STADIUM: SoFi Stadium
REFEREE: Alan Eck
DATE: Sunday, December 17, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:05 PM ET
CBS: Tom McCarthy, James Lofton, Jay Feely, Tiffany Blackmon
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) WAS: 83 or 381 LAR: 81 or 226
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: WAS leads series, 24-12-1 (won 2 of past 3). THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 10/11/20: LAR 30 at WAS 10.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Ron Rivera vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 2-2 Reg. Season: 102-99-2 (.507) Postseason: 3-5 (.375). Sean McVay vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 1-1 Reg. Season: 66-45 (.595) Postseason: 7-3 (.700).
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS NOTES:
• QB SAM HOWELL had career-high 2 rush TD in Week 13 & aims for his 4th in row with rush TD. Leads NFL with 335 completions & ranks 3rd in NFC with 3,466 pass yards in 2023. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 300+ pass yards.
• RB BRIAN ROBINSON aims for his 7th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has career highs in scrimmage yards (990) & scrimmage TDs (8) in 2023.
• RB ANTONIO GIBSON had 72 scrimmage yards (37 rec., 35 rush) in Week 13. Is 1 of 4 RBs (Austin Ekeler, Alvin Kamara & D’Andre Swift) with 35+ catches in each of past 4 seasons.
• WR TERRY MCLAURIN has 359 receptions & 4,975 rec. yards since entering NFL in 2019, incl. 55+ catches & 600+ rec. yards in each season. Has 50+ rec. yards in 11 of his past 12 road games.
• WR CURTIS SAMUEL aims for his 3rd in row with 65+ rec. yards. Has 4th-career season with 50+ receptions (51) & 500+ rec. yards (508) in 2023.
• WR JAHAN DOTSON has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 on road.
• DT JONATHAN ALLEN needs 1 TFL for 3rd-straight season with 10+ TFL. Had 8 tackles in the last meeting.
• DT DARON PAYNE aims for his 4th in row with TFL & has 10 TFL for 2nd-straight season (career-high 18 TFL in 2022).
• LB CODY BARTON had 11 tackles in Week 14, his 4th game with 10+ tackles in 2023. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3 on road. Had INT in his last game at LAR (12/4/22 w/ Sea.) & aims for his 3rd in row vs. LAR with PD.
• S KAMREN CURL ranks tied-3rd among DBs with 97 tackles in 2023 & is 1 of 3 DBs (Kevin Byard & Antoine Winfield Jr.) with 80+ tackles in each of past 4 seasons.
• CB BENJAMIN ST-JUSTE has 2+ PD in 4 of his past 5 on road.
LOS ANGELES RAMS NOTES:
• QB MATTHEW STAFFORD passed for 294 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 103.1 rating in Week 14. Has 352 career TD passes & became 6th player with 350+ TD passes before age 36. Has 3,062 pass yards in 2023, his 11th-career 3,000-yard season, tied 2nd-most among active QBs. Aims for his 4th in row with 3+ TD passes & 100+ rating. Has 1,380 pass yards (276 per game) & 11 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 99.8 rating in 5 career starts vs. Was.
• RB KYREN WILLIAMS rushed for 114 yards in Week 14. Has career-high 990 scrimmage yards in 9 games & is 1 of 3 (Tyreek Hill & Christian McCaffrey) with 110+ scrimmage yards per game in 2023. Aims for his 5th in row with 110+ scrimmage yards.
• WR COOPER KUPP had 8 catches for 115 yards & 3rd rec. TD of season last week, his 30th career game with 5+ catches & 100+ rec. yards. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch.
• WR PUKA NACUA leads rookies with 82 receptions, 3rd-most by player in 1st 13 games in NFL history. Became 4th rookie in SB era with 1,100+ rec. yards (1,113) in 1st 13 career games.
• TE DAVIS ALLEN (rookie) had 50 rec. yards & 1st-career TD catch in Week 14.
• DT AARON DONALD has 13 TFL in 2023 & is only player with 10+ TFL in each of past 10 seasons. Tied his career high with 4 sacks & had FF in last meeting & aims for his 5th in row vs. Was. with TFL.
• LB ERNEST JONES led team with 10 tackles & had sack in Week 14. Has career highs in tackles (118) & TFL (9) in 2023. Has 10+ tackles in 5 of 6 home games this season.
• LB BYRON YOUNG had 6th sack of season last week, most among rookies. Aims for his 4th in row with TFL.
• CB AHKELLO WITHERSPOON had 3rd INT of season last week. Has career-high 11 PD in 2023.
