The Los Angeles Rams host the Seattle Seahawks in Week 2 of the NFL Schedule on Sunday, kick off time at 4:05 PM ET, at LA Memorial Coliseum. The Los Angeles Rams beat the Seattle Seahawks 9-3 in their first home game of the 2016-2017 season.
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However, running back Christine Michael fumbled after catching a pass from Wilson and Rams middle linebacker Alec Ogletree recovered with 57 seconds remaining to seal the win for Los Angeles. The Seahawks have scored a combined 15 points in their first two games, having beaten Miami 12-10 last week.
Russell Wilson said all along that he would be able to play Sunday in the Seattle Seahawks game at the Los Angeles Rams.
91,046 Attendance for the first Rams home game in Southern California since the 1994 season.
The Rams (1-1) were shut out in a 28-0 loss at San Francisco in their season opener. Before the final drive in which Russell Wilson completed a long pass to Tyler Lockett as well as two other passes, the Pro-Bowl quarterback totaled less than 200 passing yards. Keenum threw for more yards (130) and completed more passes (17) against the 49ers than he did when he beat the Seahawks in Seattle past year (103 yards and 14 completions).Read that again.
Both clubs struggled offensively, particularly in the run game, in the first half.
“Just stay with it, be patient”, he said Thursday, per the Los Angeles Times. The Rams and Seahawks combined for 19 penalties and 13 punts and went 7-of-25 on third downs.
“To come out and ptdplay like that, not give us a real shot to get ahead, was tough”, said Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, who returned to the stadium where he spent almost a decade as USC’s head coach.
All eyes will be on SEAHAWKS Wilson, who sprained his right ankle in Week 1 but has never missed a game. If Keenum, a former undrafted free agent and a practice-squad veteran, has another poor game, it’s reasonable to think the Rams might consider handing things over to Goff.
Win or lose against the visiting Seattle Seahawks, it hardly mattered for the Rams faithful on a gorgeous afternoon of unrelenting sunshine with temperatures peaking at 88 degrees Fahrenheit (31 degrees Celsius).
Marshall said after the game: “I thought I was done”. The Rams showed play-action proficiency while moving the ball well, but coach Jeff Fisher still wants to get his star running back into the end zone soon.
The Seahawks will be looking to start the season 2-0 following last weekend’s comeback win against the Miami Dolphins.
That said, Los Angeles is well aware of the type of dynamic quarterback that the 27-year-old has become given that he’s a divisional opponent that they face twice a season.
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What’s interesting to follow is the strategy the Seahawks are using in the first two weeks of the season going up against Suh and next week against Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald. The Seahawks should avoid defeat but the Rams will play significantly better than they did in Santa Clara on Monday.
