#11. Los Angeles Rams (4-6) @ New Orleans Saints (4

In 2010, when the Rams were actually 6-6 and an upset would have made some sense, New Orleans ruled the day 31-13, but Brees only threw for 221 yards and threw two more interceptions.

Both the Rams and the Saints come into the game with 4-6 records, but the Saints need this game to stay alive in the NFC South race.

“As far as Jared’s concerned, he did a really good job”. I can do other stuff on the field to try to get us to win.

“No, no, no, no”, he said.

The 37-year-old is the midst of another extremely productive season leading the National Football League with 3,277 passing yards and 26 passing touchdowns with just eight interceptions thrown. Yes, they’ve constantly faced stacked defenses created to stuff Gurley, but so do a lot of teams that feature a front-line running back.

That’s the situation that Michael Thomas found himself entering as a rookie, going to the Saints as a second-round pick to catch passes from quarterback Drew Brees. The ban was a part of a wide range of punishments handed down in the wake of the Saints’ bounty scandal, which also cost the team two second-round draft picks.

Brees “presents challenges because of his understanding of the game”, Williams said, adding it was “always fun to compete in practices with him and now in a game”. “They’re very good at what they do”.

The Saints will match up with former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, with an eye on running the ball. “They’ve been around so they see it, they see how the vets handle themselves and I think they’ll be just fine”.

A decade ago, Payton was named AP Coach of the Year. “I know it works and I think there is just little things about how we have lost these last two games that are important to recognize and important to fix”. “Instead of getting caught up in it, I should have stopped it”.

This would require the coaching staff to trust Goff.

“Yeah, it was not necessary”, a frustrated Fisher said about the infraction. “Obviously, he won a Super Bowl down there with them”.

“This is the first time going back down there and coaching”, the Rams defensive coordinator told reporters on Friday.

The Rams are 1-3 in their last 4 game games because of their amazingly inept offense – and in their last 4 games, have scored 10 points against the New York Giants, 10 more against Carolina, nine vs. the New York Jets, and 10 against the Miami Dolphins. Gurley has averaged at least 4.0 yards per carry in just two games this year. Weather won’t be a factor on Goff’s deep attempts, so he can focus on just trying to hit Britt and Quick with accurate passes to attempt to keep the pace with Brees and company. A third player, defensive end William Hayes, was unable to practice on Wednesday due to non-injury reasons, but he returned to workouts on Thursday in a limited capacity.

“Nobody around, chairs out of the room and he’s playing the game the night before the game”, Williams said.

So yes, if the Rams are seriously contemplating personnel changes as Fisher’s alluded to this week, the offensive line seems the most likely place to start. However, Gurley did not see too much action after his touchdown and it took a bit to get him some more carries. Not a bad track record of success for Goff and the Rams to hang their hats on in this upcoming game.