NFL Week 14 preview
EAGLES (10-2) AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (9-3) Sunday, 4:25 p.m., Fox OPENING LINE: Rams by 2 SERIES: Eagles, 20-19-1 LAST MEETING: Eagles, 34-28, 2014 EAGLES OFFENSE: OVERALL (3), RUSH (2), PASS (14). EAGLES DEFENSE: OVERALL (3), RUSH (1), PASS (6). RAMS OFFENSE: OVERALL (4), RUSH (14), PASS (7). RAMS dEFENSE: OVERALL (15), RUSH (27), PASS (9). FANTASY TIP: Both kickers, Rams’ Greg Zuerlein and Eagles’ Jake Elliott, are reliable and have big legs. Both teams figure to get plenty of scoring chances. ETC.: Eagles have won four straight in series . ... Eagles playing Rams in Los Angeles area for first time since 1990 . ... First showdown between top two picks in 2016 draft, Rams QB Jared Goff, Philly QB Carson Wentz . ... Teams feature highest-scoring offenses in NFL, each averaging 30.1 points as both QBs have developed quickly . ... Philadelphia coming off 24-10 loss at Seattle, which snapped nine-game winning streak. ... Rather than making cross-country trips in consecutive weeks, Eagles spent week in Orange County, practicing at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, home of MLB’s Los Angeles Angels and former home of Rams . ... Philadelphia won at Los Angeles Chargers on Oct. 1 . ... Eagles TE Zach Ertz was in concussion protocol . ... Los Angeles looking for third straight
Jared Goff, left, and Carson Wentz greet fans after they went 1-2, respectively, in the 2016 draft in Chicago.
win and seventh in eight games . ... Rams playing division leader for third time in four weeks. They lost at Minnesota on Nov. 19, followed by home victory against New Orleans . ... Due to poor air quality because of large wildfire in Ventura County, Rams held walk-through Wednesday rather than full practice . ... Rams have no timetable for return of WR Robert Woods, who has missed the last two games with a shoulder injury.
FANTASY TIP: Chiefs QB Alex Smith had monster performance against Jets last week, but he had been terrible in previous five games. So roll dice at your peril. ETC.: Chiefs have won 13 of last 14 vs. AFC West . ... Chiefs are 7-2 against Raiders under Andy Reid. ... Oakland defense has not allowed more than 300 yards total offense in back-to-back weeks. ... Smith is 9-2 against Oakland with 22 to 4 TD to INT ratio . ... Kansas City TE Travis Kelce has receptions in 60 consecutive games.
FANTASY TIP: Houston’s DeAndre Hopkins is tied for NFL lead with nine TD receptions and has TD catch in six straight home games. ETC.: Carlos Hyde is fourth among RBs with 52 receptions. ... LB Elvis Dumervil has 4 1⁄2 sacks combined in last five road games . ... Houston QB Tom Savage set career highs in yards passing (365), attempts (49) and completions (31) last week. ... RB Lamar Miller has four TDs in last four home games against NFC.