After leading 6-0 going into the half, the Rams give up 20 unanswered points to the Seattle Seahawks.  Exiting the 3rd Qtr it was 6-6 and neither team appeared to have the upper hand.  Next we witnessed an exercise in bad luck, poor performance, and utter futility.  The 4th Qtr had just started and Rams QB Hill, once again under duress, tosses a pass into the turf to avoid a sack, but instead throws it to a Seattle defensive tackle.  Watching live it looked like Hill had momentarily joined the Seattle payroll, but upon further review if was fairly obvious is was an errant attempt at grounding the ball.  A few plays later Seattle RB Lynch runs 9 yards up the middle (completely untouched) for a TD.

The Seahawks other score of the 4th quarter came from a ball in and out of the hands of a Rams receiver, finally caught by Seattle defensive secondary (Irwin) and run in for a pick 6.  If that wasn’t enough disappointment, on a last ditch effort the Rams drove the field (6:05 remaining in the game) to Seattle’s 6 yard line.  Benny Cunningham runs the ball to the 1 yard line where it is knocked out of his hands and out of the end zone.  You got it; touch back and it’s Seattle’s ball back on the 20 yard line.

The Rams final drive of the game was simply pouring more salt into the wound.  Penalty, sack and loss of 12 yards, and another sack for minus 11 yards.  Its 4th and 35 with just more than 2 minutes remaining on the clock.  Sadly, you have to go for it.  Do me a favor though, if you’ve decided to give up, please don’t take the time to prove it.  But of course the Rams did.  The next play is a 10-15 yard pass in the middle of the field (why not just punt the ball?)  What a heartless effort/ending.

The final score is Rams 6 – Seahawks 20.  The Rams fall to 6-10 for the season.  A season that showed a lot of promise, left us all wondering about the future.  Enjoy the off season Rams fans.  Without some significant changes, we’ll not be seeing it anytime soon.

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It’s halftime in Seattle and the Rams are leading the Seahawks 6-0.  Both scores are via Greg Zuerlein field goals (one from 52 yards out).  Watching this game makes me think that if we had an offense… we could be dangerous.  The defense is firing on all cylinders as they’ve sacked Seattle’s QB Wilson twice, forced 2 turnovers, and have held the Seahawks to zero halftime points for the first time since 2011.

The second half is starting.  Go Rams!!!

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The Rams showed some heart in this turbulent contest against the Giants.  The Rams put together a 90 yard drive at the end of the third quarter which ended in a 23 yard TD pass to TE Kendricks. Late in the 4th quarter Rams QB Hill connected with WR Givens for a beautiful 46 yard TD reception.  Even though the Rams gave up over 500 yards of total offense to the Giants for the game, they still had a glimpse of hope with just over 2 minutes remaining.  The Giants had driven to the Rams 11 yard line and in what would normally have been an easy field goal attempt, became a blocked kick and a new Rams possession.

So with 2 minutes left in the game (mathematically) we had a chance.  In what was perhaps symbolic of the entire Rams season, center Scott Wells hiked the ball right over the head of QB Hill (recovered by the Giants deep in our territory).  The glimpse was gone along with the Rams’ chance at finishing the season at .500.  Today, the Rams 2014 record is 6-9.  The game scoring summary is below:

Next week we take on the Seahawks in Seattle.  We’ll have to wait and see which direction our rollercoaster is headed.  We’re at the bottom today so no where to go but up?  Either way have a great week Rams fans.

Happy Holidays and Go Rams!!!

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Rams fans watched in horror most of the first half.  Two Rams turnovers contributed to two Giants scores (thank you Rams defense for limiting the damage to 2 field goals).  With 5 minutes remaining in the half the Rams were down 20-3.  With 2 minutes remaining in the half the Rams had accumulated under 100 yards of total offense.  So what kept us from derailing and crashing at the bottom of the tracks?  Well, a Giants 36 yard defensive pass interference followed by a 5 yard encroachment penalty brought the Rams to the Giants 10 yards line.  Enter Rams RB Tre Mason who sped around the left corner for a 10 yard TD run.  Then the excitement of it all got to both teams as a huge fight broke out on the Giants sidelines resulting in the ejection of 3 players (2 Giants, 1 Rams).  The Rams got the ball back on their own 40 yard line and were able to drive all the way to the Giants 2 yard line before being forced to settle for 3 points.  The score going in the half is Giants 20 – Rams 13.  I don’t know how, but we’re still in it Rams fans.

Lots of game left to play.  Let’s try and hold onto the ball huh?  Go Rams!!!

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