13. 2018 NFC CHAMPION LOS ANGELES RAMS at 4. 2014 NFC CHAMPION SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
4. 2014 NFC CHAMPION SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Record: 12-4
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 10th
Def 1st
1st NFC West
d. Panthers Div Rnd 31-17
d. Packers NFC Title 28-22
Lost Super Bowl Patriots 28-24
HC Darrell Bevell DC Dan Quinn
Century Link Field: 55 degrees
Steve Raible/Warren Moon
Offense
QB Russell Wilson 26 NC St
RB Marshawn Lynch 28 Cal
WR Doug Baldwin 26 Stanford
WR Jermaine Kearse 24 Wash
WR Paul Richardson 22 R Colo
TE Luke Willson 24 Rice
LT Russell Okung 26 Okla St
LG James Carpenter 25 Alabama
C Max Unger 28 Oregon
RG JR Sweezy 25 NC St
RT Justin Britt 23-R Missouri
Defense
LDE Michael Bennett 29 Tex A&M
LDT Tony McDaniel 29 Tenn
RDT Brandon Mebane 29 Cal
RDE Cliff Avril 28 Purdue
LLB Bruce Irvin 27 WVA
MLB Bobby Wagner 24 All Pro Utah St
RLB KJ Wright Miss St
LCB Richard Sherman 26 All Pro Stanford
RCB Byron Maxwell 26 Clemson
SS Kam Chancellor 26 Va Tech
FS Earl Thomas 25 All Pro Texas
K Stephen Hauschka 29 NC St
P Jon Ryan 33 Regina
KR Percy Harvin 26 Florida
PR Bryan Walters 27 Cornell
The '15 Seahawks, '05 Seahawks are both moving on - here's the 4th seed in Region 10, the team with the best defense in the NFL in 2014. 29 year old Michael Bennett, 27 year old Bruce Irvin, combined for 13.5 sacks. 24 year old Bobby Wagner, 25 year old Earl Thomas, 26 year old Richard Sherman were all All Pro. The offense is just okay, Russell Wilson's 26, 26 scores and 7 picks. Marshawn Lynch is 28, 1300 yards rushing in 14 games,
13. 2018 NFC CHAMPION LOS ANGELES RAMS
Record: 13-3
Pythag: 11-5
Off: 2nd
Def: 20th
1st NFC West
d. Cowboys Div Rnd 30-22
d. Saints NFC Title 26-23
lost Super Bowl Patriots 13-3
HC Sean McVay DC Wade Phillips
Offense
QB Jared Goff 24 Cal
RB Todd Gurley 24 All Pro UGA
WR Brandin Cooks 25 Oregon St
WR Cooper Kupp 25 E Wash
WR Robert Woods 26 USC
TE Tyler Higbee 25 W Kentucky
LT Andrew Whitworth 37 LSU
LG Rodger Saffold 30 Indiana
C John Sullivan 33 N Dame
RG Austin Blythe 26 Iowa
RT Rob Havenstein 26 Wisc
Defense
LDE Michael Brockers 28 LSU
LDT Ndamukong Suh 31 Nebraska
RDT Aaron Donald 27 All Pro Pitt
LOLB Matt Longacre 27 NE Missouri St
LILB Samson Ebukam 23 E Wash
RILB Cory Littleton 25 Wash
ROLB Mark Barron 29 Alabama
LCB Marcus Peters 25 Wash
RCB Aqib Talib 32 Kansas
SS John Johnson 23 B College
FS Lamarcus Joyner 28 Florida St
K Greg Zuerlein 31 Missouri West St
P Johnny Hekker 28 Ore St
KR Blake Countess 25 Mich
PR Jojo Natson 24 Akron
The '99 Rams, '21 Rams, '67 Rams, '51 Rams are all moving on - the '18 team looks to join them - real obvious strengths for each side - it's the Rams 2nd ranked offense taking on the Seahawks top ranked defense. Jared Goff is 24, 34 scores and 12 picks. 24 year old Todd Gurley was an All Pro, 1800 yards from scrimmage and 21 scores in 14 games. 25 year old Brandin Cooks, 26 year old Robert Woods both had over a thousand yards receiving. The defense is not good - it's the worst unit in the game and the reason the Rams are only seeded 13th in the region. It is, of course, led by the great Aaron Donald, 27 years old with 20.5 sacks in an All Pro Season.
Two NFC Champions who fell to the Patriots in the SB - Rams head to Seattle, it's a 4/13 matchup in Region 10. Let's go to the kick.
1st Qtr
Rams starting at the 30.
3 and out - Michael Bennett with the sack to end the drive.
