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Top Rams News: Previews and Predictions for Rams vs. Cardinals in Week 17

Throughout the regular season, theRams.com will be taking a look around the internet for the top Rams headlines of the day. Here's a look at what's out there on Thursday, Dec. 26, about your Los Angeles Rams before their Week 17 Saturday night game against the Arizona Cardinals at 5 p.m. pacific time.

Experts make their predictions for Week 17

Here's a collection of analysts' predictions and previews for Rams-Cardinals:

  • All five of NFL.com's analysts picked the Rams to lost to the Cardinals on Saturday. Read why Tom Blair chose the Rams here.
  • Five of Sports Illustrated's six staffers picked the Rams to win at home against the Cardinals. All of their Week 17 predictions can be seen here.
  • 10 of the 11 ESPN experts who have made their picks chose the Rams to come out on top in Week 17. Picks for every game can be viewed here.

Preview coverage from therams.com

*   "The Rams can clinch the NFC West (and therefore a playoff berth) via any of the following scenarios:
    *   A win over the Cardinals and a Seahawks loss to the Bears (Seattle plays Thursday night).
    *   A win over the Cardinals plus clinching Strength of Victory tiebreaker over Seattle with four wins from the Bengals, Commanders, Bills, 49ers, Vikings and Browns.
    *   A loss to the Cardinals and a Seahawks tie with the Bears." - Jackson

* Stu Jackson on Jordan Whittington emerging on special teams

*   "I think I've been learning more and more every week. But I've got a really good special teams coach, and a good unit. We all hold each other to a high standard." - Whittington

* Wyatt Miller on top quotes and talking points from the podium

*   "(This game is) so far removed from that last game, schematic-wise. I think everybody's changed probably a little bit here or there. But, still a really fast, physical defense (that) flies around. They give you a bunch of different things to look at, a bunch of personnel packages, coverages. They do a really nice job, they're really well-coached." - Stafford

Other preview coverage heading into Week 17

  • The Athletic's Jourdan Rodrigue on Tyler Higbee propelling the Rams over the Jets
    • "It makes a huge difference, you can feel Higs. You can be able to know where he's at. Honestly, just having him in the huddle again is great because he just brings that energy (that) people feed off of and enjoy." - Kyren Williams
  • The LA Times' Gary Klein on the significance home-field advantage against the Cardinals
    • "The fans will be excited. I think our players have given them a lot of good things to be able to cheer about over the last month. ... I expect a really good atmosphere with a lot of potential things at stake. This is one of those deals that I think it'll be a great crowd and a great Rams home-field atmosphere." - Sean McVay
  • The L.A. Daily News' Adam Grosbard on facing the Cardinals for the second time as a different team than Week 2
    • "I think that a lot of those things that we had to navigate through did provide us a callous, where there's some of that resilience and that toughness." - McVay

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