WASHINGTON (0-1) at LOS ANGELES RAMS (1-0)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, Fox
OPENING LINE – Pick-em
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Washington 0-1, Los Angeles 1-0
SERIES RECORD – Redskins lead 25-13-1
LAST MEETING – Redskins beat Rams 24-10, Sept. 20, 2015
LAST WEEK -Redskins lost to Eagles 30-17; Rams beat Colts 46-9
AP PRO32 RANKING – Rams No. 20, Redskins No. 23
REDSKINS OFFENSE – OVERALL (21), RUSH (T19), PASS (16).
REDSKINS DEFENSE – OVERALL (20), RUSH (7), PASS (26).
RAMS OFFENSE – OVERALL (5), RUSH (22), PASS (3).
RAMS DEFENSE – OVERALL (T5), RUSH (13), PASS (6).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -Teams meeting for 10th time in 13 seasons. … Redskins playing in greater Los Angeles area for first time since Dec. 24, 1994, 24-21 win in Rams’ final game at Anaheim before moving to St. Louis. … Redskins will play at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for eighth time, including franchise’s first Super Bowl appearance on Jan. 14, 1973 – loss to Miami. … … Redskins’ third-down defense, worst in NFL last season, off to bad start by allowing Philadelphia to convert eight of 14 opportunities. … Rams coming off big win vs. Colts in which QB Jared Goff earned first victory with career-high 306 yards passing, one TD. Rookie coach Sean McVay, 31, earned first victory as youngest head coach in modern league history. … Rams snapped six-game skid at Coliseum with most impressive performance since returning from St. Louis last year. … McVay spent previous seven seasons on Redskins’ staff, including last three as offensive coordinator. … Rams DT Aaron Donald expected to start after ending four-month holdout last weekend, but missing opener. … Fantasy Tip: Rams’ defense scored 16 points vs. Colts, including two pick-6s and safety. It gets All-Pro Donald back this week.
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Redskins-Rams Capsule
