God takes in leechs and he got in touchdown. Los Angeles is Jared Goff scoring the first points of the ball game. Same down. Newton trying to set up Scrany picks back the other way and down the sideline. He's Kenny Young. He makes a move and ends something. The ends one with a pick six, got to his right, throws his car touchdown. Oh Cooper cup. They call that third and cup. At the Rosenthal household, where my family has turned on me. No one rooting for the Patriots anymore.
Everyone's jumping ship because they looked sorry. On Thursday night against Lakisha Jackson Westling's Rams twenty four to three, the Rams take care of business. Felt like this thing was over early after or a camp Newton pick six made it seventeen nothing. It was about that point that um my son Walker wanted me to text Keisha and just let him know that he's a Rams fan and that he's on team Rams. And uh the picture Keisha sent back was just just buoyant. You know, you were glowing.
So you got this. You're wearing your your Rams jersey, your Rams shirt today and uh, I had to feel good, had to feel good to watch this tonight, Keisha. It's so great. But I will say this, I hated the comparisons to you know, super Bowl fifty three and whatnot, because there's just so many players that are not there anymore.
So it's like I didn't get the sense that it's just like I still feel the pain in agony, like this doesn't erase it, but you know, it was nice to get a win in but it's like a way to boot and not move on because no, look it didn't. It doesn't change anything, of course, as it really doesn't have much to do with it. But if the Rams had lost this game, man, you would have been miserable. You would have been thinking about that other super Bowl, and I would have told you something about where these
two teams are at. So what happened tonight, I think said a lot about these two teams. The Rams, to me, are one of the NFC favorites. Golf is still a problem and we'll get to that, but outside of that, they are I think one of the five or six best teams in the entire NFL. And the Patriots feel like they're lucky to be a fringe playoff contender. And here we are with four weeks left in the season,
and that's exactly what we saw Thursday night. We saw one team that was superior, that could win the game almost with the hand tied behind their back. They didn't. The Rams didn't even need to throw the ball tonight. I felt like a great night for your boys. Sean McVeigh man, Like cam Makers, that's all I can talk about. I'm just like, wait a minute, because it's been hard for me to watch like full Rams games with my son like pull me in multiple directions about my mom's
in town now. So I got to really focus on this game. And it's just like, man like, he was phenomenal. I'm just like, whoa he he is good. I mean the scheme, the scheme was great, and the play calling was great, and he is a very patient runner. He ended up with a hundred and seventy one yards on twenty nine carries. Uh, the numbers actually look worse because they just had him kind of running into an eight man line in the fourth and third quarter with the
game over. But he's someone coming out of college that I liked as much as any running back in this class, and I thought he's been a little hesitant this year and Uh, it's good to see him going because that is an amazing one to punch with him and Darryl Henderson. I think people are sleeping on Darryl Henderson being one of the most explosive running backs in the NFL. He's a little banged up right now. Was a short week,
makes sense to sit him. But you got them one too, even without Andrew Whitworth uh in the lineup, they are one of the best running teams in the NFL. I loved it. And he broke so many records today too. I kept like getting my note PAMs like wait, what did they just say? Okay he broke Okay, Well, what's some you know what? Scot he was the Rams. He was the most rushing yards for any Rams rookie since Night and three. The last peason through that was Jerome Bettis.
