NFL Week 16 starts with a bang, as the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks battle for the NFC's top seed on Thursday Night Football.
The pregame narrative: Sam Darnold threw four interceptions when these teams met in Week 11, and Seattle still nearly snuck out a win on the road. It makes sense, then, that the Seahawks are slight favourites at home, where they've gone 5-2 this year.
Check out my Rams vs. Seahawks predictions in this +340 SGP, featuring Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Kyren Williams.
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Rams vs. Seahawks predictions
SGP: Darnold 1+ INTs | Wiliams anytime TD | Smith-Njigba 60+ receiving yards (+340)
Daronold over 0.5 interceptions (-148): I have nothing against Darnold. The quarterback has improved by leaps and bounds since his days with the New York Jets, and he's a big reason why Seattle is 11-3.
But he's yet to win the "big game," and has some pretty damning results under the bright lights.
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Darnold took nine sacks and threw an interception against the Rams in the playoffs last year as a member of the Vikings. He was also awful in Week 18 as Minnesota tried (and failed) to claim the NFC North.
Los Angeles should put up points tonight, meaning Seattle will need to throw the ball.
I expect the QB to make some nice throws, but also some bad ones. Darnold has 11 INTs this year and has gotten picked off in six of his last 10 games.
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Williams anytime TD (+130): Davante Adams (hamstring) is out, which means Williams' chances of scoring just went up.
You might be thinking, "Shouldn't those looks be redirected to Puka Nacua?"
Sure, some of them will, but Adams' 16 targets inside the five-yard line are by far the most in the NFL. The next closest players have seven.
Williams has been on a tear near the goal line, scoring eight touchdowns in his last seven games while going 6-1 against this line.
In that span, he's received the second-most red-zone carries (13) in the NFL. There should be even more incentive to give him the rock with Adams sidelined.
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Smith-Njigba 60+ receiving yards (-445): This should be automatic given the way Smith-Njigba is playing.
The third-year wide out is pacing the NFL in receiving yards (1,541) and has smashed this line in all but one of his games.
- 75+ receiving yards in 13 of 14 games
- 90+ receiving yards in 12 of 14 games
- 100+ receiving yards in 9 of 14 games
JSN caught nine of 12 targets for 105 yards agianst the Rams in Week 11 and should repeat that performance against L.A.'s outside cornerbacks.
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Emmanuel Forbes and Ahkello Witherspoon have both allowed QB passer ratings north of 95.0, per RotoWire.
Rams vs. Seahawks predictions made at 9:30 a.m. ET on Dec. 18, 2025.
