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Rams vs. Seahawks: Running Blog

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Fourth Quarter

- Hauschka hit from 48 yards out to make it 23-6 Seattle with 8:27 to play.

- The Rams put together their best drive of the night as Bradford hit Lloyd for 37 down the left sideline and Alexander was tackled in the end zone for pass interference.

- That gave the Rams another first and goal from Seattle’s 1.

- Williams was dropped for no gain on first down.

- Bradford’s sneak went for no gain on second down.

- Bradford threw incomplete on third down but a taunting penalty on Seattle resulted in an automatic first down to give the Rams a fresh set of downs.

- Bradford threw two incompletions to bring up third down.

- Jackson finally got an opportunity and punched it in from 1 yard out to make it 23-13 with 4:39 to play.

- The Rams ensuing onside kick didn’t travel 10 yards and Seattle takes over at the St. Louis 39.

- The Seahawks quickly covered that ground as Lynch scored from 16 yards out to make it 30-13 Seahawks with 2:57 to play.

- That did it for the scoring as the Rams fell to 2-11 with a 30-13 loss. Seattle improved to 6-7 on the season with the win.

Third Quarter

- The Rams start from their 23.

- On the first play, Bradford threw for Lloyd but CB Brandon Browner wrested it away for an interception and the Seahawks take over at the Rams’ 34.

- Lynch ran for 22 yards on three carries and Jackson completed a 7-yard pass to give Seattle second and goal at the Rams’ 5.

- Jackson threw incomplete twice and the Rams defense held to another Hauschka field goal attempt. He hit from 23 yards out to make it 13-3 Seattle with 12:07 to go in the third.

- A costly false start turned a third and 1 into third and 6 and the Rams punted again following a sack by Chris Clemons.

- Seattle starts from its 37.

- Two runs by Lynch gained 11 and Tate picked up 14 to the Rams’ 34.

- The defense held the Seahawks to another field goal attempt but Hauschka missed from 38yards out to keep it at 13-3 with 4:24 to go in the third.

- Rams start again from their 28.

- On third-and-13 from their 30, Bradford found Jackson on a beautiful throwback screen for a gain of 50 to Seattle’s 20.

- On the next play, Seattle was flagged for pass interference giving the Rams first and goal at the 1.

- Jackson was stopped for no gain on first down.

- On second down, Bradford was flagged for intentional grounding and the Rams lost 10 yards to make it third-and-goal at the 11.

- Bradford misfired on third down.

- Brown hit from 29 yards out to make it 13-6 Seattle.

- Seattle got a big return from Washington to midfield and Jackson hit Doug Baldwin for a 29-yard touchdown to make it 20-6 Seahawks with 6 seconds left in the third.

- At the end of three, that’s where we stand.

Second Quarter

- Jackson started the second quarter with a 6-yard gain into Seattle territory.

- He lost 1 yard on second down to bring up a third-and-5 at midfield.

- Bradford hung in the pocket and hit Lloyd again, this time for 15 and a first down to Seattle’s 35.

- Jackson ripped off an 10 yard run but the Rams were pushed back as TE Billy Bajema got beat for a sack.

- The Rams settled for a 46-yard field goal from Josh Brown to make it 10-3 Seattle with 11:04 to play in the first  half.

- With a little momentum, the Rams got a three and out as they dropped Lynch for a loss of 2 on first and second down and Jackson scrambled for 2 on third down. Rams get it back at their 43.

- The Rams moved it into Seattle territory behind Cadilliac Williams, who picked up a first down with a pair of runs and an 8-yard completion to Lloyd.

- On fourth-and-1 at the 36, the Rams opted to go for it with a play action pass. But Bradford’s deep pass for Danario Alexander was well covered and fell incomplete. Seattle gets it again at its 36.

- Seattle converted on third and 2 as Jackson hit Tate for a gain of 6.

- That duo connected for another third down conversion and 11 yards to the Rams’ 36.

