ST. LOUIS (7-8) At SEATTLE (6-9)
Sunday, 8:20 p.m., NBC
OPENING LINE – St Louis by 1
RECORD VS. SPREAD – St. Louis 10-5, Seattle 6-9
SERIES RECORD – Seahawks lead 14-10
LAST MEETING – Rams beat Seahawks 20-3, Oct. 3, 2010
LAST WEEK – Rams beat 49ers 25-17; Seahawks lost to Buccaneers 38-15
RAMS OFFENSE – OVERALL (25), RUSH (23), PASS (19)
RAMS DEFENSE – OVERALL (18), RUSH (15), PASS (20)
SEAHAWKS OFFENSE – OVERALL (28), RUSH (32), PASS (18)
SEAHAWKS DEFENSE – OVERALL (30), RUSH (22), PASS (19)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Winner claims NFC West title and fourth seed in NFC playoffs. St. Louis would be third team in league history to win division at 8-8, while Seattle would become first team ever – other than 1982 strike-shortened season – to make playoffs with losing record. … Game moved to prime time by NFL as it’s only game in Week 17 featuring teams playing for division title. … Winner will likely become fifth team in league history to reach playoffs as division champs while being outscored for season. Seattle has done it twice previously, in 2004 and 2006. … Seattle had won 10 of last 11 in series, Rams breaking streak with 20-3 victory in October in St. Louis. … QB Sam Bradford trying to become first QB selected No. 1 overall to start playoff game in rookie season. Bradford needs 84 yards to move into second for most yards passing by rookie. Already has rookie record with 335 completions entering Sunday. … RB Steven Jackson has never topped 100 yards rushing in 12 career games against Seattle. .. WR Danario Alexander coming off career-best six catches for 99 yards last week vs. San Francisco. … DE Chris Long has eight sacks in past 10 games. … DE James Hall had two sacks and forced fumble in first meeting. … Seahawks have not won division title since 2007. … Seattle planning to start Charlie Whitehurst at QB after Matt Hasselbeck aggravated a hip/back/glute injury last week against Tampa Bay, although Seahawks leaving open possibility Hasselbeck could play. … Whitehurst has played in each of last two games, but would be making just second career start. Whitehurst was 12 of 23 for 113 yards with one TD and two INTs in only start against Giants. … Seahawks run game is worst in NFL, averaging 85.5 ypg. RB Marshawn Lynch has topped 60 yards just twice since coming over from Buffalo. … WR Mike Williams had two catches for 15 yards last week against Tampa Bay, his fewest in full game since Whitehurst’s only other start against Giants. … Seattle has allowed 34 or more points in five of last six games. … Defense has forced three turnovers in past five games.
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