Ready for the battle of heavyweights in the NFC? Many would say that this is the most pivotal game of the Mike Macdonald era insofar, and this matchup has even influenced roster building tactics. Both
the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams are riding very high at the moment… in fact, FanDuel pins these as two of the top five championship caliber teams in the league.
Statistics back up this notion, as SEA and LAR are the only two teams who are top five in both offensive scoring and defensive scoring allowed. We are witnessing the collision path of rival championship contenders that deserve better than the embarrassingly slanted Greg Olsen.
This game is a great mystery of high stakes and unprecedented divisional importance. This NFC West series will help tell the story of the ‘25 season from both team’s perspectives and feels like one of the last great mysteries of the Seahawks’ regular season.
The household names will look to exert their powers on the gridiron, but who are the “support characters” who could come through to make an outsized impact?
Mike Morris
is a versatile piece against a variable offense that runs zone and gap scheme concepts at a near equal rate. He may chip in more in this matchup when compared with a player like Brandon Pili because of this factor. Let’s remember that DT Jarran Reed is now on IR. We’ve seen Morris on the defensive interior as well as on the edge. He played in 28% of Seattle’s defensive snaps last week, so we’ll see if that ticks up a bit in SoCal.
Olu Oluwatimi
If the fill-in pivot player proves to be an improvement over the pretty solid effort of Jalen Sundell, that would not be a bad thing at all. This man did win the Rimmington Award in college (given to the nation’s top center). This is his best chance to claim a starting spot with authority. He did seem to be involved in a bad snap last week, but he has starting experience and familiarity. Bryce Cabeldue and Christian Haynes would be behind him on the depth chart, so hopefully he feels the squeeze in a dogfight.
Robbie Ouzts
He’s baaack! The third week back for the heavy FB could loosen up the middle of the field running game. The ability to grind on the ground would change the entire complexion of this game, giving the pass game more room and more options against a strong secondary.
