The temperature hit 88 degrees under cloudless skies and lead singer Anthony Kiedis stripped off his No. 16 Jared Goff jersey during the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ pregame concert in the west end zone.
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After a frustrating performance opening weekend, the Los Angeles Rams are on the rise in the 2016 NFL Power Rankings for Week 3.
L.A. quarterback Case Keenum was 18/30 for 239 yards, no touchdowns, no interceptions.
Michael had 60 yards rushing but didn’t get to run it consistently – just 10 times in Seattle’s 61 offensive plays. “But I’m going to gripe about calls all the time”.
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.
The Seahawks took over on their 12-yard line with 1 minute 53 seconds left, plenty of time for Wilson, who needed 3 1/2 minutes to drive Seattle 75 yards in 14 plays for the game-winning score with 31 seconds left in a season-opening 12-10 win over Miami.
“We need to score some touchdowns, but we’ll keep working on that”, Fisher said. “I can’t lie to you, I didn’t know it was going to be loud like that”. Our first game back here the fans were incredible.
The jerseys aren’t the only throwbacks being sold this season by the Rams, who are rekindling the love of the nation’s second-largest city for a sport and a team returning from 21 seasons away.
The tailgate parties began at dawn. “It may not have been the prettiest game, but it was a lot of fun”.
USC fans have kept the Coliseum busy on fall Saturdays, but the Trojans particularly their struggling teams of the past half-decade don’t command the same passion in a town that lives for the biggest events on the grandest stages. It was a dream come true for Rams fans when the team took down the Seattle Seahawks.
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Marc Barron made ten tackles, nine of them solo, and got the all important hit on Christine Michael to cause the fumble and hand the Rams a win in their home opener.
They spent the next 15 years playing in Anaheim before steadily diminishing crowds. Although the Los Angeles offense generated slightly better results, the team’s defense was the difference. But he also says teams may have figured out in the offseason how to compensate for the adjustments Seattle made previous year for its poor offensive line play. 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.
At times, the tiresome roar of chatter was the loudest sound from the crowd until the fourth quarter when they were on their feet cheering the Rams’ defense.
The crowd included Magic Johnson, several current Los Angeles Lakers and several more Los Angeles Kings.
It was just the second time the Rams and Seahawks have faced off in the Coliseum, with the other meeting coming in 1976 in a game that was won by the Rams 45-6.
“I thought the defense played really well again and held them down for the most part, but (the Rams) did make some plays and enough to get the field goals”, Carroll said.
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FOND FAREWELL?: Just when the Rams have established a bit of momentum with this big party in their hometown, they’re back on the road nearly exclusively until November.
