It wasn’t a perfect performance by the Rams on Sunday night, but aside from a few mistakes, it was pretty darn close. They beat the Seahawks 28-12, allowing no offensive touchdowns to a team that ranked in the top five in scoring prior to this week.
If there were any blemishes on the Rams’ performance, the two interceptions by Jared Goff come to mind. The first one was particularly costly because Quandre Diggs returned it for a touchdown, making the score 21-9 in the third quarter.
Goff explained what happened on the pass to Robert Woods, saying it was more of a miscommunication than anything else.
“Just a little miscommunication. I wish I could have spent a little bit more time seeing that,” he said. “Just miscommunication, that’ll happen. It’s something that we’ll get cleaned up. Not good there to start the second half doing that. Just taking care of the ball is definitely going to be a point of emphasis.”
Sean McVay backed Goff up, saying he did a great job responding to mistakes, specifically that mix-up between the quarterback and Woods.
“I thought Jared did a great job and I love the way, more than anything, that he responded from a couple of things that – just some miscommunication,” McVay said. “Give credit to Diggs, he made a nice play on the one pick that he ended up taking back the other way.”
Goff’s second interception was on a deep pass to Brandin Cooks, which came on third down from the Seahawks’ 37-yard line. Yes, it took the Rams out of field goal range, but it was a shot taken by the offense in an attempt to put the game out of reach.
As a whole, Goff played well. He completed 71% of his passes with 293 yards and two touchdowns to go along with those two picks. His passer rating was still a solid 95.2, continuing a solid two-game stretch of play after struggling in November.