After a difficult defeat in week 4 of the NFL, the Los Angeles Rams rallied to impose their law against their divisional rival, the Seattle Seahawks at the beginning of week 5, defeating them with a final score of 26-17.
With a slow start to the game for both teams, the points reached into the second quarter, when the Seahawks scored their first touchdown on a pass from Russell Wilson to wide receiver DK Metcalf.
The Rams tried to respond to the score with an offensive series that failed to get a touchdown, so they opted for a field goal by the end of the second quarter.
Returning from halftime in the third quarter, the Rams turned the score around by scoring two touchdowns, the first with a run from running back Darrell Henderson and the second by air, connecting quarterback Matthew Stafford to tight end Tyler Higbee. , adding 13 points due to the failure in one of the extra points.
Starting the fourth quarter, with Geno Smith in command due to an injury to Russell Wilson, the Seahawks got another touchdown to nip on the Rams’ heels, with Metcalf again in charge of receiving the ball.
However, the Seahawks’ effort was overshadowed when running back Sony Michel separated the score again by scoring a final touchdown for the Rams.
The Seahawks tried to adjust to turn the score around, but the Rams defense would not allow them, forcing them to go for the field goal within minutes of the game. The Rams sentenced the game with another field goal that ended the game.
In this way, the Rams obtain their fourth victory of the season and are placed second in the NFC West division, while the Seahawks, with a record of 2 wins and 3 losses, is fourth in the same division.
