* The Rams host the Baltimore Ravens Sunday. Enough tickets have been sold to avoid a TV blackout; the game will be on KMOV at 3:00 Sunday. Note that the game's not at the usual bat-time or on the usual bat-channel.
* Injury report.
- Steven Jackson will be a game-time decision again this week. His status is considered "questionable to doubtful". He took a handful of practice reps yesterday. Not helping things, Cadillac Williams injured a hamstring in the first quarter of Monday night's game, and he has yet to practice this week. Looks like Sam Bradford's throwing a hell of a lot Sunday.
- Danny Amendola's dislocated elbow is rapidly improving, but it's likely he won't return until after the Rams' bye week, which is the week after next. C.J. Ah You, Ben Leber and Michael Hoomanawanui were all limited at practice yesterday. Greg Salas was a full participant yesterday. I'm thinking he would make a very nice healthy scratch for Sunday.
* Lies, damned lies, and statistics. Going through team stats yesterday, I was surprised to see the Rams rank ahead of the Ravens on offense (18th to 25th) AND defense (20th vs. 22nd). Of course, that's yards per game. Check the vastly more important points per game, and the Ravens lead on offense (15th vs. 28th) and on defense (5th vs. 28th). Baltimore's also got the 2nd-best turnover differential in the NFL with +5; the Rams are 20th at -1. And the Rams are EASILY the WORST rushing defense in the league. Hell, they're over 20 yards a game out of 31st place. While the Ravens have moved up to a 4-point favorite, that still seems way too small.
That's a lot of 28ths or worse for a Rams team that's supposed to be on the way up.
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