The St. Louis Rams [4-4] will look to stay in the race for the NFC West lead - and a playoff berth - this Sunday as they host the Chicago Bears [3-5] at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. Including playoffs, this matchup will mark the 92nd time these teams have faced off in their franchise’s history. The Bears own the series lead with a 51-35-3 record.
The Bears have won four out of the last five against the Rams. The Rams, however, won the last matchup - played on Nov. 24, 2013 - with a 42-21 score. In that games, Rams’ running backs Benny Cunningham and Zac Stacy combined for 196 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Defensive end Robert Quinn had a 31-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown as well.
Bears’ head coach John Fox is 4-2 all-time against the Rams. Rams’ HC Jeff Fisher boasts a 2-4 all-time record against the Bears.
The Rams and Bears squared off in the NFC Championship game on January 12, 1986...a game featuring the infamous ’85 Bears’ defense...which Jeff Fisher played on. Fisher didn’t play in the game due to an ankle injury that had him sidelined for the year. The Bears went on to win that game 24-0 against the L.A. Rams, and ultimately earned Jeff Fisher a Super Bowl Ring.
* Nick Foles won his only start against the Bears [12/22/13 with the Eagles], completing 21 of 25 [84%] for 230 yards and two touchdowns [0 INT’s], finishing the game with a 131.7 QB rating.
* Todd Gurley has rushed for 664 yards this season; 3rd most by a rookie in his first six games in NFL history. He’s also the first rookie in the Super Bowl era to rush for 85+ yards in his first five starts. He’s rushed for 655 yards [131 per game] with four touchdowns in the last five. He leads the NFL with four runs for 45+ yards.
* Benny Cunningham rushed for 109 yards [8.4 ypc] with a touchdown in their last meeting.
* Tavon Austin has 16 career touchdowns [8 rec., 5 rush, 3 punt return]. He’s one of three players in the NFL with a receiving, rushing, and return touchdown in 2015. He had a 65-yard rushing touchdown the last time these two teams played.
* Jared Cook had four catches for 80 yards and a touchdown in his last game against the Bears.
* Kenny Britt is averaging 20.7 yards per catch in 2015, which ranks 2nd in the NFL.
* The Rams lead the NFC with 27 sack in 2015, led by Robert Quinn [5] and Aaron Donald [4.5]. Quinn has 15.5 sacks in his last 18 games. In his last meeting vs. the Bears he had a sack, a forced fumbled, and a 31-yard fumble recovery for a score. Donald has 0.5+ sacks in 10 of his last 15 games.
* Chris Long has three sacks in his last three meetings against the Bears.
Bears Notes
* Jay Cutler has 139 touchdown passes with the Bears and passed Hall of Fame quarterback Sid Luckman [137] for most in team history last Monday. He’s won both career starts against St. Louis. He has 12 game winning touchdowns in the 4th quarter since joining the Bears in 2009, which is most in the NFL during that spans.
* Jeremy Langford had a career-high 142 scrimmage yards [72 rush, 70 receiving] and a touchdown last week.
* Kyle Long is the brother of Rams’ DE Chris Long.
* Alshon Jeffery has 100+ receiving yards in three straight games, which is tied for the longest streak in team history. In the past three games, he’s had 28 catches for 414 yards [138 per game], with two touchdowns.
* Martellus Bennett has a touchdown in both career games against the Rams. Since 2014, he leads all NFL tight ends with 135 catches.
* Lamarr Houston had two sacks last week against the Chargers.
* Pernell McPhee has five sacks, an interception, and a blocked field goal in his last six games. He had a sack in his only game against the Rams [9/25/2011 with the Ravens].
* Antrel Rolle has three interceptions [and two touchdowns] in his career against the Rams.
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