On Sunday, the Rams have a chance to score 34 points in four consecutive regular season games for the first time in 25 years (the 2000 team strung together eight games from Weeks 1-9).
Going the other way, the Rams defense has a chance to hold a fourth straight opponent under 100 rushing – that hasn't happened within a season for this franchise since 2001 (a five-game streak).
The Seahawks are 11-1 on the road since Macdonald arrived last season, including 10 straight victories (the longest active streak in the NFL and the longest streak in franchise history). According to ESPN, the only two other coaches to win 11 of their first 12 road games are George Seifert (12-0) and McVay (11-1).
Per NextGen Stats, the Seahawks are the only team to not allow a play-action touchdown in 2025. Guess who runs the best play-action offense in the NFL?
Darnold has been sacked only 10 times this season, the fewest of any quarterback in the NFC. The Rams got him nine times in the Wild Card win alone.
Either the Rams will be the first defense this season to keep Jaxon Smith-Njigba under 75 receiving yards…or he'll be the first player in league history to go for at least 75 in each of his team's first 10 games of a season, according to NFL Research.
Watching the West
Much like last week, there's only one other division game in the NFC West this week, as the wounded Niners (6-4) travel to the desert to contend with the spiraling Cardinals (3-6).
Hopefully, the Wild Card bubble is irrelevant in the end, but let's continue to monitor it for the time being, because if Seatle gets out of SoFi with the division lead, the Seahawks could be difficult to catch.
Of particular interest is a matchup between a couple of future Rams opponents in Atlanta. The Falcons (3-6) are currently in line to hand Los Angeles a top-10 pick as they play host to Carolina (5-5).
Meantime, the Bears (6-3) are legitimate contenders. Perhaps the Vikings (4-5) can take some wind out of the Chicago sails this week in Minneapolis.
As for next week's prime time test against Tampa Bay? The Bucs (6-3) will be coming to California after a battle with the Bills. Baker Mayfield and company are the NFC South front-runner until further notice, but that certainly could change before Thanksgiving.