He's at uh, the most rookie yards, the most rushing yards for rookie this entire season, and the most ever against the New England Patriots. So he's just and it ended what was one of the craziest stats of the night that Joe buck throughout their a six game losing streak. Uh from the Rams to the Pages. The Rams hadn't beaten the Patriots since before the Super Bowl. That started at all, back when Ricky Hollywood was just, you know, knee high to a graphop. I couldn't believe that. So
it's nice. I do want to give mcmigh credit because to me, he's in my top three or four for coaches of the Year. What he did tonight early with tempo was awesome. They they caught the Patriots not really ready on a few third and downs where GoF must have snapped the ball with about thirty five seconds left. I mean, you, you do not see teams ever play that, even the Patriots, who used to play like insanely fast. That was like warp speed. It was just the first
driver too, and then you they adjusted. But that was one of the reasons they got some real easy third and twelves, third and tens early. And then he comes out all night using twelve personnel, and the broadcast talked about that. But two tight ends on the field, they went power. They kind of knew that the Patriots weren't gonna be buying any play action, not even they're gonna be begging golf to be throwing. And they didn't take
that bait they went to totally other way. So a couple of years after a Super Bowl where Belichick and McVeigh, I think, um, we're at the opposite ends of the talent spectrum. I think the Rams had a little more talent than the Patriots even back then. This time, the Rams had more talent and they out coached you boy. And I think he deserves some credit for hiring Brandon Staley, who's no one had ever heard of before, and he might win the defensive Coordinator of the Year worder Coordinator
of the Year award because he he is nasty. I mean, they could have played this game for another twenty minutes. Patriots weren't going to catch up and scored with the way the defense was playing. Man Like, oh my goodness, I just the defense is where it's at for me, Like Aaron Donald, Like, I know the stats everyone's looking at like sacks and whatnot, But on certain plays I'm just like, whoa even the first um, the pick six
or whatever from Kenny Young. I was looking and it was just like Aaron Donald was almost next to Kenny Young like running, I'm just like everywhere he's a freak. Um he there. I think they're the best defense in the league. I threw that out on me and at times this show last week, and Sheet thought that was crazy, and I was like, to me, it's them or the Steelers. You can't just do it off a reputation. You gotta
do on what you see now. A lot of you know, the Patriots make a lot of defenses look good right now, but that doesn't change the fact that the Rams are good, uh, each and every week. They're deep, they can stop you throwing, and we saw tonight and stop you running. Um. It
was tough though. I mean the Patriots, like the key offensive series for me for them was where they ran at twelve times in thirteen plays I think um in the second quarter and they got it inside the seven or so first in goal and they just ran it four times and I didn't mind it. Everyone's like, what are you doing? Cam Newton's looking bad, making bad decisions, not pitching the ball, and I'm like, that's what they do well, and if they can't win that way, it's
not gonna happen. I mean that they're just so limited it's it's pretty tough to watch. So what do you expect now from like your Patriots At quarterback. It's a good question. I wish I could hear still look better than Cam Newton. I mean, he looked a little better. He took a bunch of backs. He Jared Stidham has Um looks better. I think the last two weeks when
he's coming in each of the fourth quarters. Uh, they'll definitely ask Belichick about it after the game, which is probably happening right about now, So I hope this isn't out of date. Um, I think this could be the week that, yeah, he makes a switch to stid him, But it wouldn't surprise me at all if he stays loyal Belichick loves Cam and stuck with it for like one more week until they're officially knocked out of the
playoff contention. I mean, I'd be surprised that either one of those dudes has a legitimate chance to be their starter next year. So I think he's just thinking about this year. I did see a tweet from Um, if you're going to make a switch, now would be the time because you guys have what like to Sundays from now. I mean, don't don't put you guys on me. I'm not on the field. I don't like it. When people say we I didn't do anything, I mean, hell, my
families jumped ship. They're all routing on the routing for the Rams. Um, I mean, they're not going to make the playoffs. I didn't think they had much of a chance, but they really had to win out. Now they play three good teams in a row, Miami, Buffalo, UM, and then the Jets. So not three good teams in a row. They have to win out, and even then they must have no chance to make it. So this tonight, for
all intents and purposes, UM probably knocked him out. I'd like, I guess I would say, take a look at Steadham for three weeks. But Bill belichecks the goat, and he has his reasons for sticking with Cam Newton, and if he wants to stick with him for one more week, whatever, How about the Rams though this, I mean whatever, I'm just saying, like Cam's just not like letting go of the ball quickly. Everyone looks bad against the Rams, but he's clearly not comfortable in terms of just um like
what he's seeing out there. So the Patriots playoff road is almost over. But the Rams, this was a huge game for them because they get a little mini by and then they get the Jets, which is like another buy and then you're a tenant four. What tonight really clinched was all the Rams have to do to win the NFC West is go up to Seattle, win that game, and they win. That's it. Yep, you gotta feel confident
