Rams at 49ers: watch, odds, skilled picks for enormous NFC West matchup

The NFL’s Week 15 slate kicks off on Thursday evening with a completely huge recreation within the NFC West. The Los Angeles Rams want a win to maintain tempo within the playoff race (each within the division and the Wild Card), whereas a 49ers win would convey them even with the Rams within the standings. The 49ers are a small residence favourite.

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The Rams at present have the title of “group no person desires to see within the playoffs,” given the best way they’ve been taking part in within the second half of the season. They enter Thursday’s recreation having received six of their previous eight video games, together with wins over Minnesota, Seattle and Buffalo.

Now that he has his high two broad receivers (Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp) again within the lineup, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has been rolling the previous 4 weeks, throwing for 1,041 yards, 10 touchdowns and 0 interceptions throughout that stretch.

He’s going to get an enormous check in opposition to a 49ers protection that enters the week permitting simply 182 passing yards per recreation, the third-lowest complete in soccer. Their 6.6 yards allowed per cross try is tied for the second-lowest complete within the league.

The 49ers, in the meantime, are nonetheless making an attempt to get by with an offense that has been crushed by accidents on the ability positions. Brandon Aiyuk, Christian McCaffrey and Jordan Mason are all on injured reserve, placing added strain on quarterback Brock Purdy to take management of the offense. The outcomes have been combined this season for him.

Neither group has had a lot success in opposition to the unfold this season. The 49ers enter Thursday’s recreation 5-8 in opposition to the unfold (however 4-3 at residence), whereas the Rams are 6-7 in opposition to the unfold (and 3-3 on the highway).