Seahawks start at the 30 - Marshawn Lynch runs for 23 yards on the first play; the drive ends there, Rams take over after the punt at the 14.
1/10 - Todd Gurley stopped at the line.
2/10 - Gurley again, 2 yards.
3/8 - Jared Goff's first completion of the day is to CJ Anderson out of the backfield - Anderson gets a block and goes down the sideline for a 22 yard gain, first down at the 38. Holding on the next play makes it first and 20.
1/20 - Goff - Tyler Higbee, 6 yards.
2/14 - Goff picks it up, he escapes - pulls it down -- gains 14 yards - Rams are at the 48.
1/10 - Goff to Higbee, 5 yards.
2/5 - Anderson grinds out 2.
3/3 - Gurley picks it up - LA at the Seattle 41.
But -- that's all - Cliff Avril ends the drive with a sack - LA punt - Seahawks at the 14.
3 and out, Aaron Donald sacks Wilson - Seattle has to punt deep from their own end and LA starts at the Seahawk 43. 1 play - a Gurley 6 yard run and the qtr ends.
2nd Qtr: Rams 0 Seahawks 0
Scoreless, Seattle 2 sacks, LA 1 sack - all defense so far. Rams have 2nd and 4 at the Seattle 37.
2/4 - Incomplete
3/4 - Draw - Anderson -- he picks it up and the chains move.
1/10 - Gurley gets a yard.
2/9 - Goff, dump off to Gurley, he gets 2.
3/7 - Goff -- another dump off - Anderson -- he just does pick it up and LA is at the Seattle 21 yard line.
1/10 - Rams attempt the end around to Robert Woods - he is dropped in the backfield by Bruce Irvin.
2/15 - Goff - Cooper Kupp - Rams at the 19.
3/8 - Goff - Kupp -- Kupp has the first down - Kupp is down at the 11.
1/10 - Goff - Malcolm Brown - he gets to the five yard line.
2/4 - Goff - End Zone - Robert Woods -- TOUCHDOWN RAMS - Jared Goff finds Robert Woods with the 5 yard score and LA scores the game's first points.
Seattle at the 36.
1/10 - Russell Wilson's first completion - it's to Lynch, 9 yards.
2/1 - Robert Turbin's first carry, 6 yards.
1/10 - Lynch with the big gain - 19 yards to the Rams 30.
1/10 - Seattle tries the end around to Doug Baldwin - Donald blows it up and when a holding call backs Seattle up on the next play they find themselves at the LA 42.
2/22 - Lynch gets 6.
3/16 - Wilson - in trouble -- escapes -- Wilson has some daylight - Russell Wilson picks it up - big play by Wilson, Seattle is at the 18.
1/10 - Wilson -- to Luke Willson - Willson is dragged down at the 4 yard line, Seattle with a first and goal.
1/goal - Lynch -- Lynch pounds his way -- into the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS - 64 yards in 5 minutes, Seattle ties the score at 7.
Rams at the 36, little more than 4 to go in the half.
1/10 - Goff - Woods - 8 yards.
2/2 - Gurley is just short.
3/1 - Gurley - Gurley busts out a 17 yard gainer - LA is at the Seahawk 38.
1/10 - Goff. Woods. That's a dozen yards to the 26.
1/10 - Goff - flips to Gurley - another 15 for the Rams at the 2 minute warning.
The drive ends here - short Zuerlein FG and it's 10-7.
Seattle at the 22, 1:42 to go in the half.
1/10 - Wilson - Baldwin -- 17 yards and out of bounds at the 39.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Wilson - Jermaine Kearse - a dozen yards and Seattle stops the clock at the LA 49 with 1:24 left.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Incomplete
3/10 - Wilson -- Looking Downfield -- Kearse -- Big Strike for Wilson, 32 yards to the 17, Seattle stops the clock with 58 seconds left in the half.
1/10 - Wilson -- Baldwin on the crossing route -- Baldwin is out of bounds at the 6 yard line.
1/goal - Wilson -- RPO -- Wilson fakes the pitch - Wilson keeps -- Wilson's got some green - Russell Wilson is Gonna Go Into the EndZone -- TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS - 78 yards in a minute -- super, super, super impressive from this Seattle offense. Wilson is into the endzone and it's 14-10.
Rams at the 35.
1/10 - Goff -- downfield to Brandin Cooks -- 19 yarsds, LA stops the clock at the Seattle 46. 31 seconds left.
1/10 - Goff - Woods -- 6 yards and out of bounds.
2/4 - Goff - Cooks, he's got a first down at the 34, LA stops the clock at 15 seconds.
