LOS ANGELES (AP) ATLANTA (7-5) vs LOS ANGELES (4-8)
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OPENING LINE – Falcons by 4 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Atlanta 7-5-0, Los Angeles 4-6-2
SERIES RECORD – Rams lead 47-28-2
LAST MEETING – Falcons beat Rams 31-24, Sept. 15, 2013
LAST WEEK – Chiefs beat Falcons 29-28; Patriots beat Rams 26-10.
AP PRO32 RANKING – Falcons No. 9, Rams No. 27
FALCONS OFFENSE – OVERALL (3), RUSH (9), PASS (3).
FALCONS DEFENSE – OVERALL (27), RUSH (15), PASS (32).
RAMS OFFENSE – OVERALL (32), RUSH (30), PASS (29).
RAMS DEFENSE – OVERALL (10), RUSH (21), PASS (9).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Division rivals from 1967-2001 meet again on West Coast. … Falcons routed Rams 47-17 in divisional playoff game during 2004 season. Rams haven’t been back to playoffs since, and streak is unlikely to end this year. … Atlanta shares first place in NFC South despite losing two of three, four of seven. … QB Matt Ryan enjoying standout season with 3,813 yards, 68.6 completion percentage, 27 TDs and seven INTs. … Star WR Julio Jones has turf toe, possibly hampering NFL’s third-ranked offense (412 yards per game). … Falcons President Rich McKay’s son, John, is scouting assistant with Rams. … Rams GM Les Snead spent 15 years in Falcons’ front office until moving to St. Louis in 2012. Snead and coach Jeff Fisher received contract extensions last week. … Rams have lost three straight, seven of eight to reduce playoff chances to nearly nothing. Playing out string in 13th straight non-winning regular season. … QB Jared Goff to make fourth NFL start amid steady improvement. He has three TD passes, three interceptions. … Rams’ running game still inept with 79.2 yards per game. Todd Gurley has only 679 yards, 3.2 per carry. … Fantasy Tip: LA defense has been shredded for three straight weeks, yet still ranks in top half of NFL. Look for Falcons to unload, so Ryan is good play.
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