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.
with 9:45 remaining on fourth-and-goal and left Seattle's fans booing the performance of the home team. 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.The Rams handed Seattle its worst home loss since Los Angeles beat the Seahawks 42-7 during the 2017 season. Including that 2017 win, the Rams have won nine of the past 13 games against Seattle. "I couldn't care less what's said outside," McVay said."There might be some change in narratives and that doesn't affect any way that we'll go about our business right now." Meanwhile, Seattle flopped entering a season where the belief was it could close the gap on San Francisco in the NFC West. But many of the issues that emerged last season when the Seahawks ran into problems remained prevalent. 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. "I thought we lost our minds a little bit and we'll talk about that," Seattle coach Pete Carroll said.Geno Smith's second season as a starter got off to a rocky start as he completed 16 of 26 passes for only 112 yards.in the first half, but Seattle had only one offensive play of longer than 15 yards. "You never want to see another team or the opposing team, especially somebody in your own division, play harder than you," Metcalf said."I'm pretty sure there's a lot of mistakes that we have to clean up."Seattle lost both of its starting offensive tackles to injuries in the third quarter with right tackle Abraham Lucas and left tackle Charles Cross leaving, along with wide receiver Tyler Lockett. Lucas was announced with a knee injury, which Carroll said was a recurrence of an issue that required Lucas to miss some time in training camp. Cross suffered a sprained toe and couldn't continue, Carroll said. Lockett was hit by Rams safety Russ Yeast on a run play and was examined for a concussion but cleared protocol, Carroll said.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 Carroll said the team wasn't going to rush him back after only returning to practice last week.More from CBS News
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