Los Angeles Rams head coach Jeff Fisher no longer has to answer questions about when Jared Goff will get his chance. Ready or not, the No. 1 pick in the 2016 NFL draft will make his first NFL start Sunday.
Despite the Rams sitting at 4-5, Keenum has failed to lead a TD drive in two of those victories, including in Sunday’s 9-6 win at the New York Jets. On the season, Keenum has completed 61 percent of his passes for 2,169 yards with nine TDs and 11 interceptions. In his past three games, Keenum has only two TD passes and five interceptions.
The Rams are dead last in the NFL in points per game at 15.4 and in first downs at 17.4 per game. Todd Gurley has struggled to run the ball, and the Rams have not generated enough of a passing game to help him out or compensate for it.
Goff’s schedule is not easy. After facing the Dolphins, winners of four straight, the Rams play their next four after that against contending teams, with three of those on the road. They go to the New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots in Weeks 12 and 13, respectively, and follow that up with a home game against the division-leading Atlanta Falcons and a Thursday night game at the Seattle Seahawks.