THE BAD

The offensive line: Seattle’s offense could not seem to get anything going, despite a few solid opportunities (such as a blocked field goal in the third quarter) created by the defense down the stretch. Russell Wilson was sacked five times for 43 lost yards, taking 11 hits in all while having almost no time to throw the football before the Rams defensive line collapsed the pocket. They also accounted for 25 penalty yards (holding, false start, holding) in the fourth quarter, when the Seahawks most desperately needed to move the ball downfield to have a shot at a comeback.

The defense: Diggs had a fantastic game, but he was essentially the lone bright spot against Goff, who put up two touchdowns and 293 yards on a Seahawks defense that has shown much improvement in the second half of the season. In all, Goff had seven “explosive” passing plays (16 yards or more), splitting six of them between tight end Tyler Higbee (7/11, 116 yards) and receiver Robert Woods (7/9, 98 yards, 1 TD). Meanwhile, Rams running back Todd Gurley added 79 yards on the ground, as Woods and receiver Josh Reynolds also put up 29 yards apiece, making up the brunt of Los Angeles’ 162 total rushing yards. Next week, Seattle faces a dual receiving-rushing threat in Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey. Seattle will need to get back on track and be firing on all cylinders in order to take away his impact on the game.