Washington Redskins at St. Louis Rams
Sunday, 9/16/12, 4:05 PM EST, TV: FOX
Opening Point Spread: Washington -3
Current Betting Line: Washington -3.5
Opening Total: 44
Current Total: 44
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Washington earned one of the more impressive victories in the NFL’s first week, coming away with a 40-32 victory over the New Orleans Saints as eight-point road underdogs. Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III validated why the franchise mortgaged its future in trading up to select him with the second overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft. “A young guy comes in with that type of energy, it puts a smile on your face,” stated Redskins defensive tackle Barry Cofield. Washington is 8-24-3 ATS versus losing teams.
The Redskins will be facing the Rams for the third consecutive year, which definitely can be seen as an advantage when rushing quarterback Sam Bradford. “Washington’s pass rush last week was really good,” stated Bradford in an interview this week. The team needs to stay focused, especially since it lost 11 of 14 games after starting 2-0 a season ago. Defensively, the unit held St. Louis running back Steven Jackson to 45 yards on 17 carries a year ago.
St. Louis nearly pulled off an upset of its own, falling just short in a 27-23 decision to the Detroit Lions, as it was out-gained by 179 yards. “There’s a lot of areas on tape and film where we’re a play away,” stated first-year head coach Jeff Fisher, who returned to an NFL sideline after taking a year off. The Rams offense still has a long ways to go in terms of becoming a solid unit, considering it finished last week with an NFC-low 14 first downs and 251 total yards. St. Louis is 16-36-3 ATS in September.
The Rams certainly tried to feature the run against the Lions, something it can’t get away from here, finishing with 78 yards on 27 carries. St. Louis needs to gain critical yards on first down, while extending drives on the ground, which will keep Griffin III off the field. The last four games have alternated with each team winning twice in this series, while the Rams are 9-22-1 all-time versus the Redskins.
Sports bettors will likely back the Rams due to the underdog being 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings, while the Redskins are 1-4 ATS in the last five games of the series.
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