Breaking
Tag

Rams

Browsing
Sports

This Tweet Was A Bad Reminder of How Close the Rams Were to Making the Playoffs

By

What a fun game, Andrew! I was having a great Monday morning…slept through my alarm, got to work a little late, and was scrolling through Twitter for a second in my car when I saw the tweet above. Definitely a great start to the day. I knew how close the Rams were to the playoffs up until Week 16, but the season is over, and I didn’t need a reminder.

It’s been clear all season that the Seahawks, despite Russell Wilson’s almost MVP-worthy season, are frauds. Like the tweet reminds us of…the Rams were a field goal away from beating the Seahawks back in Week 5, plus they routed them to a 28-12 victory a few weeks ago. They Rams weren’t the same team they were last season and they should’ve beaten them twice. They really showed flashed of brilliance this year, but just failed to be consistent.

If that’s not enough proof, their point differential this season was +7. If you are unfamiliar with “point differential”, +7 means that they only scored 7 more points than they gave up this season, which isn’t all that concerning until you compare it to the Ravens, whose point differential was +249. Now obviously the Ravens had an unreal offense, but even the Eagles, who struggled all year offensively, had a point differential of +31 – Rams were +30 btw.

Now, even though the Rams were so subpar this season, I can’t believe it had to come down to that one missed kick against the Seahawks. I’ve never liked the Seahawks…maybe it’s because Pete Carroll is a scumbag (ditched USC amid cheating scandal that he DEFINITELY knew about and chews gum like a psycho) or maybe it’s because they retired the number “12” in honor of their fans (hardo move). Either way, I’ll never be able to live down that pain I suffered at the hands of Greg Zuerlein on that fateful Thursday evening. I hate having to think about it now, and just reminds me how important every single game in an NFL season is – especially in your own division.

I do find solace in the fact that there’s no way in hell the Seahawks will make a Super Bowl run. The Rams probably wouldn’t have either, but at least they’re not frauds like the Seahawks.

Keep Reading
By
Sports

Rams Embarrass Seahawks on SNF – Are Playoffs Likely?

By

It has been two weeks since the Rams got destroyed by the Ravens on Monday Night Football, and I am fully back in on them. They were 100% in charge of last night’s Sunday Night Football game against the Seahawks, as they routed them to a 28-12 victory. As I predicted was going to happen, Russell Wilson had a rough night; although even I thought he would’ve thrown for at least ONE touchdown.

The Rams jumped out to an early lead, executing on both sides of the ball to take a 21-3 lead into halftime. The only spark in the game for the Seahawks was when Quandre Diggs intercepted Jared Goff for a 55-yard pick-six.

They were able to kick another field goal midway through the fourth quarter, but with it being a 14-point game and the Rams playing lockdown defense, Seattle was done for.  I’d say the nail in the coffin came when Todd Gurley threw down Tre Flowers on the Rams’ last scoring drive:

That’s the Todd Gurley people thought we had seen the last of…apparently not!! Gurley was dynamic in probably his best game of the season, having rushed for 79 yards and receiving for another 34. And while Goff threw two picks – his first can be partly blamed on Robert Woods (insert video/post), and his second was basically an elite punt, as it pinned Seattle on their own two-yard line – he still wound up with 293 yards and two touchdowns.

The only irritating part about last night’s win was realizing that the Rams should’ve beaten Seattle twice this year. Thinking about Zuerlein’s missed field goal in their first matchup is frustrating mostly because of how automatic “Greg the Leg” has been. I guess nerves just got the best of him. Had the Rams won that game, they’d be tied with the Vikings for the second Wild Card spot, and even closer to taking the Seahawks’ spot. The Rams can definitely win out, but if they can at least take 2/3 of their remaining games against the Cowboys and Cardinals, they have a good shot at the ‘yoffs. Their toughest opponent will be the 49ers, who they struggled to get any offense going last time. But this is a team playing more dynamically on both sides of the ball now, so you never know what could happen.

Keep Reading
By