For new years I made this pork with sauerkraut. I have quite a bit of shredded pork left and I think it'll make some awesome tacos with like a diced onion/cliantro/pinapple type topping. . . I am open to ideas if anyone has any. . .

What are you all making to close out the season and head into the playoffs?

Mcvay has confirmed the starters will play on Sunday regardless if their seeding is already determined. So with all the Poltergeist-type of events that have happened this year to screw this team, he invites possible injury with a 37 year old QB with back issues and a WR with a LB's approach to hitting, who gets hurt a lot. I understand they need to not only win but do so convincingly, but to take that risk in this bizarro season is scary.

Sorry for the lame rap lyric title. Just had to get these thoughts on this team:

Fuck the Seahags fans, fuck the 69er fans, and fuck any haters. We're in the playoffs, we're 0-0, and when we get players back healthy, there's not a team in the world that can keep up with us.

Super Bowl. Period. And if we don't get it here and now, we've got an excellent shot next year.

The 11-5 Rams once sitting in the pole position in the playoff hunt are now suddenly in critical condition entering the NFL playoffs like lambs to the slaughter. How did they get there and can they have a miraculously recovery and save their season?

Rams began the season 2-0 and then blew a 19-7 halftime lead in Philadelphia to lose to the Eagles 33-26 on a blocked FG attempt in the closing seconds.

After an impressive win over the undefeated Colts the Rams came out flat to begin the game vs the Niners trailing 17-7 at halftime. A furious Rams comeback that was hampered by a huge Kyren Williams fumble and more FG issues tied the game in regulation but a failed 4th and 1 in FG range to tie the game without any confidence in their kicker led to a 3 point loss at home.

Rams went on a tear with six straight wins and took control of the division heading into a road game against Carolina who had looked like a junior varsity team just one week earlier vs the Niners. Rams overcame an early Stafford pick six and took the lead 21-17 but their defense gave up big plays and with the Rams in FG position late in the game Stafford was sacked and fumbled game over.

After two offensively impressive wins where the defense looked very vulnerable the Rams raced to a commanding 16 point lead over Seattle with 8 minutes remaining only to surrender a TD on another special teams blunder and a subsequent drive to force overtime. Rams opened the overtime with a touchdown but their defense surrendered a touchdown and 2 point conversion to lose the game 38-37.

With hopes of a division title out of reach this Rams failed to show up in Atlanta and the Falcons survived a Rams rally by controlling the ball and driving for a game winning FG to send the Rams to a second consecutive defeat.


Every game the Rams lost they had an opportunity to win in the final possession but they either came up short on offense, defense and special teams in the most critical times in the game.

I can’t remember a string of more excruciating losses in one season in my 60+ years of being a Rams fan.

Can they turn it around? The Rams have shown the ability to beat ANYONE in the NFL but they have also shown their ability to beat themselves with critical breakdowns in all three phases of the game. The Atlanta game was clearly the Rams worst effort all season. Injuries on the offensive line were a huge factor but if you didn’t know the teams records watching that game you would swear that the 7 win Falcons were the better team. They showed more poise, more speed, more discipline and more effort. Rams looked like they slept in for the entire first half.

I still believe that this Rams team if completely healthy ( Dotson, Lake, Adams, Jackson, Corum can beat any team any where in the playoffs but they have to put together their best football from here through the Super Bowl because while they have proven that they can beat any team capable of beating anyone this team still has flaws that could be their undoing.

Rams special teams had an improved showing but one would have to wonder why the Rams didn’t make an offseason move and try to improve this facet because Chase Blackburn’s special teams had already cost the Rams 3 games ( Philadelphia, SF and Seattle) by the time he was fired.

Rams didn’t address any needs other than maybe a backup CB at the trading deadline despite having plenty of draft capital in what could be both Matthew Stafford’s finest and final season in the NFL. Seahawks were buyers and their acquisition of Shaheed for a 4th and 5th round picks gave them a third WR to stretch the field and he was dynamic on returns of punts and kickoffs. Shaheed’s punt return TD against the Rams was a GAME CHANGER. Les Snead went from F them picks to sitting on his hands when his team was on the cusp with an aging QB playing his best football.

