The Rams are a 3.5-point underdog this week, which points towards a passing game script.
The predictive model expects the Rams as the 4th-most pass-oriented team among all teams this week with a 63.6% pass rate, given their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics.
Opposing offenses have played at the 7th-fastest tempo in football (context-neutralized) against the Los Angeles Rams defense this year, averaging 26.60 seconds per snap.
Opposing teams have averaged 41.0 pass attempts per game versus the Eagles defense this year: 4th-most in the NFL.
With a remarkable 84.0 adjusted yards per game on passes (96th percentile) last year, Cooper Kupp places as one of the leading WRs in the game in the league.
Cons
While Cooper Kupp has garnered 32.1% of his offense’s targets in games he has played last year, our trusted projections expect him to be a much smaller piece of Los Angeles’s offense in this week’s game at 25.0%.
The Rams offensive line grades out as the 6th-worst in football this year in protecting the passer, which has a harmful effect on all pass game stats across the board.
This year, the daunting Philadelphia Eagles pass defense has given up the 4th-least yards-after-the-catch in football to opposing wideouts: a measly 3.3 YAC.