Los Angeles Rams: Predicting all 8 home games in 2017
By Derek Snyder
Dec. 10: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Just like most of the teams on the Rams’ 2017 home schedule, the Eagles had a very average 2016 season. Carson Wentz has shown that he can win win football games in the NFL, but losing seven games in eight weeks in 2016 doesn’t instill much confidence.
That being said, I expect Philadelphia to be much better this upcoming season. With the additions of Torrey Smith and Alshon Jeffery, the Eagles quietly have one of the best offensive attacks in football. At this point in the season, this game will mean much more to Philadelphia than it will for Los Angeles.
That doesn’t mean the Rams can’t sneak up on the Eagles, but a steady dose of Ryan Mathews and Jeffery should be more than enough for Wentz to keep Philly’s Wild Card hopes alive.
Dec. 31: vs. San Fransisco 49ers
If there was a team that was worse than Los Angeles last season, it was definitely the San Fransisco 49ers. However, the Niners’ only two wins of the season came against the Rams, so it’s not like they were much worse.
Just like Los Angeles, the 49ers are trying to rebuild their franchise into something their fans can be proud of again. Newly-hired head coach Kyle Shanahan will be implementing his new system for the bay-area boys and I don’t believe it will catch on in his first season. Heck, it even took 2016 MVP quarterback Matt Ryan two years to figure out everything that went into that offensive scheme.
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If you’re a Rams fan, you should be saving your money now to catch your favorite team knocking off another division-rival just before the New Year. That’s right, look for the Rams to run all over the Niners in this match-up.