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Game Notes: Los Angeles Rams at Indianapolis Colts (1-Oct-23)

The 1-2 Los Angeles Rams make the trip to the 2-1 Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, October 1. The kickoff is scheduled for 1:00PM ET at Lucas Oil Stadium. These two foes most recently dueled on on Sunday, September 19, 2021 as the Rams topped the Colts 27-24.

The Rams are 3-7 over their last 10 games. And the Colts have put together a 2-8 record over their last 10 games.

The Rams have lost their last 2 games, they have also lost 8 of their last 9 games on the road.

The Colts have won their last 2 games, and they have also lost their last 6 games at home.

Per the odds, the game is even. The over/under is set at 45.0.

The Rams are paced by Matthew Stafford who has thrown for 910 yards, 2 td passes with 4 picks this year. Puka Nacua has 30 catches for 338 yards and 0 TDs.

The Colts are led by Gardner Minshew II who has thrown for 398 yards, 2 td passes with 0 interceptions this season. Zack Moss has barreled for 210 yards with 1 TDs. Michael Pittman Jr. has 25 catches for 230 yards and 1 TDs.

The Rams are in 3rd in the NFC West while the Colts sit on top of the AFC South.

Gardner Minshew II is 3-11 in his last 20 starts.

The Rams enter off a loss to the Cincinnati Bengals 19-16 while the Colts arrive after a postive performance in a win over the Baltimore Ravens 22-19.

Next week the Rams host the the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Colts visit the Tennessee Titans.

Game Details

• Matchup: Los Angeles Rams (LAR) at Indianapolis Colts (IND)
• Date: October 1, 2023
• Time: 1:00PM ET
• Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
• TV: FOX
• Lucas Oil Stadium Kick-Off Weather Forecast: Clouds; 79F; 54% humidity; wind: ESE 5 mph

TEAM STATS COMPARISON

2023 LAST 10
LAR IND LAR IND
Record 1-2 2-1 3-7 2-8
Home Record 0-1 0-1 2-2 0-5
Away Record 1-1 2-0 1-5 2-3
Points Scored/Game 23.0 24.7 20.8 20.6
Points Allowed/Game 20.7 23.3 21.9 29.4
Point Differential +7 +4 -11 -88
Yards/Game 368.0 320.0 299.3 300.7
Yards Allowed/Game 284.7 365.0 353.2 370.3
Passing Yards/Game 284.0 210.0 173.0 179.8
Passing Yards Allowed/Game 181.0 250.7 197.9 235.8
Rushing Yards/Game 84.0 110.0 98.6 120.9
Rushing Yards Allowed/Game 103.7 114.3 112.2 134.5
First Downs/Game 23.3 18.7 17.6 17.6
First Downs Allowed/Game 17.7 21.3 19.1 22.0
3rd Down Conv % 45.2 34.8 40.4 29.3
Opp 3rd Down Conv % 25.7 38.3 32.3 42.1
Turnover Margin -3 +2 +3 -2
Total Games 3 3 10 10

Los Angeles Rams 2023 Leaders

PASSING C-A YDS TD INT SK
Matthew Stafford 76-126 910 2 4 7
RUSHING ATT YDS TD LNG
Kyren Williams 39 142 3 9
RECEIVING REC YDS TD LNG
Puka Nacua 30 338 0 37

Indianapolis Colts 2023 Leaders

PASSING C-A YDS TD INT SK
Gardner Minshew II 46-69 398 2 0 5
RUSHING ATT YDS TD LNG
Zack Moss 48 210 1 24
RECEIVING REC YDS TD LNG
Michael Pittman Jr. 25 230 1 39

Last 10 Meetings

DATE TIME RESULT
Sun 19-Sep-21 1:00PM Los Angeles Rams d. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 27-24
Sun 10-Sep-17 4:05PM LOS ANGELES RAMS d. Indianapolis Colts 46-9
Sun 10-Nov-13 1:03PM St. Louis Rams d. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 38-8
Sun 25-Oct-09 1:00PM Indianapolis Colts d. ST. LOUIS RAMS 42-6
Mon 17-Oct-05 8:08PM INDIANAPOLIS COLTS d. St. Louis Rams 45-28
Sun 30-Dec-01 1:02PM ST. LOUIS RAMS d. Indianapolis Colts 42-17
Sun 01-Oct-95 1:00PM INDIANAPOLIS COLTS d. St. Louis Rams 21-18
Sun 17-Sep-89 4:00PM LOS ANGELES RAMS d. Indianapolis Colts 31-17
Sun 21-Sep-86 1:00PM Los Angeles Rams d. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 24-7
Sun 05-Oct-75 4:00PM LOS ANGELES RAMS d. Baltimore Colts 24-13

Head-to-Head Stats (last 10)

LAR IND
Last 10 Record 7-3 3-7
Home Record 4-1 2-3
Away Record 3-2 1-4

QB Career Comparison

CMP-ATT PCT YDs TDs INTs SKs PS REC (GMs)
Matthew Stafford 4584-7254 63.2% 52,992 335 173 451 4-3 (7)
Gardner Minshew II 360-563 63.9% 3,940 26 9 46 0-0 (0)

Starting QB Win-Loss Trends

• Matthew Stafford W-L last 20 games as a starter: 9-11
• Matthew Stafford last 20 games vs. Indianapolis Colts: 2-2

• Gardner Minshew II W-L last 20 games as a starter: 3-11
• Gardner Minshew II last 20 games vs. Los Angeles Rams: 0-0

Player Trends

• Puka Nacua has 3 straight games with at least 50+ receiving yards
• Puka Nacua has 3 straight games with at least 5+ catches

• Gardner Minshew II has 3 straight games with zero passing interceptions
• Zack Moss has 4 straight games with at least 70+ rushing yards
• Michael Pittman Jr. has 3 straight games with at least 50+ receiving yards
• Michael Pittman Jr. has 3 straight games with at least 5+ catches

Game Injuries

Los Angeles Rams:

Indianapolis Colts:

Betting Odds

• Favorite: EVEN
• Spread: EVEN
• Over/Under: 45.0

Betting Trends

Los Angeles Rams Indianapolis Colts
Last 5 ATS 2-2-1 2-3-0
Last 10 ATS 5-4-1 4-6-0
Last 10 ATS at Home 3-7-0
Last 10 ATS on Road 3-6-1
Last 10 Over-Under 3-7-0 7-3-0

Latest Super Bowl Odds

• Los Angeles Rams: +10000
• Indianapolis Colts: +8000

Rams vs. Colts Game Prediction

• Oddsmakers: EVEN
• GFA Model: Los Angeles Rams d. Indianapolis Colts 23-22

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