Seattle Seahawks vs Los Angeles Rams Match Player Stats On Oct 08, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Oct 8, 2017

LOS ANGELES -- The Seattle Seahawks slowed the Rams' league-leading offense and beat Los Angeles 16-10 at the L.A. Coliseum on Sunday.

Seattle (3-2), in winning for the third time in four games, pulled even with the Rams (3-2) in the NFC West. L.A. had five turnovers and was 0-for-4 in the red zone as the Seahawks reeled off 16 unanswered points.

Brian Walsh's 35-yard field goal capped the scoring with a minute left. The Seahawks took their first lead of the game, 13-10, on Walsh's 49-yard field goal in the third quarter.

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was 24 of 37 for 198 yards with a touchdown and an interception while his Rams counterpart Jared Goff completed 22 of 47 passes for 288 yards with two interceptions.

The Rams' red-zone woes continued late in the third quarter as they whiffed for their fourth time trying to score a touchdown. Goff, with the ball on the Seattle 15, was intercepted by Sheldon Richardson on a tipped pass as L.A. was turned away again. Richardson later had a fumble recovery on a strip-sack by defensive end Frank Clark.

Greg Zuerlein, who made seven field goals in the win over the Dallas Cowboys last week, missed for the first time this year, from 36 yards, early in the third quarter.

Walsh's 48-yard field goal tied the game at 10 as Seattle produced consecutive scoring drives before the half.

Wide receiver Doug Baldwin's 4-yard touchdown catch with two minutes left in the second quarter pulled the Seahawks to within 10-7. Wilson spotted Baldwin being tracked by safety John Johnson in single coverage and dropped in a perfect pass.

The teams traded turnovers early in the second quarter, with the Rams cashing theirs in for a field goal.

Zuerlein hit from 35 yards out for a 10-0 cushion. The Rams got the ball when Johnson intercepted Wilson and returned it 69 yards.

Seattle seized the ball when Tavon Austin muffed a fair catch on a punt, with Seattle recovering and taking over at the L.A. 30.

Austin's nifty 27-yard touchdown run to christen the second quarter put the Rams ahead, 7-0. After taking a handoff and cutting to the right, Austin set up safety Kam Chancellor with a stutter-step and bolted past him for the score.

The Seahawks caught a break when running back Todd Gurley II nearly scored on a 12-yard run. But Gurley reached for the pylon with the ball and when it was fumbled out of bounds, a touchback was called and Seattle took possession.

NOTES: The Seahawks signed DE Brandon Jackson and waived DE Justin March-Lillard on Saturday. ... DE Michael Bennett left the game in the second quarter, but returned. ... DE Cliff Avril and CB Jeremy Lane were out. ... Rams safeties Lamarcus Joyner and Maurice Alexander were inactive. ... With nine rushing TDs, Tavon Austin has the most by any wide receiver since 2013. ... Greg Zuerlein's missed field goal broke a steak of 28 straight from inside 40 yards.