“This is what we do at home”.
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“We have to not have offensive pass interference penalties”, he said. Although they have five decades of history in southern California there is a generation of National Football League fans in Los Angeles who have no connection to the team that spent 21 seasons playing in St. Louis. He was 3-for-3, and while not all of them were long ones, his longest and debatably most important was his 47-yard make in the fourth quarter. “So it wouldn’t have been automatic to say that in the 1960s and the 1970s the LA Rams would have been the biggest thing in the town, but I have to say they kind of were”. I’m just surprised at that. This means that aside from that one play, he totaled four catches for 23 yards, good for just over five yards per reception.
The drive included an incomplete pass from Wilson and a false start penalty on the Seahawks.
Three plays later, Wilson connected with Christine Michael. “They made it a tough place to play”.
“It’s a historical moment to be here and get our first opening home game”, said Ogletree, who had nine tackles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) Rams fans scream for autographs before the game against the Seattle Seahawks at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. “We’ve just got to put the ball in the end zone”. He sprained his right ankle in last week’s win over Miami. He was sacked three times.
A special moment on a historic day needed the proper celebration and acknowledgment. “I’m going to write stuff down, because I want to remember that forever”. West Coast rap and grilled meat aromas drifted among the fans gathered in the nearby parking lots and neighborhoods for a ritual confined to college games in LA for the past 21 years. Somehow, no matter how bad they are, the Jeff Fisher-coached Rams seem to have Seattle’s number.
Despite an inconsistent offence, the Rams got a solid effort from their defence to beat the Seahawks for the third straight time.
When you leave the Post-Dispatch picnic early on a attractive Sunday afternoon so you can go inside and root against the Rams, do you pause for a moment and wonder what is wrong with you?
People also crammed into bars and restaurants around the city to watch the contest, arriving early to stake out a good spot to witness the telecast of the game, which the Rams won 9-3.
And since this is LA, the cathartic moment came with a West Coast touch: The Rams entered the stadium with Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis, shirtless in yellow uniform trousers, yelling their introductions to the crowd. A group of Rams Hall of Famers, including Jackie Slater, Marshall Faulk, Eric Dickerson and Jack Youngblood helped light the Coliseum’s torch, which also burned when the stadium hosted the 1932 and 1984 Olympics. “I just love it all, win or lose”.
“I don’t even think I was supposed to do that”, he said.
The city also has more venues, arenas and stadiums than any other American metropolitan area, and has hosted a number of worldwide sporting events including two Olympic Games, the FIFA World Cup final and seven NFL Super Bowls. Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman played for the first time near his hometown of Compton. Quinn recorded a fumble-producing sack to end the first half.
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It was Carroll’s first game at the venue since he left USC and headed to Seattle in January 2010. The Rams shared the Hollywood spotlight Sunday with the Emmy Awards, which were being held up the street from the Coliseum.