I’m glad McVay finally dumped the special teams coordinator. I wish that Les Sneed had been more aggressive at the trading deadline!

I still believe in this Rams team. I can’t remember a season where there was a mixture of dominance and excruciating failure's. This past two weeks have rocked this team’s playoff chances and their confidence. Hopefully they will respond properly. I believe that the Rams 2025 team will go down as either the most impressive comeback or the most disappointing failure in Rams history. Got to win out from here on or there will be a lot of soul searching for the Rams organization going forward.

SUPERBOWL OR BUST! GO RAMS!

What are you all making today?

I kept seeing this recipe for Pork and Sauerkraut in the slow cooker.

So that's been in the cooker since this morning.

Also trying this dessert that is simply bananas, eggs, yogurt, and blueberries then bake.

New three year contract extension

Keep an open mind...this could happen:

Round One:

(7) Packers travel to Chicago & beat the (2) Bears
(6) Whiners crawl to Philly & beat the (3) Eagles
(5) Rams fly to Carolina & whup the (4) Panthers 54 to 6!!

Round Two:

(7) Packers travel to Seattle & surprises the (1) Hags
(6) Whiners travel to LA & get humbled by our (5) Rams!! (Home Game #1)

NFC Championship Game:

Ramily parties like there' no tomorrow after defeating the Packers!!! (Home Game #2)

Superbowl:

Our Rams vs who cares...we are the champions!!

What a ride! What a season!!

It’s a GREAT final week of matchups!

January 3, 2026 (Week 18)

4:30 PM ET
Carolina Panthers (8-8) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-9)

8:00 PM ET
Seattle Seahawks (13-3) at San Francisco 49ers (12-4)

January 4, 2026 (Week 18)

1:00 PM ET
Indianapolis Colts (8-8) at Houston Texans (11-5)
Dallas Cowboys (7-8-1) at New York Giants (3-13)
Cleveland Browns (4-12) at Cincinnati Bengals (6-10)
New Orleans Saints (6-10) at Atlanta Falcons (7-9)
Green Bay Packers (9-6-1) at Minnesota Vikings (8-8)
Tennessee Titans (3-13) at Jacksonville Jaguars (12-4)

4:25 PM ET
Arizona Cardinals (3-13) at Los Angeles Rams (11-5)
Los Angeles Chargers (11-5) at Denver Broncos (13-3)
Kansas City Chiefs (6-10) at Las Vegas Raiders (2-14)
Miami Dolphins (7-9) at New England Patriots (13-3)
Washington Commodes (4-12) at Philadelphia Eagles (11-5)
Detroit Lions (8-8) at Chicago Bears (11-5)
New York Jets (3-13) at Buffalo Bills (11-5)

8:20 PM ET
Baltimore Ravens (8-8) at Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7)

We are down to the final week!

SURVIVOR

We have 6 players alive, 2 with ZERO strikes!

Great season, guys!

(1-Strike) @HighDesertRam @Reddog99 @SuperMan28 @Tron

(0-Strikes) @dieterbrock and @Ram65

Best and most competitive season in the last 5yrs, for sure! I do not recall anyone making an entire season with zero strikes.

Let’s see where we stand after the final week!

PICK’EM

This was equally competitive and back-and-forth until the last few weeks and now its @SuperMan28 game to lose. He has 163pts, with @MolaRam in second place at 159.

@alp @Deacon75 have 158pts for third place. Still very impressive.

At 157pts we have @DzRams @blackbart @Ground Chuck

At 156 @dieterbrock

Full scoreboard: HERE

GREAT SEASON in Pick’em! The leaderboard was switching every week all season.

Good luck to everyone our final week!

Thank you for playing! It’s all for fun and you can’t win if you don’t play.

Top 10 Rigged NFL Plays | Week 17

Rams are 3 plays in. The one with Verse on the FG Block, were the Linemen still just sitting there?
Or was that a doctored video.

Crazy if true.

A quick listen to hopefully inspire some belief

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I don't like either of these teams but watching Ohio St lose would be great. Unfortunately we'd have to see Michael Irvin celebrate.

