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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 16 · Friday 8:15 PM ET · Lumen Field

SEAvsLA

Seahawks offensevsRams defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Seahawks, 8 for Rams. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

LA offenseSEA offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Backs catch passes

Rams give up 43 yards a game to running backs (28th), against a league average of 32. Seahawks' running backs produce 30 (17th).

02
Opportunity

Short middle is open

Rams are worst against short middle throws, allowing +0.24 EPA per attempt. Seahawks send 20% of their throws there.

03
Watch out

Nowhere to run

Seahawks' run game is 30th in EPA per carry (-0.22). Rams allow -0.16 (4th).

04
Wash

Explosive play rate

Call this one even. Seahawks create explosive plays on 9% of snaps (15th). Rams give them up at 8% (7th).

Players to watch

LA Rams

9Matthew StaffordQB · 204/303 · 2146 yds · 15 TD · 8 INTEPA per dropback +0.09 · 16th23Kyren WilliamsRB · 112 car · 548 yds · 7 TD · 33 recEPA per touch -0.01 · 21st12Puka NacuaWR · 56 rec · 565 yds · 3 TD · 74 tgtEPA per target +0.1917Davante AdamsWR · 30 rec · 480 yds · 4 TD · 49 tgtEPA per target +0.45 · 27th37Quentin LakeNickel Back · 56 tackles · 3 INT · 11 PD3 INT · T-2nd in the NFL22Trent McDuffieRight Cornerback · 25 tackles · 2 INT · 8 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL

SEA Seahawks

14Sam DarnoldQB · 110/177 · 1290 yds · 8 TD · 8 INTEPA per dropback -0.05 · 25th11Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR · 58 rec · 867 yds · 8 TD · 78 tgtEPA per target +0.75 · 5th22Rashid ShaheedWR · 16 rec · 163 yds · 0 TD · 30 tgtEPA per target -0.4713Ernest Jones IVRight Inside Linebacker · 68 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT · 3 PD3 sacks20Julian LoveFree Safety · 24 tackles · 2 INT · 6 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL
The series · Rams and Seahawks since 1999, and this season's records52 meetings

The Seahawks lead the series 28–24 since 1999 (they first met in 2000). They have won the last 2. Jan 25, 2026, at Lumen Field: the Seahawks won 31–27. Sam Darnold started at quarterback for the Seahawks and Matthew Stafford for the Rams; Mike Macdonald and Sean McVay coached.

Rams at home14–10the Rams' record
In Seattle10–18the Rams' record
Most pointsRams 42 · Seahawks 382017 · 2025
Biggest winRams by 35 · Seahawks by 282017 · 2009
Playoffs2–1the Rams' record

The last 5

2025 · Wk 21 · playoffsLA 27 at SEA 31
2025 · Wk 16 · OTLA 37 at SEA 38
2025 · Wk 11SEA 19 at LA 21
2024 · Wk 18SEA 30 at LA 25
2024 · Wk 9 · OTLA 26 at SEA 20

2026 records

RamsSeahawks
Overall4–44–3
Division0–21–1
Conference2–21–2
Other conference2–23–1
Home2–33–1
Away2–11–2
Last 5WLLWWLWLLW
StreakWon 2Won 1
Points a game24.3 – 21.024.0 – 17.9

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Rams' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Seahawks offense against the Rams defenseDepth charts
Rams defense · 3-4 DSeahawks offense · 3WR 1TE67Cross56Nelson61Sundell76Zabel72Lucas88Barner14Darnold26Charbonnet11Smith-Njigba10Kupp22Shaheed99Donald57Hamilton55Fiske0Young94Johnson48Speights53Landman22McDuffie35Watson37Lake3Curl5Kinchens

Seahawks offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBSam Darnold#14 · 110/177 · 1290 yds · 8 TD · 8 INT
  • RBZach Charbonnet#26
  • WRJaxon Smith-Njigba#11 · 58 rec · 867 yds · 8 TD · 78 tgt
  • WRRashid Shaheed#22 · 16 rec · 163 yds · 0 TD · 30 tgt
  • WRCooper Kupp#10 · 18 rec · 199 yds · 1 TD · 27 tgt
  • TEAJ Barner#88 · 19 rec · 180 yds · 0 TD · 29 tgt
  • LTCharles Cross#67
  • LGQuenton Nelson#56
  • CJalen Sundell#61
  • RGGrey Zabel#76
  • RTAbraham Lucas#72

Rams defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEAaron Donald#99 · 12 tackles
  • NTTy Hamilton#57 · 7 tackles
  • LDEBraden Fiske#55 · 15 tackles · 1 sack
  • WLBByron Young#0 · 32 tackles · 4.5 sacks
  • SLBDesjuan Johnson#94 · 9 tackles
  • RILBOmar Speights#48 · 37 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 PD
  • LILBNate Landman#53 · 58 tackles · 1 PD
  • RCBTrent McDuffie#22 · 25 tackles · 2 INT · 8 PD
  • LCBJaylen Watson#35 · 24 tackles · 1 INT · 9 PD
  • NBQuentin Lake#37 · 56 tackles · 3 INT · 11 PD
  • SSKam Curl#3 · 37 tackles · 2 PD
  • FSKamren Kinchens#5 · 38 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 2 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · SEA offense against LA defense
StatSEA SEA offFavors SEA · Favors LALA LA def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.04#23
-0.11#4+0.00
Success rate
42%#22
40%#544%
Yards per play
5.4#17
5.0#55.4
Explosive play rate
9%#15
8%#79%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.05#18
-0.12#4+0.03
Sack rate
7%#19
4%#277%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.22#30
-0.16#4-0.08
Yards per carry
3.7#22
3.5#64.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
40%#15
33%#641%
Red zone TD rate
55%#21
44%#561%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
185#4
112#2147
TE yards per game
31#29
46#955
TE targets per game
5.1#29
8.4#257.6
RB receiving yards per game
30#17
43#2832
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Seahawks: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.144% of throws
+0.623% of throws
+1.217% of throws
Short
+0.0229% of throws
+0.0520% of throws
+0.0937% of throws

Rams: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.269 throws
+0.0210 throws
-0.7616 throws
Short
-0.1190 throws
+0.2445 throws
-0.1187 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.