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Los Angeles Rams headlines for Saturday, Nov. 16

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(WATCH) NFL’s 100 greatest teams: the 1999 St. Louis Rams | NFL Network

The 1999 St. Louis Rams scored a league-high 32.9 points per game, went 13-3, and won Super Bowl XXXIV thanks mainly to an offense that became known as “The Greatest Show on Turf.

Game preview: Rams and Bears set for Sunday Night Football showdown | Rams’ official site

The Rams (5-4) and the Bears (4-5) will square off at 5:20 pacific time on Sunday Night Football, facing each other for the second time in less than a year.

How to watch: Rams vs. Bears on Sunday Night Football | Rams’ official site

The Los Angeles Rams (5-4) host the Chicago Bears (4-5) on Sunday, Nov. 17 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in the first of back-to-back primetime home contests for L.A. The game will be broadcast on NBC with a kickoff time set for 5:20 p.m. PT.

Rams to host Chicago Bears for “Salute to Service” Game | Rams’ official site

The Los Angeles Rams will host the Chicago Bears for their Salute to Service military appreciation game on Sunday Night Football on November 17 at 5:20 PM PT at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum.

Rams-Bears will feature two of the games top pass rushers | Rams’ official site

Rams QB Jared Goff practices against the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year and is set to face a former one for a second time, so his perspective on each is one few other quarterbacks around the league can claim.

Week 11 matchups to watch: Bears at Rams | Bears’ official site

When the Bears travel to Los Angeles to take on the Rams Sunday night, keep an eye on these matchups.

Los Angeles Rams aren’t flying high on offense anymore | Chicago Tribune

The Los Angeles Rams’ high-flying offense hasn’t recovered from its Super Bowl crash.

The Rams (5-4) have not scored a touchdown in 19 drives and they’re averaging 7.8 fewer points per game than last season. Sean McVay’s innovative ideas that helped turn the Rams into NFC champions in just his second season seem to have run dry.

Bears were the first to stop the Rams and Sean McVay | ESPN

The Los Angeles Rams’ offensive line has been decimated by injuries, and behind it, quarterback Jared Goff has struggled to improvise. And now the Rams host a Chicago Bears defense on Sunday (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC) that became the first unit to effectively stop Rams coach Sean McVay’s offensive juggernaut last season.

Brooks: What happened to the Rams’ offense? | NFL Network

What’s wrong with Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams’ offense? That’s the million-dollar question floating around league circles, with the defending NFC champions now sitting at 5-4 following another dismal offensive performance in last Sunday’s 17-12 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Who’s to blame for Gurley’s terrible season as a receiver? | Rams Wire

A lot has gone wrong with the Los Angeles Rams this season, but there may be no bigger storyline than Todd Gurley’s precipitous fall from being one of the most productive running backs in the NFL to one who ranks 72nd in the NFL in yards from scrimmage.

Rams will “continuously drill” Goff on avoiding fumbles | Rams Wire

Jared Goff is having a rough year despite ranking among the league leaders in passing yards. He’s regressed in every other notable statistical category, from completion percentage to touchdowns, to turnovers to yards per attempt. His passer rating has dropped significantly, too, going from over 100 in 2017 and 2018 to 82.7 this season.

Why Sunday’s game means so much to Joseph-Day | Rams Wire

Sebastian Joseph-Day went from a healthy scratch for 16 games as a rookie in 2018 to a starter at nose tackle for the Rams this season. He’s done a great job replacing Ndamukong Suh on the interior, filling the very big shoes left by the former All-Pro defensive tackle.

These maps show the Rams dominate the Charger in SoCal ticket sales | LA Times

Since their move to Los Angeles in 2016 the Rams and Chargers have tried to carve out fans in the biggest market without an NFL team.

Rams are finding ways to defend their 5-4 start | LA Times

Halfway through a season that followed a Super Bowl appearance, the Rams are on the verge of falling out of playoff contention.

2019 PFF Week 11 power rankings | Pro Football Focus

The Rams rank...8th...ahead of the 8-2 Seattle Seahawks.

Week 11 injury report roundup | Pro Football Talk

Week 11 of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win (and a few other things) by the Browns and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday.