KC CHIEFS vs. LA RAMS: Who wins? Your predictions?
 

11th game of season:

Monday Night

Chiefs 9-1
Rams 9-1

What say yea?

Hey, I'm a Homer.

Chiefs show up with A game and win by 10.

34-24

Going to enjoy my Baja Blast while I watch a 63-7 Chiefs victory

Chiefs 42
Rams 30

Rams 35
Chiefs 31

Its just time for the Chiefs to drop a critical game...

Don't have a specific score but I think we win by low double digits.

It rains heavily all day before kickoff and the field essentially becomes a pit of mud. Neither offense is able to move the ball whatsoever.

Eric Berry picks up a TG fumble and returns it for a TD.

Chiefs 7
Rams 3

We know you're really a Bronco fan.

I just see too much Gurley

We all know you’re really a Alex Only Fan.

Should be an interesting and entertaining game...

KC defense is tied for 1st in the NFL in sacks at 31 and the LA defense is tied for 9th in the NFL in sacks at 26 but both have a game up on most teams.

KC offense is tied for 6th in the NFL in sacks allowed with only 17 while the LA offense is tied for 10th at 19.

The LA pass defense is ranked 20th with 2,331 yards while KC's is ranked 32nd with 2,890.

The KC pass offense is ranked 2nd with 3,055 yards (and 31 TDs) while LA's is ranked 3rd with 3,032 (and 22 TDs).

The LA rush offense is ranked 1st with 1,448 yards (and 14 TDs) while KC's is ranked 10th with 1,176 yards (and 10 TDs).

The KC rush defense is ranked 26th with 1,217 yards (and 12 TDs) while LA's is ranked 27th with 1,221 yards (and 8 TDs).

KC special teams is 5th in yards per kickoff return at 24.7 while LA ranks 17th at 21.9. KC is 3rd in yards per punt return at 13.9 (and 1 TD) and LA is 4th at 12.9.

KC special teams are ranked 9th in yards allowed per kickoff return at 21.1 and LA ranks 15th at 22.6. KC ranks 1st in yards allowed per punt return at 2.7 and LA ranks 15th at 7.7. Neither has allowed a return TD.

KC's offense is 2nd in points per game at 35.3 and LA is 3rd at 33.5. LA's defense ranks 12th at 23.1 points per game and KC is tied for 16th at 24.0 points per game.

My in-depth, superb analysis of all this says close game. LOL...
Anyhow, I'm going with the Rams winning the battle for yards but the Chiefs winning the game 31-28.
Statistical Estimates:
Rams 429 total yds - 296 pass yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT, 3 Sacks allowed 133 rush yds, 2 TDs
Chiefs 389 total yds - 269 pass yds, 3 TDs, 1 INT, 2 Sacks allowed 120 rush yds, 1 TDs

I kinda feel like the Chiefs come up for air in this one and lose. And if they do, it could get ugly.

This game is just not terribly meaningful if the Chiefs do what they need to do for the rest of the season. They also have the Bye coming up and this is just a weird game. It would be so easy for them to just come out a bit flat and end up losing.

One curveball is the loss of Cooper Kupp - that could be ENORMOUS.

These offenses that are so dynamic are doing so because they can so routinely put one more guy out in the pattern than you can account for. It's why the Chiefs look far more mortal when Watkins is out. There's a tipping point and with the Rams, I think Kupp could easily have been that tipping point.

In losing him, the Rams may have to be more conventional. And they've been such a predictable formation team this year - 11 personnel and 3 WRs 95% of the time or so. Well now they either scrap that plan or they're throwing a decoy out there as their WR3.

When you just lost the formation you use 95% of the time - or at least a key component to that formation - there's an adjustment period. And when that player may have been the 'puke point' weapon that put your offense over the top anyway, it's doubly damaging.

But in the end, even a 'conventional' Rams team is really good and I just get the feeling that this game means more to the fans than it does to the Chiefs. They want that bye and a nice little 5 game winning streak to end the year. That gives them everything they wanted and it's eminently doable.

Chiefs 52
Rams 17

Cooper Kupp is a big loss and we have the best pass rush in the league.

Gurley will get his, but we easily have the better pass rush with 5 guys capable of getting home on any play. I don’t see Goff beating us when he’s under such pressure.

I think that’s the difference that will hold them off just enough.

Chiefs-41
Rams-37

If the Rams win, the score won't be that high, IMO.

I would think something like Rams 31, Chiefs 23. The Chiefs have to settle for too many field goals, the Rams managed to do what the Cardinals did and have a couple of drives that lean heavily on Gurley to take our offense out of rhythm.

Hell, even 31 might be too high and the thing could just be weird.

If I were betting the Rams, I'd take the under (presuming it to be in the high 50s to low 60s) and if I were betting the Chiefs I'd take the over.