- An offsides penalty picked up 5 more yards to the Rams’ 31.

- On third-and-1 at the Rams’ 27, Lynch coughed up a fumble on a mishandled exchange with Jackson that was recovered by LB Brady Poppinga to give it back to the Rams at their 29.

- It didn’t matter much, though, as the Rams went three and out to give it back to Seattle at its 25 with 1:03 to go in the half.

- On third-and-7, Jackson hit Forsett in the flat, he broke a tackle and went 11 yards for a first down with 44 seconds to go.

- The Rams got a stop though as Jackson mishandled a snap and C.J. Ah You got a sack after Long flushed Jackson from the pocket.

- Seattle punted it back and the Rams took over at their 26.

- They took a knee and went to the locker room trailing 10-3.

- Strong performance from the defense yet again but the offense has to generate something in the second half.

First Quarter

- The Seahawks won the toss and elected to receive.

- With a little razzle dazzle and a missed call on a block in the back, Seattle got a big return to its 43.

- RB Marshawn Lynch went right to work with a 13-yard run.

- An incompletion and a 4-yard run by Lynch setup third and 6 but Tarvaris Jackson’s pass fell incomplete to get it for the Rams.

- They started from their 6 and RB Steven Jackson broke a 11-yard run for a first down to the 17.

- The Rams actually opted for young Bryan Mattison at right guard. Adam Goldberg sits and Harvey Dahl is at RT.

- A pair of penalties pushed the Rams back to their 7 for a first and 20 but they quickly got the first as Bradford hit TE Lance Kendricks for a gain of 26 to the Rams’ 33.

- The drive ended on a 3-yard run and the Rams went back to punt. Disaster struck as Doug Baldwin got to Donnie Jones, blocked the punt and Michael Robinson picked it up for a touchdown and a quick 7-0 lead for Seattle.

- Jerious Norwood is back to return first kick opportunity since beginning fo the season.

- Norwood took the return 47 yards to the Rams’ 42.

- But the Rams promptly went three and out as Bradford was nearly intercepted and threw incomplete twice sandwiched around a 2-yard run by Jackson.

- Seattle starts again from its 16.

- On third and 11, Jackson floated a pass down the right sideline that fell into the arms of WR Golden Tate for 22 yards and a first down.

- The Seahawks converted a third down again as Jackson hit Mike Williams for 7 yards on third and 6 at the 41.

- Seattle kept it moving with more timely plays as a 13-yard completion to Ben Obomanu got it into field position.

- But a sack by Gibson and two good rushes from Chris Long and Robert Quinn forced the Hawks to settle for a 42-yard field goal to make it 10-0 Seattle with 1:35 to go in the first.

- The Rams started from their 20 and got some momentum as Jackson ran for 11 yards and Bradford hit Brandon Lloyd for a gain of 13 to give the Rams a first down at their 45.

- At the end of the first, Seattle leads 10-0.

Pregame Notes

- Greetings from CenturyLink Field where the Rams and Seahawks are warming up for tonight’s kickoff, set for 7:30 Central time.

- The biggest question here is who will start at quarterback for the Rams. The answer? Sam Bradford.

- Bradford missed last week’s game against San Francisco because of an ankle injury but he got better as this week went on and now he’s going to get his opportunity to take on the Seahawks.

- A.J. Feeley is the only QB on the roster not available. If something happens to Bradford, it will be Kellen Clemens handling backup duties.

- The Rams inactives: Feeley, RB Quinn Porter (abdominal), FB Brit Miller (knee), OL Kevin Hughes, QB Tom Brandstater, DT Fred Robbins, LB Justin Cole.

- With Robbins inactive, Gary Gibson will start at DT.

- Expect the Rams constantly in flux offensive line to look like this when kickoff comes: LT Mark LeVoir, LG Jason Brown, C Tony Wragge, RG Harvey Dahl and RT Adam Goldberg.

- Rams are wearing white on white tonight, for those wondering.

- Stay tuned for updates throughout tonight’s game.