WEEK 17
LOS ANGELES RAMS (5-10) @ LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (9-6)
DATE: Sunday (1/1/23)
STADIUM: SoFi Stadium
TIME: 4:25 PM ET
REFEREE: Clete Blakeman
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Rams lead all-time series, 7-5
STREAKS Rams have won 2 of past 3
LAST GAME 9/23/18: Chargers 23 at Rams 35
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/23/14: Chargers 27, Rams 24 (San Diego)
LOS ANGELES RAMS
LAST WEEK W 51-14 vs. Denver
COACH VS. OPP. Sean McVay: 1-0
PTS. FOR 18.7
OFFENSE 281.5
PASSING Baker Mayfield (2022): 177-290-1,884-10-7-81.5
RUSHING Cam Akers: 148-559-3.8-7
RECEIVING Tyler Higbee (TE): 65-576-8.9-3
PTS. AGAINST 22.3
DEFENSE 331.0
SACKS Leonard Floyd: 8
INTs Cobie Durant (R): 3
TAKE/GIVE -1 (20/21)
PUNTING (NET) Riley Dixon: 48.8 (41.4)
KICKING Matt Gay: 101 (29/30 PAT; 24/26 FG)
RAMS NOTES
• QB BAKER MAYFIELD completed 24 of 28 atts. (85.7 pct.) for 230 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 124.7 rating in Week 16, his 5th-career game with 80+ comp. pct. Has 90+ rating in 2 of his 3 games with LAR. Passed for 305 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 122.5 rating in his last start at LAC (10/10/21 w/ Cle.).
• RB CAM AKERS had season-high 147 scrimmage yards (118 rush, 29 rec.) & career-high 3 rush TDs in Week 16. Has 6 rush TDs in his past 4. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ scrimmage yards.
• TE TYLER HIGBEE led team with 9 receptions for season-high 94 yards & 2 rec. TDs in Week 16, his 3rd-career game with 2+ TD catches. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch. Ranks 2nd among NFC TEs in receptions (65) & 4th in rec. yards (576).
• TE BRYCEN HOPKINS had career-high 57 rec. yards in Week 16.
• LB BOBBY WAGNER led team with 8 tackles, had career-high 6th sack of season & 13th-career INT last week. Has 126 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. Has 5 TFL in his past 4 & aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Chargers with 10+ tackles.
• LB LEONARD FLOYD had 8th sack of season last week, his 3rd-straight season with 8+ sacks. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Has 2 sacks in 2 of his past 3 on road.
• DT LARRELL MURCHISON had 1st 2 career sacks in Week 16.
• DB JALEN RAMSEY had 3 PD & 2nd INT of season last week. Ranks tied-4th in NFL with 14 PD in 2022. Had 2 PD in his last game vs. LAC (11/12/17 w/ Jax.).
• DB COBIE DURANT (rookie) had 1st-career game with 2 INTs & 1st-career INT-TD in Week 16.
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
LAST WEEK W 20-3 at Indianapolis (Mon.)
COACH VS. OPP. Brandon Staley: 0-0
PTS. FOR 22.1
OFFENSE 355.0
PASSING Justin Herbert: 431-634-4,254-21-10-91.2
RUSHING Austin Ekeler: 183-759-4.1-11
RECEIVING Joshua Palmer: 68-730-10.7-3
PTS. AGAINST 22.9
DEFENSE 342.4
SACKS Khalil Mack: 8
INTs Bryce Callahan: 3
TAKE/GIVE +4 (21/17)
PUNTING (NET) JK Scott: 42.9 (41.1)
KICKING Cameron Dicker (R) (2022): 64 (16/16 PAT; 16/17 FG)
CHARGERS NOTES
• LOS ANGELES clinched postseason berth for 1st time since 2018.
• QB JUSTIN HERBERT completed 24 of 31 atts. (season-high 77.4 pct.) for 235 yards last week. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 300+ pass yards. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 4,254 pass yards in 2022 & is 1st player in NFL history with 4,000+ pass yards in each of 1st 3 seasons.
• RB AUSTIN EKELER had 79 scrimmage yards (67 rush, 12 rec.) & 2 rush TDs last week, his 5th game this season with 2+ TDs, tied-most in NFL. Aims for 7th in row with 70+ scrimmage yards & 4th in row with rush TD. Aims for his 6th in row at home with rush TD. Leads NFL with 16 TDs (11 rush, 5 rec.) this season & is 2nd Charger ever (HOFer LaDainian Tomlinson) with 15+ TDs in consecutive seasons.
• WR KEENAN ALLEN led team with 11 catches for season-high 104 yards last week. Aims for his 5th in row with 6+ catches & 80+ rec. yards.
• WR MIKE WILLIAMS had 76 rec. yards in Week 16 & aims for 4th in row with 65+ rec. yards. Had 4 catches for 81 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting.
• LB KHALIL MACK had team-high 8th sack of season last week, his 7th-career season with 8+ sacks, tied 4th-most among active players.
• LB DRUE TRANQUILL aims for 3rd in row with 10+ tackles & sack.
• DL MORGAN FOX had career-high 2 sacks last week & has sack in 2 of past 3.
• S DERWIN JAMES had INT last week & has INT in 2 of past 3. Has sack in 2 of past 3 at home. Had 9 tackles & INT in last meeting. Ranks 5th among DBs with 109 tackles.
• CB MICHAEL DAVIS had 7 tackles, 3 PD & 1st INT of season in Week 16. Aims for 6th in row with PD & has 2+ PD in 4 of past 5.
