I am very concerned about this game and my guts are churning.
This is a playoff atmosphere type of game so my usual level of anxiety has been turned up to 1000.
Look, the Saints are certainly a very good NFL team. Their home field advantage is no joke, however their one loss this year came against the Bucs at home in week #1 so there is hope--although I believe the Saints defense has improved since then. The Rams do catch a break with Marcus Davenport out for the game. He has 4 sacks on the year so far and is playing very well.
Interesting match-up: Rams#1 rush offense vs. Saints#1 rush defense. It will be interesting to see if Mcvay decides to attack mostly through the air in this one. The Packers played great defense last week--especially when the refs let them grab the receivers--so I can see the Saints taking a similar approach. If those holds are not called, the Rams will look a bit out of sync again. But if they are called--it will be a big day for Goff. I expect some exotic blitzes perhaps--anything to get to Goff. Hopefully the Rams burn them early on those.
I really expect Payton to try to run against the Rams to avoid Brees taking hits. But he will take his shots--and they also use Taysom Hill in some creative ways. Peters better be ready.
If the Rams do have a loss coming I really hope it isn't this game. The playoff implications are too great.
I hope they get an early lead and hold it. This game is going to the wire.
Get a lead. Make the Saints play catch-up all game.
Look--I'm worried. I love the Rams, hope they will win and will be screaming at my television. But this is no easy task. The Rams have survived some tough games and found ways to win. I hope they still have that in them today.
GO RAMS!!!!!!!