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lls (2-6)1pm ET John Johnson Jersey , FOXAt this point in the season, most teams have produced enough outputs to develop a narrative summing up their performances to this point. That’s certainly the case with these two.The Bears, as many predicted, look much better under new Head Coach Matt Nagy. Their three losses have come by a total of just 11 points including a one-point loss to the Green Bay Packers and a one-possession loss by seven points to the New England Patriots. Not exactly a ton for them to rue. But this is a franchise that hasn’t made the playoffs since 2010. If they’re going to end that streak, it’s going to have to come with some maturation that I’m not sure should be surprising should it come to pass.As for the Bills...yeah. One note? They are passing for less than 150 yards per game. No team has passed for less than 150 per since the 2011 Jacksonville Jaguars. That is bad.Kansas City Chiefs (7-1) at Cleveland Browns (2-5-1)1pm ET, CBSThe Chiefs remain in the top tier of 2018 contenders and for good reason.The Browns do not. And after firing their head coach and offensive coordinator, they’re clearly already in the bag this year.New York Jets (3-5) at Miami Dolphins (4-4)1pm ET, CBSI mentioned that “most” teams have a developing narrative at this point. Most.The Jets are still well off the mark, but much of that has to do with the quality of their roster and not necessarily the job of Head Coach Todd Bowles. They’re likely to be without former Los Angeles Rams CB Trumaine Johnson for the fifth week in a row which certainly hasn’t helped.As for Miami, they’re probably the least-impressive four-win team in the NFL as of right now. And with QB Ryan Tannehill still out, it means the Fins have to stick with backup QB Brock Osweiler.Detroit Lions (3-4) at Minnesota Vikings (4-3-1)1pm ET, FOXThis one’s actually a pretty fun NFL North battle.Most metrics rank the Lions’ defense as one of the league’s worst. That has put QB Matthew Stafford and the rest of Detroit’s offense under pressure for most of 2018.And of course after a berth in the NFC Championship last year, the Vikings were expected to compete among the best teams in the conference this season. And honestly, it’s not like they’re far off. Losses to the Rams and New Orleans Saints and a tie to the Pack is nothing to really condemn the team. And in all sincerity Gerald Everett Jersey , the Week 3 home loss to the Bills stands out as probably the single biggest anomaly of a game in the NFL this year. But it does mean at 4-3-1 they have left themselves very little margin for error. Beyond this game, they have four contests coming up of significant difficulty.Atlanta Falcons (3-4) at Washington Five-game Winners (5-2)1pm ET, FOXAtlanta is one of the least predictable teams this year. The offense has been strong but wildly inconsistent. The defense hasn’t been good as a whole since a Week 1 loss. They’ve got to solidify things on that side of the ball quickly to avoid dropping another few disappointing ones over the next month that could put them out of the playoff picture.Washington is one of the strangest teams in the league in 2018. Their defense has improved significantly while the underlying metrics don’t support the performances suggesting a fall back to reality. They’ve won four games scoring 24 points or less.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-4) at Carolina Panthers (5-2)1pm ET, FOXFitzmagic continues to amaze, but the real story is QB Jameis Winston who has been benched for this game. Now in his fourth season after being taken first overall in the 2015 NFL Draft, Winston’s performance level has seemingly declined. After losing four of their last five, they’ve got Head Coach Dirk Koetter on a hot seat that’s gaining heat quickly.Carolina on the other hand has managed things well to this point though QB Cam Newton has a worrisome shoulder injury. That doesn’t bode well on a short week with the Pittsburgh Steelers inviting the Panthers north on Thursday.Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2-1) at Baltimore Ravens (4-4)1pm ET, CBSProbably the best game of the early slate.The interesting thing here may be momentum as the Steelers are riding a three-game win streak while the Ravens are on a two-game losing skid. The Chargers and the Chiefs were unable to get to the Patriots’ quarterback, so what will the Rams do differently?"WhiteSections 2019 offseason2019 free agency2019 NFL DraftFull ArchiveLibrary 2019 NFL calendar2019 Rams regular season sched2019 Rams preseason schedMasthead Community Guidelines NFL Odds StubHub 鉁昇FLThe pressure is on, hopefully. Will the LA Rams be able to disrupt Tom Brady?New,29commentsThe Chargers and the Chiefs were unable to get to the Patriots’ quarterback, so what will the Rams do differently? CSTShareTweetShareShareThe pressure is on, hopefully. Will the LA Rams be able to disrupt Tom Brady?Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY SportsA mere three seasons after moving back to Los Angeles, and two seasons removed from thearchaic Jeff Fisher regime John Kelly Jersey , the Los Angeles Rams will have a shot to achieve the unthinkable. A parade, a possible national following, and all the glory that comes with hoisting a Lombardi Trophy is one victory away, but their final test will be no joke. The New England Patriots, after an uneven regular season, have looked like wily old surgeons since the playoffs began. Tom Brady has looked comfortable and effective in New England’s victories over the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs, largely thanks to a complete lack of pressure by either opponent’s defense.The Chargers, who brought their killer combo of defensive ends, Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram III, to Foxboro for the divisional round, where only able to generate two quarterback hits and no sacks against Brady. In that game, Brady relied on a ton of quick release work underneath and swing passes to frustrate and abuse the Chargers normally solid defense. In the AFC championship game, the Patriots went to Kansas City to face the Chiefs who led the league with 52 sacks this season. Granted, against the Chiefs teams where often in throwing situations while trying to claw back into games against Patrick Mahomes and company John Franklin-Myers Jersey , but guys Dee Ford, Chris Jones, and Justin Houston should be able to get home at least a few times per game. Not against Brady though. Again, Brady wasn’t sacked, and was only hit once. For Brady, he has dropped back a total of 92 times this postseason, and has yet to be sacked. So will the Rams be able to do something that the respected pass rushes of the Chiefs and Chargers couldn’t do, and disrupt Tom Brady in the Super Bowl? It’s been well chronicled that Wade Phillips’ Denver Broncos defense tortured Tom Brady in the 2016 AFC championship game. That game didn’t resemble this year’s Patriots playoff run at all. Against the Broncos, Brady was hit a whopping 23 times and sacked 4 times. By the end of the game Brady was hearing footsteps, even on the few dropbacks when he did have time. In that game, Phillips gave Brady plenty of looks, but didn’t really rely on blitzes; instead trusting linebackers Von Miller, and DeMarcus Ware to win their matchups, with some help from the interior. The Broncos were able to limit the Patriots to 44 yards rushing that day Brian Allen Jersey , which may be a good place for the Rams to start in Sunday’s matchup.The Rams personnel is clearly different than the 2016 Broncos defense, which was one of the best units of all time. The Rams push will come up the middle, behind their twin tanks Aaron Donald and Ndamukong Suh, who have been spectacular this postseason. Donald led the league with 106 pressures this season, and 20.5 sacks. In two postseason games so far, Suh has 7 pressures while doing a phenomenal job against the run. Suh also did a nice job of disrupting running back Alvin Kamara’s route running out of the backfield in the NFC championship, something that could come in handy against pass catching phenom James White of the Patriots. The Patriots will likely tie up their entire interior line with the task of limiting Donald and Suh via double teams. Guards Joe Thuney and Shaq Mason, along with center David Andrews have played spectacularly this postseason, and will be a tough three-headed monster for the Rams to deal with. Look for Wade Phillips to constantly allow Donald and Suh to slide around the line and attack from different gaps in order to keep the Patriots out of rhythm. If the big two for the Rams can create a quick push up the gut, that may be a perfect prescription to disrupt Brady who isn’t mobile and like to get the ball out fast. After that, if the Patriots are indeed tying up multiple linemen with Suh and Donald, guys like Michael Brockers, and EDGEs Dante Fowler and Samson Ebukam must make the Patriots pay. However, the Patriots have a pair of solid tackles in Marcus Cannon and Trent Brown as well as fullback James Devlin to try to buy some time for Brady Joseph Noteboom Jersey , so things won’t be easy. Coverage wise, the Rams should be able to match up with Patriots receivers Julian Edelman, Chris Hogan, Phillip Dorsett, and Cordarrelle Patterson. The question will be how well they matchup with tight end Rob Gronkowski and James White on intermediate and short routes. Will it be safety John Johnson III on Gronk with linebacker Cory Littleton watching White out of the backfield? Will the Rams use linemen to check White and throw off the Pats offensive rhythm? Will Aqib Talib help on Gronk, just as he did on opening night against the Raiders’ tight end Jared Cook? We’ll see what Wade is cooking up, but whatever it is, expect things to keep changing before Brady’s eyes. This Patriots line is in far better shape than the one that faced Denver three years ago; but the Rams, unlike the Broncos are capable of adding pressure by scoring in bunches. If the Rams can put Brady in a comeback situation where they don’t have to watch the run as closely, they may be in business. Of course, this is Tom Brady we’re talking about so comebacks aren’t exactly a terrifying prospect for him or the Patriots.Time will tell how this ultimately plays out, but the chess match should be incredible.