Pro Football Spotlight : L.A. Benched / Week 12

* At 1 p.m. in Los Angeles it was 75 degrees as the dense morning fog cleared to hazy afternoon sunshine. There was 0% chance of rain and 0% chance of professional football.

* On this date in 1978, the Rams improved their record to 10-2 with a 31-29 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

* Hmmm, a loss, a quarterback injured, several fights in the stands . . . what exactly are the Raiders getting in Oakland that they couldn’t have had here? Several players on the Raiders and Cowboys complained about a poor playing field. “I think half the plays I was almost falling,” Raider wide receiver James Jett said. “The footing was real bad.”