Los Angeles Rams they recovered from their starting quarterback’s injury and their best player on the squad to beat their division rivals Seattle Seahawks in the National Conference Wild Card Round.
John Wolford started out as a quarterback for the Ramming, instead of Jared Goff, who sustained an injury to their right thumb during week 16 Seahawks. At the start of the match Wolford suffered a neck injury that sent him to hospital by ambulance from the stadium during the same game with Goff entering the match, but with little precision in his passing.
Later, the defensive Aaron Donald He sustained a rib injury that caused him to go to the locker room twice. Donald I had a brilliant game, under pressure Russell WilsonBefore the injury in the second half, and with the score under control by the end of the game, he did not return to come in.
As if that wasn’t enough, in the final moments of the game, the wide receiver Cooper Coup He also made his way to the locker room, hurt, although he played a part for most of the game.
Then the main points that the third confrontation has left us so far between this campaign Ramming and Seahawks:
Key moment: The “pick-six” van Wilson, who returned Darious Williams 42 meters before landing. Wilson threw what he hoped was a simple screen pass DK Metcalf, but Williams read the game perfectly and anticipated the ball and the attempted blocking of it Freddie Swain for the score that opened the score to 13-3. The offensive of Seattle lacked the all-night rhythm, and the piece served to gain the confidence of the defending unit Ramming, who played in a dominant way.
Key figure: Cam Akers. The rookie runner of the Ramming the target of a debuting player in a playoff game for the franchise, with 131 yards on 28 carries with a touchdown, in addition to adding another 45 yards on two receptions, against a defense of Seattle that he sometimes played well. Without much passing game to brag about, the Ramming they put the game in the hands of Akers and he led them to victory.
The main statistic: 37-0. It is the hallmark of the head coach Sean McVay in the NFL when his team moves up at half time, including today’s win. When peace came Lumen field, and with Ramming on 20-10, McVay understood that he had the upper hand according to how little we of the Seahawks in the first half, with anything and everything Goff he was not in an ideal position to play.
What is next: The Ramming they expect to rival according to the two games to be played in the NFC Wild Card round, in what may be the defending coordinator’s departure journey Brandon Staley, which is generating increasing interest for teams looking for a new head coach. Meanwhile, Seattle You’ll start thinking about how this team went from, still, in the battle for first place to seeding the Conference, to one of the worst playoff performances in the era Pete Carroll, in just one week. Probably start with better protection for that Wilson it could be a good first step.