Saints vs. Rams first look: Scouting Los Angeles on offense, defense, special teams (1 Viewer)

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By Rod Walker | The Advocate

Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints (NFC Championship)

When: 2:05 p.m. Sunday

Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans

TV: Fox

Radio: WWL-AM, 870; WWL-FM, 105.3 in New Orleans; KMDL-FM, 97.3 in Lafayette; WDGL-FM, 98.1 in Baton Rouge; en español: WGSO-AM, 990; WVDU-FM, 97.9

Records: Saints 14-3; Rams 14-3

Coaches: Saints, Sean Payton (118-74 in regular season, 8-5 in playoffs), 12th season; Rams, Sean McVay (24-8 in regular season, 2-1 in playoffs), 2nd season

Offense: The Rams' offense looks a little different than it did in November when the Saints beat them 45-35 in the Dome. They now have a 2-headed monster in the backfield. You know all about All-Pro RB Todd Gurley, who finished third in the league in rushing (1,251 yards) this season after being named the NFL's Offensive Player of the Year a season ago. But the Rams acquired C.J. Anderson since then and he's played like a man among boys. He's averaging 140 yards per game and averaging 6.4 yards per carry in his three games with the Rams. That includes a 167 yard outing against the Arizona Cardinals and 123 yards in the divisional round against the Dallas Cowboys. Anderson and Gurley (115 yards) both went over 100 yards vs. Cowboys in a game Rams rushed for a whopping 273 yards. ...

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