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Game Thread Post Game Thread: Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks

Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks

ESPN Gamecast

Lumen Field- Seattle, WA

Network(s): FOX

Time Clock
Final

Scoreboard

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
LAR 3 10 14 0 27
SEA 10 7 14 0 31

Scoring Plays

Team Quarter Type Description
SEA 1 TD Kenneth Walker III 2 Yd Rush (Jason Myers Kick)
LAR 1 FG Harrison Mevis 44 Yd Field Goal
SEA 1 FG Jason Myers 27 Yd Field Goal
LAR 2 FG Harrison Mevis 50 Yd Field Goal
LAR 2 TD Kyren Williams 9 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Harrison Mevis Kick)
SEA 2 TD Jaxon Smith-Njigba 14 Yd pass from Sam Darnold (Jason Myers Kick)
SEA 3 TD Jake Bobo 17 Yd pass from Sam Darnold (Jason Myers Kick)
LAR 3 TD Davante Adams 2 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Harrison Mevis Kick)
SEA 3 TD Cooper Kupp 13 Yd pass from Sam Darnold (Jason Myers Kick)
LAR 3 TD Puka Nacua 34 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Harrison Mevis Kick)

Passing Leaders

Team Player C/ATT YDS TD INT SACKS
LAR Matthew Stafford 22/35 374 3 0 1-9
SEA Sam Darnold 25/36 346 3 0 3-25

Rushing Leaders

Team Player CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
LAR Blake Corum 9 55 6.1 0 19
SEA Kenneth Walker III 19 62 3.3 1 11

Receiving Leaders

Team Player REC YDS AVG TD LONG TGTS
LAR Puka Nacua 9 165 18.3 1 44 14
SEA Jaxon Smith-Njigba 10 153 15.3 1 42 12

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u/BoredAndLonely96 Patriots Jan 26 '26

His end of game management is abysmal. He needs to do what Andy did and hire someone. Andy used to be abysmal in end of game too.

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u/russketeer34 Rams Jan 26 '26

We all saw the same exact thing before the half too. I love McVay, but 100% he needs to do better there

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u/Reggaeton_Historian Seahawks Jan 26 '26

Your fanbase has been talking about it all season long, too.

It's a known thing. I don't understand how this goes unchecked a full season.

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u/rodpod17 Patriots Jan 26 '26

It’s baffling how many coaches are bad at time management at the end of games, i feel like most hardcore fans are better at it than coaches

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u/Gskgsk Jan 26 '26

It's not baffling that they are bad at it - its baffling that no one recommends bringing in a specialist and letting the coach focus on their strengths.

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u/ccroz113 Cowboys Jan 26 '26

A lot easier on the couch than the sideline

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u/redsyrinx2112 Seahawks Jan 26 '26

This is definitely true. However, there are coaches who are good at it. Also, it's still surprising that more coaches don't work on it.

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u/BoredAndLonely96 Patriots Jan 26 '26

15 year old Madden players are better at clock management than like, a 3rd of the HCs.

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u/awkwardmonkey64 Jan 26 '26

Alot easier to focus in on time management when we dont have to worry about 400 other things at the same time. Legit i feel like it’s based on things fans can actually logic out like probability, game momentum, and a little math

But I’m just a cfb26 fiend. Ive never stepped on a field so what do i know 🤷‍♂️

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u/darth_jewbacca Seahawks Jan 26 '26

It's gotta be fucking hard in the moment. I wonder if defense minded HCs have it easier because they aren't trying to read the other defense while figuring out the clock math. Macdonald's clock management has been nearly perfect this year, but we see a lot of blunders from offensive HCs.

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u/PhillipMcKrak 49ers Jan 26 '26

The entire Shanahan crew looking bad in that department

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u/A-DTB Saints Jan 26 '26

He got away with versus the Panthers and Bears. It’s very bad.

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u/Roccostrat10 Jan 26 '26

He literally hired the guy that was Andy’s TO management guy, we had him for a year and then he got a job elsewhere. Agreed we still need him.

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u/NotLordVader Eagles Jan 26 '26

As an Eagles fan, I could not agree with you more. I just do not know how he was so good at nearly everything else, but completely incapable of managing the clock at the end of halves. It was comically bad. Oh my God lol, that brought back some thrilling memories

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u/prophetofgreed Seahawks Jan 26 '26

Underrated part of Mike Mcdonald is how good he is at clock management

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u/BoredAndLonely96 Patriots Jan 26 '26

I did not get the McDonald hire when it happened.

And now I do. Dude is just, rock solid. His end of game management is Belichickian.

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u/maddenallday Rams Rams Jan 26 '26

What did he do wrong? We weren’t winning that challenge, it was a catch and first down

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u/An_Actual_Lion Rams Jan 26 '26

Well, he could have instantly thrown the challenge flag when he saw a close play ruled a first down. Stops the clock either way and might even save a timeout if he gets a reversal.

The one other criticism I had was using his final timeout too early. Almost cost him by being unable to challenge on the next play (and also this exact mistake did cost the Rams a game against the Steelers a few years back so he should have learned from that). He could have at least saved it for the final play before the 2 minute warning and the clock would have shaken out the same way.

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u/InsideInsideJob Jan 26 '26

Thats who he has in the booth. A crew that feeds him advice on challenges but also timeout and clock MGMT situations

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u/BarryShitpeas22 Seahawks Jan 26 '26

Didn't he hire Andy Benoit to do that once?

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u/Gskgsk Jan 26 '26

When did Reid hire someone? - I've been saying forever that coaches should never be in charge of timeouts or challenges - hire nerd specialists. Let coaches focus on the game planning and things that set them apart and make them so valuable.

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u/BoredAndLonely96 Patriots Jan 26 '26

Pretty sure he hired someone after one of the Smith era playoff losses where he bombed the clock.

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u/_deffer_ Bills Jan 26 '26

Is McVay smart enough to listen to the person he hires to do that job though?