To tip the scale and make it 6-5, the Seahawks will have to pack that second half offense they flashed the last two games and bring it with them to L.A. Russell Wilson is 5-5 against the Rams since entering the NFL in 2012. For Seattle to have any success and find themselves with a chance of heading home with a win, they will have to simply stop the running game and force quarterback Jared Goff to beat them through the air. Expect to see a heavy dose of touches either way for Gurley come Sunday. Gurley has rushed for over 100 yards in two straight contests and currently ranks first in the NFL with seven combined rushing and receiving touchdowns. Los Angeles tailback Todd Gurley has seemingly gotten better and better every week this season. Seattle has given up 134 yards rushing per game this year. Seattle’s surprisingly and uncharacteristically trend of allowing running backs to gash the defense this year could prove to be the make or break factor in this week’s matchup. If defensive lineman Donald and company can get in the backfield and cause havoc, Seattle fans could sadly witness a repeat of Week 14 last year. With that said, the main precursor to a Seattle loss heading into their bye week most definitely is the offensive line and how well they can protect Wilson. Give me those numbers and more points this Sunday and I think any fan would like Seattle’s chances. When the Seahawks traveled to Los Angeles last year, yes, the offense struggled scoring only three points, but Wilson surprisingly only took two sacks and had no interceptions. In those ten games, Wilson has been sacked 39 times. Since Russell entered the league, he has played the Rams ten times. Pressure seems to be the Seahawks achilles heel every time they find themselves playing the Rams. No matter what game plan head coach Pete Carroll and offensive line coach Tom Cable come up with, it never appears to come close to getting the ultimate job done, protecting Russell Wilson. A one-man wrecking crew seemingly every time Seattle plays the Rams. This would help open it up for Wilson to air it out and attack through the air. This Rams front is a vulnerable and penetrable run defense at the moment so Seattle should look to ground and pound the ball early and often with Rawls and Eddie Lacy. I know based on his injury history this is wishful thinking but I’m going to play the optimistic Seattle Seahawks fan here and say even though he lost the running back job once, he won’t let that happen again. One name to watch after the heartbreaking loss of rookie phenom running back Chris Carson is potential season savior Thomas Rawls. The time to strike is right now for Russell Wilson, Thomas Rawls and his plethora of receivers. On top of that, in their last two games they have surrendered over 400 yards on the defensive side of the ball. But against the pass, the Rams have given up 216.2 passing yards, which is 13 th best in the league. For the season, the Rams have given up 151.5 yards rushing per game. On the flipside of that last stat, the Rams have also been quietly just plain “bad” and vulnerable on defense the last couple of weeks. New England had the second most points heading into Week 5 129 points on the year. INTERESTING MATCHUPS-PLAYERS TO SPOTLIGHTĭon’t look now, but the Los Angeles Rams lead the NFL in points scored with 142, prior to the Thursday Night Game. It would put Seattle back atop the division with a potential 2-0 division record heading into the Week 6 bye. This is a chance to make a statement within the division and for themselves. Through the first quarter of the season, that may not seem like that bad of a situation, right? Either way you look at it, this should be considered a very big game and taken extremely serious because of the strong NFC & NFC West divisional implications. The Seahawks (2-2) find themselves trailing the Rams (3-1) by one game and tied with the Arizona Cardinals in second place. Currently, the Los Angeles Rams sit in first place atop the NFC West, surprising I know.
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