Rams vs. Seahawks NFC West Showdown: Key Players and Impact

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00:00Let's go to a divisional duel on Sunday out in Seattle in the NFC West. It's the Pacific

00:09Northwest. It's a Rams team that had won two games in five days to resurrect their season

00:15capped off with that Thursday night victory last week at home against the Minnesota Vikings.

00:21The Seattle Seahawks started 3-0, dropped three straight, won a game outright as an

00:26underdog in Atlanta against the Falcons, and then lost last week in a big way to Buffalo

00:32at home, not covering as a three-point home dog. But Blue, some late news affecting this

00:37game in the week. Puka Nakua injured at practice, injured his knee. They do not expect it to

00:44be an overly severe injury, but again, puts his status in question for Sunday in Seattle.

00:51How do you break down this divisional duel that is a basic pick-em on that money line?

00:56Yeah, and I think the problem with Puka is that he's been dealing with this knee injury

01:00for quite a while, right? So you have to wonder how consistently he's going to be in the lineup

01:04and how consistently he can perform. Obviously really good when he's in there, as is Cooper

01:08Kupp, but I think it's, as you, to your point, it could impact the outcome of this matchup.

01:15I would say though, since it is basically a pick-em, these two teams have been really

01:20inconsistent. I think Joe and I were both surprised at the performance by Seattle against

01:26Atlanta. I'm not as surprised that Buffalo took care of it, but they took care of them

01:32pretty easily out in Seattle, a long trip to get that W. I have to pick the Rams here

01:38because I think offensively, they're probably the most consistent unit of the four on the

01:44field on Sunday. It's a divisional home dog spot, so I don't generally like to bet into

01:51that, but you highlighted the fact that it's just a point and a half right now, Ben, and

01:55it's effectively a money line play. I just trust the Rams and their coaching staff a

02:00little bit more than the Seahawks, admitting that it is a coin toss kind of game.