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Los Angeles Rams @ Denver Broncos

BOOK DEN 42% MODEL DEN 49%
Week 3 · 2026-09-27 · 20:20 · Empower Field at Mile High (outdoors) · grass
Last 5 yrs H2H: LAR 10 DEN
LAR -3.0
Vegas line (context)
45.5
Game total O/U
Final (away–home)
MODEL is the power-ratings spine — preseason, prior-only until 2026 snaps exist. Calibrated most-likely, no proven edge vs the close; the book number is shown beside it on purpose. Not a pick.

On the Field 2025 unit strength

LAR OFFENSE vs DEN DEFENSE
DEN DEFENSE LAR OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 42% run Avg pace
DEN OFFENSE vs LAR DEFENSE
LAR DEFENSE DEN OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 41% run Avg pace
Unit strength weaker · avg · stronger
Position groups are shaded by team-unit strength (2025 pass/rush EPA, offense and defense) — not individual players. The defensive front you see is the wall this offense has to run into.

Unit Matchups 2025 · rank of 32

LAR OFFENSE vs DEN DEFENSE
+0.23 #2 Pass attack even #6 -0.12
+0.03 #7 Run game even #10 -0.04
277 #2 Pass yards OFF +9 #11 212
127 #7 Rush yards even #2 91
1.4 #2 Pass pro vs rush even #1 4.0
40% #16 3rd down DEF +14 #2 34%
68% #6 Red zone even #1 48%
DEN OFFENSE vs LAR DEFENSE
+0.08 #9 Pass attack even #10 -0.07
+0.00 #16 Run game even #12 -0.04
231 #17 Pass yards even #20 235
119 #16 Rush yards even #12 111
1.4 #1 Pass pro vs rush OFF +8 #9 2.8
43% #9 3rd down even #6 36%
63% #16 Red zone DEF +8 #8 56%
Rank gaps are where games tilt — a bottom-8 defense meeting a top-8 offense is the mismatch worth knowing about. 2025 regular-season data; EPA from play-by-play. Context, not a pick.

Pressure Matchup sacks · 2025

LAR PASS RUSH vs DEN PASS PRO
Myles Garrett DE 23.0 sacks '25
Byron Young LB 12.0 sacks '25
Kobie Turner DE 7.0 sacks '25
1.4 #1 sacks allowed /g #1 2.8
DEN PASS RUSH vs LAR PASS PRO
Nik Bonitto LB 15.0 sacks '25
Jonathon Cooper LB 9.0 sacks '25
Zach Allen DE 8.5 sacks '25
1.4 #2 sacks allowed /g #9 4.0
A top pass rush against a line that already leaks sacks is where pressure rate breaks a game open — the left rank is the blocking side, the right is the rush.

Position Matchups 2025 per-game · last-10 form

LAR

Matthew Stafford QB vs #6 PASS D 282.1 pass y/g 4/10
Kyren Williams RB vs #10 RUN D 71.8 rush y/g 5/10
Puka Nacua WR1 vs #6 PASS D 107.7 rec y/g 5/10
Davante Adams WR2 vs #6 PASS D 57.3 rec y/g 7/10
Jordan Whittington WR3 vs #6 PASS D 12.1 rec y/g 3/10
Colby Parkinson TE vs #6 PASS D 32.9 rec y/g 7/10

DEN

Bo Nix QB vs #10 PASS D 233.9 pass y/g 5/10
J.K. Dobbins RB vs #12 RUN D 77.2 rush y/g 5/10
Courtland Sutton WR1 vs #10 PASS D 57.2 rec y/g 5/10
Jaylen Waddle WR2 2025: MIA vs #10 PASS D 56.9 rec y/g 4/10
Troy Franklin WR3 vs #10 PASS D 41.7 rec y/g 4/10
Evan Engram TE vs #10 PASS D 27.1 rec y/g 4/10
Dot strips are each player's last 10 games against his own 2025 average — form, not a prop grade; we hold no lines yet. Grey team tags mark stats earned elsewhere. No pick.