The 4 Reasons Why Derek Carr Will Lose In Saints at Rams (As Always!)
The Los Angeles Rams are a solid betting favorite in tonight's "Thursday Night Football'' visit from the New Orleans Saints, and there are any number of reasons for that 4-point point spread.
But here's one that seems sort of tucked away: Derek Carr can't beat L.A.
Los Angeles is on a bit of a roll, having won four of its last five to leap up into the playoff hunt. ... and the Rams currently have the No. 7 seed in the seven-team NFC playoff bracket.
But at 7-7, they are tied with a bundle of five other teams, including the Saints.
So what are the details behind the "tucked away'' logic? No, it's not necessarily SoFi Stadium. (In fact, Cooper Kupp might tell us it's definitely not SoFi.) So, it's not some one-sided advantage in terms of weaponry; as an example, running back Kyren Williams has been a huge part of the Rams offense this season, but Alvin Kamara has been more of the same for a longer period for the Saints.
No, it's Derek Carr. And we mean nothing personal here, but as colleague Cameron DaSilva at Rams Wire details ...
1- In three career games against the Rams, Carr - the Raider-turned-Saint - is 0-3.
2 - His TD:INT radio is zero:seven. That's right; against the Rams lifetime, Carr has zero touchdown passes and seven interceptions.
3- Carr has thrown at least two interceptions in every game he's played against the Rams.
4 - His career passer rating vs. L.A. is a woeful 52.3.
Yes, different teams. Different times. Maybe it can be argued that Carr is "due'' different results? But we'll say this: When DaSilva evaluates Carr's work here as "atrocious''? Maybe because it's the holidays ... he's being kind.
