Seahawks 'Fight to the End,' Come Back Late, Beat Rams 27-23
With every game from here on out impacting playoff positioning for Seattle, the Seahawks snapped a two-game skid and beat the Rams 27-24 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday.
What was the formula to get it done?
"Team ball,'' said QB Geno Smith. "Us just fighting until the end, not wanting to be denied."
The Rams started hot behind backup quarterback John Wolford with a 77-yard, 10-play drive on their first possession that resulted in a Cam Akers one-yard touchdown run. But Seattle answered with a touchdown drive of its own.
Geno Smith hit Tyler Lockett for 36 yards to end the Seahawks' first possession of the game.
The Rams added a 40-yard Matt Gay field goal late in the first for a 10-7 Los Angeles lead.
In the second quarter, the Seahawks found an offensive rhythm with a 91-yard, 11-play drive that culminated with a four-yard Noah Fant touchdown pass from Geno Smith that gave Seattle a 14-10 lead with 9:48 remaining in the half.
The Rams added three more with a 54-yard Matt Gay field goal with under a minute left in the half for a 14-13 lead at the break.
Los Angeles got a break early in the third quarter when Smith was strip-sacked by defensive tackle Michael Hoecht, and it was recovered by safety Taylor Rapp at midfield. But offensively, the Rams couldn't move the ball and went three-and-out.
Seattle extended its lead midway through the third quarter with a 41-yard Myers field goal.
Current Rams and former Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner exacted some revenge late in the third quarter when he stripped the ball from Tony Jones Jr. after a catch and took possession for what was reviewed and called an interception.
The Rams turned that into another three points with a 32-yard Matt Gay field goal early in the fourth quarter.
Seattle kept the pressure on offensively, however, and drove the field on its next possession and managed only a field goal for a 20-16 lead, but took 6:11 off the clock in the process.
Los Angeles took a late, fourth-quarter lead with a six-yard touchdown run from Akers for a 23-20 score with just 2:30 left in regulation.
But that wasn't enough as Smith and Metcalf connected for the Seahawks with 36 ticks remaining for an eight-yard touchdown and a 27-23 victory.
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