I could not find a thread regarding this. Has anyone heard any news on any of the 4 pressing injuries? Dotson? AJ? Corum? Lake? Praying Corums isn't a high ankle or he might be cooked for the playoffs. Never really heard a diagnosis on Dotsons injury. I believe I heard AJ could have played but was held out for caution? Lake, please come back my friend! And soon.

Hope everyone is happy healthy and safe.

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And that's a Wrap on the season!

I was just thinking about placing a bet on a site that I've never used before that offers you a free bet the first time.

I know UK and US betting differ, and I know the odds will differ, but I was surprised to see that the Rams were second favourites after the Seahawks at 11/2.

In case you don't know how it works over here, that means if I put £10 on, I get £55 back.

But those odds suck when you've got the Eagles and Pats both at 9 to 1.

I think I'll still put £30 on (the minimum amount to get the free £30 bet) because, unlike a few round here at the moment, in McVay I trust!

...but is Nicole Briscoe getting hotter every day?

offense​

• WR Puka Nacua: 85.3
• TE Terrance Ferguson: 82.6
• WR Xavier Smith: 77.0
• RT Warren McClendon Jr.: 73.8
• RB Kyren Williams: 72.8
• QB Matthew Stafford: 70.5
• TE Colby Parkinson: 55.6
• WR Tutu Atwell: 54.0
• WR Konata Mumpfield: 52.4
• RB Blake Corum: 50.8
• C Coleman Shelton: 43.5
• LT D.J. Humphries: 38.8

defense​

• DT Kobie Turner: 84.7
• OLB Byron Young: 83.7
• CB Ahkello Witherspoon: 70.3
• S Kamren Curl: 69.8
• DT Tyler Davis: 68.2
• LB Nate Landman: 63.4
• CB Emmanuel Forbes Jr.: 58.9
• DL Braden Fiske: 50.6
• OLB Jared Verse: 49.1
• LB Omar Speights: 48.2
• S Kamren Kinchens: 47.3
• DT Poona Ford: 34.2

Verse had three pressures but missed a whopping five tackles.

Speights missed two tackles and had eight combined tackles in the loss, pressuring Cousins once on a blitz.

Kinchens took some poor angles in this game and had one missed tackle with three receptions allowed, including one touchdown

Ford finished with one pressure and one stop and didn't miss any tackles.

Poona was held a lot. Grade seems quite low.

i wonder if he was feeling the pressure from.that

.... was in this game at Anaheim in week 2 of 1986, in a win against the Niners.

It's at the 38:30 mark in the video below.

Jeff Kemp was the Niners QB for this game(!) since Montana was injured.

Jerry Gray with the block, LeRoy Irvin with the TD.

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If the RAMS had spotted them one more TD, it could have been 28-3.

Thoughts? I mean, he can’t be worse than Forbes. I’m all for it for the rest of the season.

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A couple ROD members were there too (maybe more). @Ramhusker sorry I missed ya at STATS.

I kinda knew once the #1 seed was not in play the wind would be out of the sails for the team, and obviously it showed in the 1st half. Just no juice, they looked disinterested, they are not robots so I get it. Not an excuse, just the way it is.

Showed lot of heart coming back from 21-0 to tie it, they could have mailed it in, but to their credit, they did not.

I'm going to bet when this thing "re-sets" in a couple of weeks so you are going to see a team fired up, hungry, and ready to prove the doubters wrong, including many on this board, heck maybe thats what they need (along with health).

So jump off the bandwagon if you want. I don't care if we go to Philly, Charlotte, or Tampa, we win that game and then get that wind back in our sails and all bets are off. I'm betting on these guys.

Solid showing from the Rams fans in Atlanta on a Monday night after Christmas. Pretty much took over STATS pub before the game.

Would I have loved for the team to win, 100%, but really this game meant little in the overall scheme of things.

Hang with these guys, these guys remind me a LOT of the 2025 LA DODGERS.

That Lake is very important to this defense. Ever since he got hurt, this defense has been shit. We need to resign him as soon as possible. We also need him back for the playoff if we want to go anywhere. We also need Witherspoon back too, does anyone know why he's not playing?

Next year's draft, we need to get a WR and CB in the first round. We need to get help for Puka. He's the best WR in the NFL, but the way he plays, he could become another Cooper Kupp. Have a few good years but always hurt after that. We need a another good WR to some of the pressure off of him.