The next team on the Los Angeles Rams’ schedule is the Las Vegas Raiders, a team somewhat in limbo with a recent quarterback change and it’s now without its top receiver after trading Davante Adams to the New York Jets on Tuesday. The Rams are understandably favored in this matchup, the first time all year that they haven’t been an underdog, but they can’t afford to take any team lightly right now.
Looking ahead to this matchup at SoFi Stadium on Sunday afternoon, there are a handful of stats and facts to know for Week 7.
This will only be the Rams’ 16th game all-time against the Raiders, making it a rare matchup between these two cross-conference foes. The Rams have lost eight of their 15 games against the Raiders but they’re currently on a three-game winning streak – a streak that was kept alive by Baker Mayfield two years ago when he led a miraculous 98-yard touchdown drive in the final two minutes to win the game.
Las Vegas is by far the worst team in the NFL when it comes to turnovers. The Raiders have taken the ball away just two times all year, the fewest in the league. They’ve also given it away 12 times, more than every other team in football.
Their minus-10 turnover differential is three worse than every other team in the NFL and eight worse than the Rams, who are minus-2 in turnover margin.
The Raiders might have the worst backfield in the NFL with Alexander Mattison and Zamir White atop the depth chart, so it’s hardly surprising that they rank 31st in the NFL in rushing yards per game (79.5). They only have 23 rushing first downs all season and their average of 3.7 yards per carry is second-worst in football, too.
If the Rams can’t stop Las Vegas’ rushing attack, there might be no hope moving forward.
If there’s one thing the Raiders have done well this season, it’s standing tall on third down defensively. Las Vegas is allowing opponents to convert on third down just 30.1% of the time, the third-best rate of any team. Granted, they have faced the Panthers, Browns, Broncos and Steelers, but it’s still impressive to see how well they’ve performed on third down.
It’s been a disaster for the Rams on defense thus far. They’ve given up the most rushing yards per game (157.6) and they’re allowing the most yards per pass attempt (9.0). They’re allowing nearly 1 more…
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