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Rams Cobie Durant Talks on Massive Day For His Secondary

The Los Angeles Rams' cornerback picked off a Sam Darnold pass inbound for Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Nov 16, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Rams cornerback Cobie Durant (14) celebrates after making an interception during the second half against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
Nov 16, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Rams cornerback Cobie Durant (14) celebrates after making an interception during the second half against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

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INGLEWOOD, Ca. The Los Angeles Rams engaged the Seattle Seahawks in a Sunday afternoon battle for first place in the NFC West. Sporting two brilliant head coaches who come from historic schools of thought, Rams head coach Sean McVay and his offense influenced by names like Bill Walsh, Jon Gruden, and Mike Shanahan, took on Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald, who runs the newest version of the hard-hitting Baltimore Ravens defense that Marvin Lewis first implemented in 1996.

With both men having a corresponding offense/ defense that has dominated, the chess match that occured at SoFi Stadium would impact the direction of both emerging franchises. After the game, McVay and quarterback Matthew Stafford would speak from the podium.

After the Rams secured victory, Davante Adams, Kamren Kinchens, Cobie Durant, and Kyren Williams, amongst others spoke in the locker room or at the podium.

Watch Cobie Durant's Press Conference Below

Durant was a major factor in the Rams' win over Seattle, having picked off Sam Darnold. His interception was one of four Darnold threw, with both teams' head coaches speaking on the matter.

Los Angeles Rams

Q: What has impressed you about the DB's growth?

“Well first of all, I can't say enough about the leadership from [Assistant Head Coach/Pass Game Coordinator] Aubrey Pleasant," stated McVay. "Obviously, [Safeties Coach] Chris Beake does a great job as well, but being able to pour into these guys and then ultimately the players are the ones that are delivering in big ways. I think Cobie Durant has been so solid, so steady. It's been great being able to get [Cornerback] Darious Williams back out there and how fun it is to see the growth of [Cornerback] Emmanuel Forbes Jr.? He's competitive, tough, and I think he's tackling well."

Sean McVay
Nov 2, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay and wide receiver Puka Nacua (12) react after a touchdown against the New Orleans Saints during the first half at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Cobie’s playing complete football and it was great to be able to get Darious out there. He made a couple key and critical plays. He’s always been a guy that just finds the football. I think in a lot of ways, really the back end as a whole…what a job by Kamren Kitchens. I thought [Safety] Kam Curl had a great game. What a credit to [Cornerback] Josh Wallace coming in. I mean, [Safety] Quentin Lake is such a glue guy for our team, the amount of things that he does, and you have to give Josh Wallace his credit for coming in and doing an excellent job for us.” 

Seattle Seahawks

Q: What is your assessment of the interceptions?

Mike Macdonald
Nov 2, 2025; Landover, Maryland, USA; Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald reacts to the win against the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-Imagn Images | Amber Searls-Imagn Images

“Yeah, I'm not sure," stated Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald. "I'm not sure. It's probably a combination of multiple things so we'll attack it and figure out what we can do to not put the ball in jeopardy. But that's why I told them. Given everything that happened, you get pinned back at the one-yard line. It's a heck of a punt by the guy and we just kept battling. Sam put us in the best position possible to win the game. So, we'll look at it and learn from it.”

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Brock Vierra, a UNLV graduate, is the Los Angeles Rams Beat Writer On Sports Illustrated. He also works as a college football reporter for our On Sports Illustrated team.