A sloppy game on both sides of the ball saw the Seattle Seahawks fall to the Los Angeles Rams, 28-12, on Sunday night.
The Seahawks are now 10-3 on the season and in fifth place in the NFC – with a playoff spot still not a guarantee.
It was a particularly ugly first half for Seattle, especially on defense. The Seahawks allowed Rams quarterback Jared Goff to complete 15 passes, on 18 attempts, for 184 yards and two touchdowns. Seattle’s offense really wasn’t any better, only mustering a field goal on the opening drive and otherwise being held scoreless.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, the Seahawks lost running back Rashaad Penny to a knee injury early in the game, and he did not return.
The defense picked things up in a big way in the third quarter, with two interceptions by free safety Quandre Diggs – including a pick-six – allowing Seattle to crawl back into the game.
However, the offense never found their rhythm, and while the defense did their best to keep things close, Los Angeles eventually found the end zone again with about 11 minutes to go, and their lead remained insurmountable.
The loss knocked the Seahawks down to the fifth seed in the extremely top-heavy NFC. With three games remaining, including one against San Francisco (11-2) in Week 17, Seattle can’t afford to come out sloppy again the rest of the season.
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