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1,000-yard rushers are keeping pace with 1,000-yard receivers for a change in the NFL

Dec. 25, 2024 09:53 AM EST

Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. For more Inside the Numbers, head here. ___ Led by free-agent bargains Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry, the number of big-play running backs is rivaling the number of high-production wide...

Rams don't dominate, but they're rolling toward the playoffs with superb complementary football

Dec. 23, 2024 18:54 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams keep doing just enough to win, and a team that appeared to be rebuilding this season has climbed all the way to the brink of another playoff berth. The Rams improved to 9-6 and took control of the NFC West on Sunday with their fourth straight...

Rams will try to extend their 3-game winning streak vs. Jets and keep their lead atop the NFC West

Dec. 20, 2024 17:39 PM EST

Los Angeles Rams (8-6) at New York Jets (4-10) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS. BetMGM NFL odds: Rams by 3 1/2. Against the spread: Rams 7-7; Jets 5-9. Series record: Rams lead 10-5. Last meeting: Jets beat Rams 23-20 on Dec. 20,...

Jets defensive lineman Quinnen Williams will be a game-time decision vs. Rams

Dec. 20, 2024 17:39 PM EST

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets defensive lineman Quinnen Williams will be a game-time decision against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday because of a hamstring injury that kept him out of practice all week. Williams, a two-time Pro Bowl selection who has six sacks this...

McVay, Rams aren't expecting Aaron Donald to come out of retirement, and they don't intend to ask

Dec. 16, 2024 16:46 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first-place Los Angeles Rams are not expecting Aaron Donald to come out of retirement to join their playoff push, and coach Sean McVay says he would feel uncomfortable even asking. When McVay was asked Monday whether he saw any possibility of a comeback by...

Sean McVay's Rams are on a roll toward the playoffs after 2 big wins in a 5-day stretch

Dec. 13, 2024 19:23 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams beat a current Super Bowl contender and last year's NFC champions in a five-day span, and they did it in two games so different that they scarcely looked like the same sport. But after scoring six touchdowns to outlast Buffalo 44-42 and...

The Rams get 4 field goals to beat the 49ers 12-6 in a sloppy game

Dec. 13, 2024 00:11 AM EST

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Four nights after winning the highest-scoring game of the NFL season, the Los Angeles Rams won the only game this year that didn't have a touchdown. Joshua Karty kicked four field goals and the Rams survived a slugfest a week after winning a shootout,...

49ers look to maintain their 'urgency' when they host the rival Rams

Dec. 11, 2024 17:15 PM EST

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — At this point the past two seasons, the San Francisco 49ers were fighting for playoff positioning rather than their playoff lives. After snapping a three-game losing streak with a lopsided win last week against Chicago, the Niners head into a Thursday...

Rams visit the 49ers seeking their first season sweep in the series since 2018

Dec. 11, 2024 16:29 PM EST

Los Angeles Rams (7-6) at San Francisco (6-7) Thursday, 8:15 p.m. EST, Amazon Prime Video BetMGM NFL odds: 49ers by 2 1/2. Against the spread: Rams 6-7; 49ers 5-8. Series record: 49ers lead 78-70-3. Last meeting: Rams beat...

Rams offense is humming with good health, and it gave a stellar performance to upset Buffalo

Dec. 09, 2024 17:42 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams faced fourth-and-5 at the Buffalo 35 with a 38-35 lead and just under four minutes to play Sunday in their high-octane showdown with the Bills. Sean McVay is often a conservative coach, and it would not have been surprising to see him try a...