about that. They kind of own the Seahawks lately. Yes, now, if you said, um, I'd be like m But the NFC West has this weird sort of round robin thing where the forty niners on the Rams, the Rams of the Seahawks, and the cards weirdly on the forty niners, which is bare. And then you know, the Seahawks always played play good games, so that that sets up well that they they're not gonna get like, they're not gonna get home field advantage or anything like that happen. They
can win the division. The problem is winning the division isn't much of a reward because if you're the number five seed, you're probably gonna play your first game against the Giants or the or the Washington football team. Just not the worst draw. What are you rooting for? What am I rooting for? Yeah? Don't you wish that stadium was open tonight of all nights is the game. I'm
only wearing this T shirt because of you. I've been like saving it because I'm like, I don't want to waste an cute Rams outfit when I'm not even at the stadium, Like I just all the shots of I just I can't wait, like I'm gonna go nuts, is gonna go crazy the first time, Like I'm I'm there. This is This would have been the game that I would have gotten the kids tickets and they would have gone and it would have been a whole thing. We would have done a little pod afterwards and drive home
would have been nice. In a in a future time, will do it. I told Ellis, she'll be uh seventeen years old. She's nine right now, my daughter by the next time the Patriots are out here about once every eight years. Now, you gotta get walkers from Rams Gere. This is, this is. I don't I don't mind it. People people are weird about teams, like you know, they'll like they'll end up rooting for both teams whichever one's better that year. It's like they don't they don't live
in foxbor they never will. Before we go, I do want to give some positives for the Patriots. If you made it this far in your Patriots fans, you deserve some positives. So I don't know if we have any music or anything. I don't. We don't any music, alright. Five positives for the Patriots. Number one. No team loses quicker than the Patriots. They're like the Bill Callahan Washington team from a year ago on speed. They are Mark Ssster's favorite team. Each one of these games ends in
about two hours and fifty minutes. The Patriots. They might not win, but they get it over with quickly. Nikkil Harry number two. It's kind of sad their first round pick from a year ago. I thought that was maybe the best game of his career and it was only for forty nine yards. But he's coming along. Um. Cam Newton, your boy Erica made history tonight. That was the first. That was the first pick six thrown in the red zone off a screen pass and ten years by Cam Newton.
History That was that was that was more of a that was more of a joke, But that was a bit of a flukey play to have a pick six on a screen, like the the most safe thing you can do. Number four, no one opted out um during this game or even during this week from the Patriots season. And then the last thing is they came to Los Angeles, played the two l A teams and they outscored him forty eight. You have told me that beforehand, I'd be like, all right, that's cool, we just doubled up the charges
in the Rams. I just can't believe you wint to zero last week and then this game happens. I mean, credit to the Rams. They are phenomenal. Like you said, their defense is unmatched. But the defense didn't even have to be out there tonight. Like the Patriots shot themselves in the foot no matter what, like they could be. No, they're not gonna be any they're not gonna beat any
top ten. The last thing before we go, actually is what is your concern level about Jared goff So, because even in this win, it really started to feel like that McVeigh is starting to like coach around him a little bit, like a little bit of Carson Wentz vibes that I'm like, uh, they're like not really trusted him. They don't need to look a little iffy right now.
Up and down. It's like an emotional roller coaster because it's like when he's good, he's freaking good, and when he's not, it's just like it's yeah, that was something him, Mr Oros and then McVeigh kind of dial in it back and being like, bro, we don't need to. But also he's latting him on fourth down, you know, like quarterback, um get you know, the first down he got, the
rushing touchdown. Like I also feel like he was giving him a little bit of power at some points too, Like I feel like this one I would I didn't watch this game, and maybe you know, he better be able to be allowed to sneak it on fourth and goal. I don't know. They had give me the greatest story yards quarterback in the history of the NFL. Yeah, but it's like third and forty and he checks it down
ten ft. It's like ridiculous. Well, I don't think what they're gonna have Kim Newton a year from now, Erica. So that is great news for you. It was great to have you Keish in here. Um, any any parting thoughts, you know, for the listeners, for me, for my family, anything. I'm just happy to see you guys, Like this is the most interaction I like get with you guys like I never see Erica and sometimes I see you when
you pick up Chris from an appointment. But man, it's just you know, I got to put on a little makeup, felt normal for a minute. There you look good, um, and uh, we're gonna be We'll probably be talking to you again after some Rams playoff games. It's happening they're back when you're off for them, but they're back. That's a good sign of a good organization. That's it for us, um. Thanks Keith for joining and Dereka for a long day. We will be back on Sunday, of course with the
Week fourteen recap show. It should be fun until then, See yea Deuces s