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He's the battering ram of the NFL.

Todd Gurley, number 30.

Todd Gurley, getting it done in Texas.

As the Los Angeles Rams, a big underdog,

a lot of the money coming in on the Rams during the course of the week that pushed the line back.

But Todd Gurley, 121 yards at a 53-yard touchdown pass.

Did you watch that particular game?

Was that in your rotation there?

And Greg Zerline, like a soccer star, hit seven, a career high, seven field goals.

You know it's an exciting NFL game if you get to watch seven field goals, which is exactly what happened.

And the Rams end up walking out over the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium, Victoria.

So let's talk about that.

And the question in a game like this, in a game where the Dallas Cowboys, the big bad Dallas Cowboys,

last year the darlings of the NFL during the regular season, and then they put old

stink bomb up in the postseason.

But the darlings of last year, the Dallas Cowboys, against the upstart L.A. Rams.

So one random game, one random game, by the Rams, put up another 35 points.

The question is, does this particular outcome say more about the Cowboys or more about the Rams?

Well, to me, it says a lot more about the Rams, a lot more about the Rams because a couple of thoughts here.

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