This Week’s matchup on Sunday October 28th will be a struggle between the (7-0-0) 1st place LA Rams and the 2nd place (3-2-1) Green Bay Packers. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:25 pm at The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.
The Packers, are coming off a good “BYE” week after defeating the San Francisco 49ers last week on Monday Night Football. A game predicted to be dominated by the Packers came down to a game winning field goal by Mason Crosby in the final seconds to seal the win 33-30.
The Rams star quarterback, Jared Goff, threw for 2 touchdowns and star running back, Todd Gurley rushed for two touchdowns and caught a 12-yard pass in the win over the 49ers. The Rams also forced 4 turnovers destroying the 49ers 39-10.
The Packers this week after having been plagued with injury earlier this season hope to come back with a healed Aaron Rodgers, Geronimo Allison and Randall Cobb to put an end the Rams winning streak. The last time the Rams went 7-0 was back in 1985.
These teams have met 94 times including 2 playoff appearances. They played together on October 26, 1937 with the Rams; then known as the Cleveland Rams, the Packers won 35-10. The last meeting between these two NFC rivals was on October 11, 2015 with the Packers winning 24-10. They are tied in the series 46-46-2.
This week’s “Ultimate” pick have the Packers coming out on top in a shootout 37-34.
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