The Seattle Seahawks begin a season of heightened expectations hosting the Los Angeles Rams. Seattle started last season expected to be among the worst teams in the NFC and instead earned an unlikely playoff berth.
RAMS OFENSE: OVERALL , RUSH , PASS , SCORING .SEAHAWKS DEFENSE: OVERALL , RUSH , PASS , SCORING .RAMS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Matthew Stafford. The moves the Rams made to become a Super Bowl winner with Stafford at quarterback have now come back to leave their roster gutted and lacking the talent they had two seasons ago. Stafford will be playing in front of a mediocre offensive line and for the opener will be without top pass catching target Cooper Kupp.
KEY MATCHUP: Rams secondary vs. Seahawks wide receivers. Seattle will roll out one of the better wide receiver trios in the league with DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett and rookie first-round pick Jaxon Smith-Njigba. The Rams said goodbye to cornerbacks Jalen Ramsey and Troy Hill, and safeties Taylor Rapp and Nick Scott in the offseason and will rely heavily on late-round picks from recent seasons to step into bigger roles.
SERIES NOTES: The Seahawks won both games last season, including an overtime win in Week 18 that combined with Detroit’s win over Green Bay got Seattle into the playoffs. Prior to last season, the Rams had won five of the previous six and eight of the past 10 matchups.
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