"I'm pretty sure there's a lot of mistakes that we have to clean up." INJURIES "You never want to see another team or the opposing team, especially somebody in your own division, play harder than you," Metcalf said. He had a 10-yard touchdown toss to Metcalf in the first half, but Seattle had only one offensive play of longer than 15 yards. Geno Smith's second season as a starter got off to a rocky start as he completed 16 of 26 passes for only 112 yards. Seattle had just 12 yards of offensive and only first down in the second half. "I thought we lost our minds a little bit and we'll talk about that," Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. The frustration with the performance became evident in the closing minutes when DK Metcalf was flagged for taunting and Quandre Diggs was called for unnecessary roughness for a foul away from the play.
It couldn't sustain its own drives going 2 of 9 on third downs and settled for field goal attempts in the first half when touchdowns were needed. Seattle couldn't get off the field on third down. But many of the issues that emerged last season when the Seahawks ran into problems remained prevalent. Meanwhile, Seattle flopped entering a season where the belief was it could close the gap on San Francisco in the NFC West. "There might be some change in narratives and that doesn't affect any way that we'll go about our business right now." "I couldn't care less what's said outside," McVay said. Including that 2017 win, the Rams have won nine of the past 13 games against Seattle. The Rams handed Seattle its worst home loss since Los Angeles beat the Seahawks 42-7 during the 2017 season. The opener was a good indication the Rams can be more than just the outside expectations. That left Los Angeles relying on several unproven players surrounding the few remaining stars on the roster. The goal for Stafford, head coach Sean McVay and the rest of the Rams was to be competitive even after an offseason that due to salary cap issues saw most of the roster be gutted.
Akers added a 1-yard TD with 9:45 remaining on fourth-and-goal and left Seattle's fans booing the performance of the home team. Williams had a 1-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and his 7-yard score on the opening drive of the second half gave Los Angeles a 14-13 lead. He did so despite Kupp being sidelined for the first four games of the season while on injured reserve due to a hamstring injury. Stafford was brilliant picking apart Seattle's secondary for the 58th 300-yard passing game of his career in the regular season. "I think the big thing for us, though, is we care about it because we put the work in. I think the cherry on top of this is getting to see y'all reaction to it," Stafford said. "I think we're excited because we put the work in. Stafford threw for 334 yards even without Cooper Kupp, Kyren Williams and Cam Akers combined for three touchdown runs and the Rams stunned the Seahawks 30-13 on Sunday. The Rams looked far more than just competitive by outplaying and at times dominating the Seattle Seahawks to open the season. Matthew Stafford started the season without his favorite target, with a rebuilt and unproven offensive line, and with an outside narrative that the ceiling for the Los Angeles Rams this season is just being competitive.
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