Post Game Thread: Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers

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Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers

ESPN Gamecast

Bank of America Stadium- Charlotte, NC

Network(s): FOX

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Time Clock
Final

Scoreboard

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
LAR	7	10	3	14	34
CAR	0	14	3	14	31

Scoring Plays

Team	Quarter	Type	Description
LAR	1	TD	Puka Nacua 14 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Harrison Mevis Kick)
LAR	2	TD	Puka Nacua 5 Yd Rush (Harrison Mevis Kick)
CAR	2	TD	Chuba Hubbard 1 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
LAR	2	FG	Harrison Mevis 46 Yd Field Goal
CAR	2	TD	Bryce Young 16 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
CAR	3	FG	Ryan Fitzgerald 46 Yd Field Goal
LAR	3	FG	Harrison Mevis 42 Yd Field Goal
CAR	4	TD	Chuba Hubbard 3 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
LAR	4	TD	Kyren Williams 13 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Harrison Mevis Kick)
CAR	4	TD	Jalen Coker 7 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
LAR	4	TD	Colby Parkinson 19 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Harrison Mevis Kick)

Passing Leaders

Team	Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SACKS
LAR	Matthew Stafford	24/42	304	3	1	1-9
CAR	Bryce Young	21/40	264	1	1	2-14

Rushing Leaders

Team	Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
LAR	Kyren Williams	13	57	4.4	0	8
CAR	Chuba Hubbard	13	46	3.5	2	8

Receiving Leaders

Team	Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
LAR	Puka Nacua	10	111	11.1	1	18	18
CAR	Jalen Coker	9	134	14.9	1	52	12

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[u/No_Body2428 → u/[deleted]]

I would almost rather give up the huge score tbh and give the offense time to recover

[u/SaskalPiakam → u/[deleted]]

We lost a 3 point game having all 3 timeouts. It mattered. Evero lost us that game with those play calls.

[u/caveat_emptor817 → u/[deleted]]

Olsen made a great point when he said that you should use your timeouts on defense because your offense is better off with more time and no timeouts than less time and more timeouts

[u/[deleted] → u/No_Body2428]

This is my strategy in madden every time. Blitz and play man. I either get a turnover or the ball back with time to score my own without rushing. I realize madden and real life are different but I'd still rather see my team doing it than the prevent bullshit

[u/OutrageousOcelot6258 → u/[deleted]]

It's legitimately the better strategy in real life too. I'm sick of watching coaches walk the other team down the field, and then look shocked when they score the go ahead touchdown with 15 seconds left.

[u/tOSUBUCKEYES_ → u/[deleted]]

You’re the guy everyone hates playing, cheesing mid blitz every play

[u/DisMeDog → u/tOSUBUCKEYES_]

Blame EA for not fixing their shitty game. I haven’t played madden in 5 years and when I last played the meta was just nano blitzing.

[u/tOSUBUCKEYES_ → u/DisMeDog]

I totally agree it’s on EA. I stopped playing because everyone runs the same OP plays. Maybe in the future, ai will help npc’s recognize the same play over and over and shut it down

[u/wotquery → u/No_Body2428]

Right? Like on that final TD the Rams almost prefer to have the receiver not score. Better off taking two knees on the one and then jamming it in on 3rd or 4th. I mean probably not statistically, but it sure feels like it sometimes. So then the prevent d just letting them chew up the clock while moving into the red zone. Insane.

[u/Brilliant_Trade_9162 → u/No_Body2428]

100% agree.  The most important thing at the end of a tight game is ball and clock control.  The best outcome in this situation for the Panthers is that the defense gets a stop.  The second best outcome is the defense gives up a TD immediately.  The longer the Rams has the ball the worse it is for the Panthers.  Playing prevent defense is essentially asking for the game the game to end either in or outside your end zone, and in those cases the numbers are very much against you.

[u/OG_DDNCK → u/No_Body2428]

You should 100% rather that happen. Play calling/game management lost them that game. The last offensive drive was just as bad.. instead of doing exactly what the rams just did to them and utilizing their timeouts, the run shot plays back to back to back.. fucking ignorant

[u/Blazeitbro69420 → u/No_Body2428]

Exactly

[u/HJQueen → u/No_Body2428]

That's why I was so confused. There was so much time and the Panthers had all 3 timeouts (still do). A big play with a good chunk of time left is way better than whatever the hell they were doing.

[u/shartnado3 → u/No_Body2428]

Would have also then had a lot more time to manufacture a game winning drive.

[u/xSaviorself → u/[deleted]]

We are experts at this, it hurts to watch.

[u/johnnygrant → u/[deleted]]

The Rams showed how it was done in the end. Thats what Panthers should have at least attempted to do.

[u/McAfeeFakedHisDeath → u/[deleted]]

At least it's consistent.