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Seahawks roll over Rams to clinch division
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RUSSELL Wilson threw for three touchdowns as the Seattle Seahawks clinched the NFC West Division title with a 24-3 victory over the struggling Los Angeles Rams on Thursday.
The Seahawks used an intensive pass rush and some big second half plays to rout the Rams, who fired their head coach Jeff Fisher three days ago.
The coaching change seemed to do little to shake up or inspire the Los Angeles players as quarterback Jared Goff was sacked four times and had to leave the game in the fourth quarter after a hard hit.
The Seahawks clinched the NFC West for the third time in four years with the win at Seattle’s CenturyLink Field.
They also kept the pressure on Detroit in the competition for the No. 2 seed in the NFC and a first-round bye. Seattle also snapped a three-game losing streak to the Rams.
Following the National Football League game, Seattle corner back Richard Sherman boasted that the Seahawks could go all the way this season. “We got a chance to win the Super Bowl. We got a chance to win it all.”
Seattle’s pass rush spent a good portion of the contest beating up on Rams rookie quarterback Goff. The Seahawks (9-4-1) held him to 13 of 25 passing for 135 yards.
Goff left the game after a big hit from Sherman midway through the fourth quarter and was evaluated for a possible concussion. Backup QB Case Keenum finished the game.
Sherman said he laid an extra lick on Goff because he looked too casual running down the sideline with the ball. “There was disrespect in his running style,” Sherman said. “He was acting like he was going to get a freebie into the end zone.”
Los Angeles guard Rodger Saffold refused to use the Rams (4-10) coaching change as an excuse. “You can say we lost Fish, that it’s a short turnaround, but that’s just BS. We didn’t execute.”
Seahawks QB Wilson went 19 of 26 for 229 passing yards and three TDs. His lone interception came on Seattle’s final drive.
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