During the Pete Carroll/Russell Wilson era, the Seattle Seahawks have been one of the most consistent and successful teams in the NFL. In fact, since 2012, only the New England Patriots have had as many double-digit win seasons as the Seahawks.
However, despite the wins and trips to the playoffs, there has been one constant thorn in Seattle’s side – the division-rival Rams. Even when the Rams were lowly bottom feeders in St. Louis, they still gave the Seahawks and the Legion of Boom a run for their money every time.
Russell Wilson has nine losses to the Rams in his career, with only seven wins to show for it. The Rams are one of only two teams with a winning record over the Seahawks quarterback. The other club is the Chargers, with a 2-0 mark against him.
Even when the Seahawks beat the Rams, it always seems to come by the skin of their teeth. Since 2017, Seattle has only beaten them twice. In 2017 it was thanks to a dropped pass in the end zone from Rams receiver Cooper Kupp to preserve a 16-10 win – a game the Seahawks needed five turnovers to win by only a score. The next came in the 2019 season where Seattle barely escaped with a 30-29 win due to a missed game-winning field goal attempt.
In losses, it usually is a different story as the Rams typically take the Seahawks to the cleaners, such as last season’s 28-12 loss on SNF or 2017’s 42-7 drubbing in Seattle.
The Seahawks have only swept the Rams once since 2012, and it was in 2013. Even then it took yet another goal-line stand to leave St. Louis with a 14-9 victory.
The Rams are in nearly full-rebuild mode. Their once stacked roster has been whittled down due to age, injury and limited depth thanks to the salary cap. Gone are receiver Brandin Cooks, linebacker Clay Matthews, and notorious Seahawks-slayer Todd Gurley. Los Angeles also had limited draft capital to work with to fill some of these holes due to the team going all-in on splashy trades the last three years.
If there was ever a time to make up some lost ground to the Rams, 2020 would seem to be the year.
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