2 sacks & 2nd-career FF in Week 9.
• LB ERNEST JONES had 9 tackles & 3 TFL in Week 1 meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Sea. with TFL & 5th in row vs. Sea. with 5+ tackles.
• CB AHKELLO WITHERSPOON has PD in 6 of his past 7.
