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sacram
Sure the defense melted down at the end and lost the game, BUT you can't expect the defense to have to basically pitch a shutout to win week after week.
The Ram offense scored an early TD, but scored a grand total of 3 points with 8 first downs over the last 55 minutes of the game, which is about as inept as it gets. The only thing that the Rams owning the TOP advantage showed, was just how dominant the defense was, and had absolutely nothing to do with the inept Ram offense that day.
When I think of games that the defense lost, I think of the Lion and Saint game, certainly not this game.
Yes and no.... Yes the offense HAS to help out and put some points on the board, but it was one of those games that absolutely felt like the defense lost it.
They dominated all day long, then give up back to back TD's on back to back drives like they weren't even on the field in the last 5 minutes ...good old prevent zone defense Greg liked to run while milking a lead was the culprit.
Also, iirc, GZ doinked one late in that game that might have changed the game...momentum, field position, etc...
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