Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota Vikings 12/26/21 - NFL Picks & Predictions

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams visit U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota to play the Minnesota Vikings. Los Angeles improved to 10-4 following a 20-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday night. Los Angeles is tied first in the NFC West with Arizona. Matthew Stafford passed for 244 yards with two touchdowns and one interception and Sony Michel rushed for 92 yards. The Los Angeles defense held Seattle to 214 yards of total offense.

Matthew Stafford has passed for 4,142 yards with 35 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, the leading rusher is Darrell Henderson Jr with 671 yards and five touchdowns, while Cooper Kupp is the leading receiver with 1,625 yards and 14 touchdown receptions. On defense, Jordan Fuller is the leading tackler with 96 and Aaron Donald is the leader of quarterback sacks with 11.0.

Minnesota looks to keep its playoff hopes alive with a victory on Sunday at home when hosting the Rams. Minnesota improved to 7-7 with a 17-9 victory over the Chicago Bears on Monday. Minnesota is second in the NFC North and remains in the NFC Wild Card hunt. Minnesota gained only 193 yards of total offense but the Vikings forced Chicago into three turnovers.

Minnesota quarterback Kirk Cousins has passed for 3,656 yards with 29 touchdowns and six interceptions. The leading rusher for Minnesota is Dalvin Cook with 1,067 yards and six touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Justin Jefferson with 1,335 yards and nine touchdown receptions. On defense, Eric Kendricks is the leading tackler with 127 and DJ Woonum and Danielle Hunter each have 6.0 quarterback sacks.