Los Angeles Rams they recovered from the injury of their starting quarterback, and from the injury to their best player in the squad, to overtake their division rivals Seattle Seahawks a la Round of jokes of the National Conference.
John Wolford started as a quarterback for the Rams, Instead of Jared Goff, Who suffered a thumb injury to his right hand during Week 16 in front of his own Seahawks. However, at the start of the match, Wolford he suffered a neck injury which sent him to the hospital by ambulance from the stadium, during the same match, with Goff entering the meeting, but showing little accuracy in the passes.
Later, the defensive Aaron Donald he suffered a rib injury which caused him to address the investor twice. Donald he was having a brilliant, pressing match Russell Wilson, Before the injury in the second half, and with the score under control towards the end of the game, he did not enter again.
To make matters worse, in the last moments of the game, the receiver open Cooper Coup he also headed to the locker rooms, damaged, though he himself was a factor for most of the game.
Here are the most important points that left us the third confrontation so far in the campaign between Rams i Seahawks:
Key moment: The “pick-six” of Wilson, Who returned Darious Williams 42 yards to annotation. Wilson threw what he hoped would be a simple pass screen to DK Metcalf, But Williams read the play perfectly and anticipated the ovoid and the attempt to block Freddie Swain for the annotation that opened the scoring at 13-3. The offensive of Seattle he had no rhythm all night, and the play served to establish the confidence of the defensive unity of the Rams, Who played dominantly.
Key figure: Cam Akers. The novice runner of the Rams set a record for a rookie in the playoffs for the franchise, with 131 yards on 28 carries with a touchdown, in addition to adding another 45 yards on two receptions, against a defensive Seattle which at times played well. Without much aerial play to boast about, the Rams deposit the game in the hands of Akers and he guided them to victory.
The key statistics: 37-0. It is the brand of the head coach Sean McVay a la NFL when his team goes up in half time, including today’s win. When the time came to Camp Lumen, And with the Rams for 20-10, McVay he understood that he was carrying the winning ones according to what little we saw of them Seahawks in the first half, though Goff he was not in ideal condition to play.
The following: the Rams expect rival according to the two remaining matches to play in the NFC Joker Round, In what may be the tour deepdida of the defensive coordinator Brandon Staley, Who is increasingly generating interest for teams looking for new head coach. In the meantime, Seattle you will wonder how this team went from being, still, in the fight for first place in the planting of the conference, One of the worst playoff performances of the era Pete Carroll, In just one week. Probably start with better protection for Wilson it could be a good first step.