Russell Wilson and Jared Goff will meet for the 8th time in their careers
Russ vs Goff H2H | Russell Wilson | Jared Goff |
Completion percentage | 63.3% | 61.8% |
Passing yards | 1,456 | 1,870 |
TD’s | 15 | 8 |
Turnovers | 5 | 9 |
Passer rating | 104.18 | 82.19 |
- Jared Goff is 4-3 against Russell Wilson H2H
- Goff has thrown multiple INT’s against Seattle in 3 of 7 games
- Russ has thrown for 3+ touchdowns in 3 of last 4 games against Rams
Sean McVay and Pete Carroll are among the elite NFL coaches and have had some intense battles over the years
- McVay is 4-2 H2H as a head coach against Carroll and the Seahawks
- 4 of their 6 meetings have been decided by 6 points or less
- Since 2017, both teams have a combined record of 77-42
Seahawks high powered arial attack has more to prove
- Russell Wilson leads NFL in passing touchdowns (28)
- Russ has a 156.4 passer rating when targeting David Moore
- DK Metcalf is tied for 2nd most receiving touchdowns in the league (8)
- Tyler Lockett is 10th in NFL in receptions (53), but 2nd in NFL in drops (7)
- Seattle is one of two teams in the NFL (KC Chiefs) that have 2 players (Metcalf and Lockett) who rank in the top 20 for receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns
Do the Rams have the secondary that is equipped to manage the stars in Seattle?
- Allowing 2nd fewest passing yards in NFL (1,577)
- No CB on the team has allowed more than 1 passing TD
- QB’s are 17 for 33 with 186 yards, 1 TD, and 1 INT when targeting Jalen Ramsey
- QB’s are 38 for 49 with 365 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT when targeting Troy Hill
Aaron Donald continues to chase ghosts
- 9.0 sacks (T-1st in NFL)
- 6 QB knockdowns
- 6 hurries
- 3 forced fumbles (T-2nd in NFL)
Seahawks defense continues to struggle
SEA defense in 2020 | Value | League rank |
Total yards | 3,646 | 2nd most allowed |
Points per game allowed | 30.4 | 3rd most allowed |
Sacks | 19 | 17th |
Turnovers | 14 | T-3rd most |
- Allowed 400+ yards of total offense in 7 of 8 games
- Allowed 30+ points in 4 of 8 games
Main problem has been the secondary
- Allowing most passing yards in the league (2,897 yards)
- Starting CB’s for SEA (Quinton Dunbar and Shaquil Griffin) are allowing: – QB’s to complete 66 percent of their passes – 910 passing yards – 9 touchdowns
*Dunbar and Griffin are out for this game*
- Tre Flowers and Linden Stephens will start this week despite combining for 4 starts in 2020
Who has been the Rams most reliable receiver in the McVay era
Since 2017 | Robert Woods | Cooper Kupp |
Games played | 51 | 47 |
Targets | 408 | 354 |
Receptions | 269 | 244 |
Receiving yards | 3,570 | 3,123 |
1st downs generated | 184 | 142 |
Touchdowns | 21 | 23 |
- For 2020, Kupp leads all major Rams receiving categories except touchdowns (Woods leads team with 4)
- Jared Goff’s passer rating when targeting Kupp in 2020: 87.0 (3rd lowest on the team)
- Jared Goff’s passer rating when targeting Woods in 2020: 117.5 (3rd highest on the team)