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NFL Week 1 Preview: Los Angeles Rams (0-0) at Seattle Seahawks (0-0)

STADIUM: Lumen Field
REFEREE: Shawn Smith

DATE: Sunday, September 10, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:25 PM ET
FOX: Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Laura Okmin
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) LAR: 134 or 384 SEA: 83 or 226

ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: SEA leads series, 27-22 (won past 2)
POSTSEASON: LAR lead, 2-0

THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 1/8/23: LAR 16 at SEA 19 (OT)
POSTSEASON: 1/9/21 NFC-WC: LAR 30 at SEA 20

HEAD COACHES:

Sean McVay vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 8-5 Reg. Season: 60-38 (.612) Postseason: 7-3 (.700)

Pete Carroll vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 13-15 Reg. Season: 161-112-1 (.589) Postseason: 11-11 (.500)

LOS ANGELES RAMS NOTES:

  • QB MATTHEW STAFFORD had 2,087 pass yards & 11 TDs (10 pass, 1 rush) in 9 starts in 2022. Has 52,082 pass yards & 333 TD passes in 191 career starts. Needs 525 pass yards to surpass HOFer Peyton Manning (52,606) for 3rd-most pass yards by player in 1st 200 career games. Needs 10 TD passes to surpass HOFer Fran Tarkenton (342) for 11th-most TD passes all-time. Had 2 TDs vs. INT for 106.1 rating in his last start vs. Sea. (12/21/21). Passed for 365 yards in his last start at Sea. (10/7/21).
  • RB CAM AKERS had career-high 903 scrimmage yards (career-high 786 rush, 117 rec.) & career-best 7 rush TDs in 2022. Had 100+ scrimmage yards in each of his final 4 games last season, incl. 128 scrimmage yards at Sea. in Week 18.
  • WR COOPER KUPP had 75 receptions for 812 yards & 7 TDs (6 rec., 1 rush) in 9 games in 2022 & is 1 of 3 with 75+ catches in each of past 4 seasons. Since 2019, ranks 2nd in receptions (406) & 5th in rec. yards (4,894). 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 5 of his past 6 vs. Sea.
  • TE TYLER HIGBEE ranked 2nd among NFC TEs with career-high 72 receptions & 4th with 620 rec. yards in 2022. Is 1 of 6 TEs with 500+ rec. yards in each of past 4 seasons.
  • DT AARON DONALD had 5 sacks & 10 TFL in 2022 & is only player with 10+ TFL in each of past 9 seasons. Has 15 sacks & 24 TFL in 16 career games vs. Sea. & aims for his 4th in row vs. Sea. with sack.
  • LB ERNEST JONES had 1st-career 100+ tackle season (113) & career-high 4 TFL in 2022.
  • DB COBIE DURANT had 3 INTs, incl. INT-TD as rookie in 2022.
  • DB JOHN JOHNSON had 96 tackles with Cle. last season.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS NOTES:

  • QB GENO SMITH had career highs in completions (franchise-record 399), pass yards (franchise-record 4,282), TD passes (30 most among NFC QBs), comp. pct. (franchise-record 69.8) & rating (100.9 – 5th in NFL) last season. Led NFL with 10 games of 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 2022.
  • RB KENNETH WALKER led rookies with 1,215 scrimmage yards, 1,050 rush yards & 9 rush TDs last season. Rushed for 114 yards in Week 18 meeting in 2022.
  • WR TYLER LOCKETT had 84 catches for 1,033 yards & 9 rec. TDs & is only player with 8+ TD catches in each of past 5 seasons. Had TD catch in both games vs. LAR in 2022.
  • WR DK METCALF had career-high 90 catches for 1,048 yards & 6 TDs & became 5th player since 1970 with 900+ rec. yards & 5+ rec. TDs in each of his 1st 4 seasons.
  • CB DEVON WITHERSPOON (No. 5 overall) & WR JAXON SMITHNJIGBA (No. 20) were selected in 1st round of 2023 NFL Draft.
  • LB BOBBY WAGNER had 140 tackles, 10 TFL, career-high 6 sacks & 5 PD in 2022 with LAR. Has 11-straight 100+ tackle seasons & leads all players with 1,517 tackles since 2012.
  • LB UCHENNA NWOSU set career highs in tackles (66), TFL (12), sacks (9.5), FFs (3) & FRs (2) last season. Had 2.5 sacks, 3 TFL & FF in 2 games vs. LAR in 2022.
  • LB JORDYN BROOKS led NFC & ranked 5th in NFL with 161 tackles last season. Aims for his 5th in row vs. LAR with TFL.
  • S QUANDRE DIGGS is only player with 3+ INTs in each of past 6 seasons. Has 7 INTs in his past 8 vs. LAR & aims for his 5th in row at home vs. LAR with INT.
  • CB TARIQ WOOLEN became 1st rookie since 2016 with 6 INTs (tied-most in NFL) & 3 FRs last season.
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