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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.

I know. But then it was a rookie qb famous for being far more green than most, and they had not gotten the running game going all year (and there are IMO many causes for that).

Remember I said

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Problem with the Miami game though was as much the defense.

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In the last 2 Miami drives in that game, the defense gave up 3 flags--1 each for unnecessary roughness, offsides, and roughing the passer.

So it's not just that they didn't come through in the clutch, they positively melted down.

I saw it as a lack of confidence, and that in itself was due to many other things.

Short version. No I don't expect the D to pitch a shut out every game, and the offense was certainly a part of why they lost that game, but what was unexpected was the D losing its composure and confidence at the end. So that's what I meant when I said in that game, it was as much the defense.

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