In a Thursday night shootout against the Vikings, the Rams punted on fourth-and-1 up 38-31 with 2 minutes, 30 seconds to go. The Vikings drove to midfield, only for a Kirk Cousins stripsack to end the game.
So we played great D when it mattered then.The following week, down 33-31 late in the fourth quarter, the Seahawks drove to the Los Angeles 35-yard line with 3:53 to go, but then a pair of offensive line penalties pushed them back and forced a punt. The Rams tried to run out the clock and were stuffed on third-and-1 before lining up to punt. After Sean McVay's players encouraged him to go for it, the Rams converted on a Jared Goff sneak to end the game.
So we played great D when it mattered then.In the rematch against the Seahawks, Seattle was down 36-31 and drove to the Rams' 35 again, only for its drive to end when Russell Wilson failed to connect with an open Tyler Lockett on the sidelines to extend the game.
So we played great D when it mattered then.After kicking a field goal to go up 29-27 on the Packers with 2:09 to go in Week 8, the Rams were about to hand the ball back to Aaron Rodgers ... only for Ty Montgomery to fumble away the ensuing kickoff.
We were fortunate here, but Rodgers doesn't pull rabbits out of hats every time and we may well still have won.In the 54-51 instant classic with the Chiefs on Monday Night Football, the Rams went on defense after a Gerald Everett touchdown with 1:49 to go. The Chiefs had two drives with an opportunity to tie or win, but after going 30-of-38 for 438 yards with six touchdowns and an interception on the first 13 drives of the game, Patrick Mahomes threw interceptions on each of the final two drives.
So we played great D when it mattered then.If they were all fumbles with no pressure then fair enough.
As an aside, is it possible for a neutral journalist to write a Rams related piece without mentioning the Saints game?
I want to win that game so bad this year. I bet most neutrals think the Saints will have the emotional edge - I don't think so!
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/06/2019 07:33AM by RamUK.
