Matthew Stafford threw for 334 yards even without favorite target Cooper Kupp, Kyren Williams and Cam Akers combined for three rushing touchdowns, and the Los Angeles Rams stunned the Seattle Seahawks 30-13 in the season opener.
The goal for Stafford, head coach Sean McVay and the rest of the Rams was to be competitive even after an offseason that due to salary cap issues saw most of the roster be gutted. That left Los Angeles relying on several unproven players surrounding the few remaining stars on the roster.Meanwhile, Seattle flopped entering a season where the belief was it could close the gap on San Francisco in the NFC West.
Seattle couldn’t get off the field on third down. It couldn’t sustain its own drives going 2 of 9 on third downs and settled for field goal attempts in the first half when touchdowns were needed. The frustration with the performance became evident in the closing minutes when DK Metcalf was flagged for taunting and Quandre Diggs was called for unnecessary roughness for a foul away from the play.
Lucas was announced with a knee injury. Cross limped off with a toe injury on his right foot and did not return. Later in the quarter, Lockett was hit by Rams safety Russ Yeast on a run play and was examined for a concussion. He did not return.INACTIVES Seattle was without rookie first-round pick Devon Witherspoon as the young cornerback continues to work back from a hamstring injury that limited him during training camp. Witherspoon was listed as questionable, but coach Pete Carroll said the team wasn’t going to rush him back after only returning to practice last week.Copyright AP - Associated Press
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