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ithout a doubt http://www.authenticslosangelesrams.com/cheap-greg-zuerlein-jersey , the Monday-night scoring extravaganza between the Rams and Chiefs was entertaining. It had more spectacular plays and head-spinning twists than a game of Madden or a matchup of teams from college football's defense-challenged conference.As for it being a pro football classic, no way.And for those yearning to see a rematch in the Super Bowl, don't count on it 鈥?unless each team finds a consistent defense.Yeah, we know, there were several big defensive plays that produced points in Los Angeles' 54-51 victory, the highest-scoring Monday night contest ever and the only time two teams have each exceeded 50 points in the same game. Aaron Donald might have cemented a second straight NFL Defensive Player of the Year award with his strip-sacks of Patrick Mahomes.There were three picks, though two came when Mahomes was in desperation mode. There were four lost fumbles as each defensive line made its present felt 鈥?for a few seconds.The box score looks as long as one of Andy Reid's play sheets.What America saw was Madden 19 at its most frenetic. And that's exactly what much of the current sporting public covets. Give them receivers running free like deer in a meadow ; light shows of points on the scoreboard; announcers fawning over the action while ignoring the quality of performance; and offensive records galore.This was a home run derby with major league sluggers in a Little League park. It was a hockey shootout with NHL skaters facing amateur goalies. A dunk contest on 9-foot rims.Fantastic fun? For sure.But it can also be seen as an indictment of how the NFL 鈥?helped along by college football's evolution 鈥?has headed toward flag football.How did we get to a point where the third-highest scoring game in NFL history, chock full of flying flags (21 accepted penalties for 195 yards), terrible coverage and some overzealous coaching is labeled a masterpiece?"A couple of things are contributing," says Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy, now an analyst for NBC. "The skills of the players on offense and the way the coaches are designing things is one. And the practice schedule that has been reduced really favors the offense now."You can't do as much work in the offseason and at training camp, and that hurts the defenses. Quarterbacks take their groups and they can get together and throw and work on their timing for two or three weeks. Defenses can't do that Youth Jared Goff Jersey , so they are behind the eight ball from the outset."And the rules and officials have evolved to favor receivers and quarterbacks.It comes to fruition weekly. Consider that the NFL has had the most points scored (7,791), most touchdowns (895) and most touchdown passes (570) through 11 weeks in its history. The 54-51 frenzy is the punctuation mark.At least so far.Dungy and his NBC studio partner, former safety Rodney Harrison, bemoan the lack of fundamentals on defense. We saw as many examples of that on Monday night as we did tight spirals from Mahomes and Rams quarterback Jared Goff."A lot of coaches in general go over scheme so much and designing things and how you play your responsibility and all the things offensive teams can do," Dungy says. "We have lost sight of the basics, you see the poor fundamentals."Adds Harrison, one of the best tacklers and cover guys at his position:"One thing I have learned weekly and has become a lot more prevalent because of all the emphasis on the changing of the rules is that they don't teach a lot of technique in college anymore. It's all about a scheme and all these different formations and you try to trick people and do all this misdirection. Coaches spend so much time on plays they forget about teaching technique."Cornerback don't have technique, they panic when they are down the field. The ball is in the air, they don't look back, can't make a play."It was something we saw plenty of Monday night. Of course, receivers such as Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce http://www.authenticslosangelesrams.com/cheap-john-sullivan-jersey , Brandin Cooks and Robert Woods can make any defenders look bad. But when skill players are uncovered so often, it makes you wonder if the offense is on a power play."As old school guys, we appreciate and we respect defense," Harrison adds. "I said something (Sunday) night: If I was a general manager, I would never hire a defensive-minded coach as a head coach. The league is about scoring points and developing young quarterbacks; see Andy Reid and the Chiefs, Sean McVay and the Rams, Matt Nagy and the Bears. You have these coordinators that have a very creative mind for offense. But look at their defenses, they don't have great defenses."The league has really changed."54-51 bears witness to that. With more likely to come. The Los Angeles Rams simply have to show up in Denver, deal with the snowy weather conditions, and handle their business against the Denver Broncos. Even though the LA Rams are a superior team in most areas, the Denver Broncos are much better than their performance last week against the New York Jets. I’m still picking the Rams to win without much of a struggle. But how will they win?Let’s get bold.Marcus Peters will prove that he’s healthy with his best game of the seasonOur favorite ball hawk CB, Marcus Peters White Aqib Talib Jersey , has stumbled a bit in the past couple of weeks, probably due to complications with his calf injury that he may have returned too early from. He says he’s 100%, while Grandpa Wade says that he’s been battling injury issues. Regardless, Peters will be playing with a chip on his shoulder in Denver, well aware of the criticism. I predict that Peters will have 2 interceptions, and one of them will be a 50+ return for a touchdown.The Broncos run game will be shut down RB Royce Freeman and RB Phillip LIndsay have a combined for 5.5 yards per carry for the Broncos, which been the most positive element of their offense so far this season. However, the Rams’ defensive line has been answering questions all week about their inability to stop the run and Ndamukong Suh, Michael Brockers, and Aaron Donald are cause some havoc. Look for the Rams’ D to keep the Broncos’ running game to less than 50 yards while causing two fumbles (the snow makes football fun!)Todd Gurley II goes for five touchdowns because he canLast week, the Broncos failed to contain the New York Jets’ running backs in space, allowing them to get to the second level Youth Tyler Higbee Jersey , eventually amassing 323 yards on the ground. RB Todd Gurley II thrives in situations llike this, which makes him destined to rush for over 200 yards and five touchdowns. No turnovers for the Rams’ offenseEven though QB Jared Goff doesn’t have a long history of playing games in cold conditions, I predict that he’ll play smart and clean, not giving up any turnovers. In fact, Goff will throw for for 275+ yards,even tossing a couple of touchdown passes to keep the narrative going that he’s elite.This game presents a handful of challenges, so predicting a blowout against a defense led by LB Von Miller is not the smartest decision. But that’s why I’m paid the big bucks. Rams win, 52-6