1/10 - Goff - in trouble -- Goff escapes - he's out of bounds with a 2 yard gain with just 4 seconds left -- McVay calls on Zuerlein - he kicks the long FG at the gun and we head to the locker room.
Third Quarter: Seahawks 14 Rams 13
Offense emerges in the second quarter, both squads moving up and down the field, Seattle emerging with the 1 point advantage and we have a good one as we head to the third qtr.
Seattle to start at the 28.
1/10 - Busted play, Donald is through the line and Wilson just barely escapes -- Lynch has leaked out -- he is wide open on the other side of the field -- and Wilson locates him - Lynch will go all the way to the Rams 31 line, it's a 41 yard pickup for
Seattle, biggest play of the day.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Lynch, 10 yards and the Seahawks are at the 21.
But -- that's where it ends, 3 plays net 3 yards, Hauschka FG makes it 17-13
Rams at the 19.
1 first down - a Gurley 14 yard run - but they punt and Seattle takes over middle of the 3rd, up 4 pts, at their own 33.
1/10 - Lynch for 3
2/7 - Lynch for 3
3/4 - Wilson, pressure, pulls it down, gets 8 yards to the 47.
1/10 - Donald is through the line - his second sack.
2/18 - Wilson to Willson - Wilson is right at the sticks - an 18 yard pickup and the Seahawks are at the 42.
1/10 - Lynch is stopped at the line.
2/10- Turbin goes for 10 - another Seattle first down.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Wilson - Baldwin - Baldwin's got a step on the secondary -- Baldwin is Gonna Go -- Into the EndZone -- TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS - Russell Wilson 32 yards to Doug Baldwin and Seattle extends this lead to 24-13, 67 yards in less than 5 minutes and now with 3 and a half to go in the third, Seattle's up 11.
Rams at the 36.
3 and out, Michael Bennett with his second sack of the day. Seahawks in good shape at their own 40 yard line. 2 Lynch runs net 12 yards as the quarter ends.
4th Qtr: Sehawks 24 Rams 13
Seattle asserts itself in the third, two scoring drives, LA can't move the ball - Seattle has a second and 8 at the Rams 48.
2/8 - Turbin gets 11, Carroll successfully shuffling his backs - Seahawks at the LA 37.
1/10 - Lynch goes for 15 - Seattle imposing its will right now on this LA defensive line.
The next 3 plays lose 2 yards - Aaron Donald with his 3rd sack of the day - Hauschka FG extends the lead to 27-13.
LA at the 28. They need to put something together right now.
1/10 - Bobby Wagner sacks Goff -- Seattle's 4th sack of the day.
2/14 - Incomplete
3/14 - Goff -- Robert Woods -- 19 yards to the 43.
1/10 - Anderson gets a yard.
2/9 - Goff - 5 yards to Gurley.
3/4 - Gurley picks it up - Rams at the Seattle 45.
And that's where the drive ends - 4 straight incompletions - Rams give the ball back to Seattle on downs - Seahawks now at their own 45, 6 minutes left in the game, with a 2 score lead and this one is done.
1/10 - Lynch gets 1
2/9 - Lynch gets 1
3/8 - Christine Michael's first carry of the game picks up the first down -- Seattle now at the Rams 29 yard line with just over 4 minutes to go.
1/10 - Lynch gets 1
2/9 - Turbin with the 11 yard run -- stays inbounds, LA has used 2 timeouts - there's three and a half minutes left and Seattle is at the 17.
1/10 - Lynch -- Lynch busts through the line and he is going to rumble on Into the End Zone - TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS - and this one is a rout - a half dozen runs to go 55 yards and salt this away, 34-13.
Rams start at the 20 - they'll get a big play, 42 yards from Goff to Cooks - but the drive ends on downs with a few seconds left, victory formation for Wilson and it is done.
Final: Seahawks 34 Rams 13
Seattle really puts it on them in the second half on both sides of the ball; they'll get to stay home in round 2 and host the '75 Raiders.
Wilson: 9 for 16 200 yards 1 TD, 1 rushing TD
Goff: 23 for 33, 232 yds
Lynch: 17 carries 115 yds 2 TD, 2 receptions 60 yds
Gurley: 13 carries, 34 yds
Baldwin: 3 catches, 58 yds 1 TD
Woods: 5 catches, 53 yds 1 TD
Donald: 3 sacks
Bennett: 2 sacks
Chancellor: 13 tackles
Player of the Game: Marshawn Lynch
That's the first half of region 10, moving on:
1984 49ers
2001 Eagles
1975 Raiders
2014 Seahawks
