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NFL Week 13 Game Recap: Seattle Seahawks 27, Los Angeles Rams 23

Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Rams safety Taylor Rapp (24) pressures Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (7) in the first half at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

GENOMANIA.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith had a career day against the Los Angeles Rams, eventually throwing the game-winning touchdown with 36 seconds left to secure a 27-23 victory.

With the win, the Seahawks move to 7-5 and are firmly in the NFC’s playoff picture. Meanwhile, the Rams fall to 3-9 and are in the midst of a nasty Super Bowl hangover.

Offensive spotlight: Smith continued his breakout season against the Rams, finishing with a 90.4 grade on first review. If that holds, it will be his fourth 90.0-plus game grade of the season. In his first nine years, he only had one such game. Against Los Angeles, Smith tied a career-high with five big-time throws.

Defensive spotlight: Smith wasn’t the only one who had a career day. Rams edge defender Michael Hoecht has an 89.5 grade on first review, the highest single-game grade of his career by over 15 points. The third-year undrafted free agent recorded five pressures — and a couple of sacks — for a 15.6% pressure rate. 

Rookie spotlight: Seahawks cornerback Tariq Woolen has looked like one of the biggest steals in the draft all season. The fifth-rounder from UTSA allowed only one catch on three targets and also caught a pass of his own, snagging his sixth interception of the season. That’s tied with C.J. Gardner-Johnson for the most in the league. 

Offensive line spotlight: The Rams offensive line did an excellent job of keeping backup quarterback John Wolford clean. They allowed only three pressures on 36 pass-blocking snaps. Center Brian Allen and tackles Rob Havenstein and Ty Nsekhe all kept a clean sheet on the day.

Box Score

Passing
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Player Fantasy Comp/Att Yds YPA TD Int Sacks Rtg
Geno Smith 28.0 28 / 39 367 9.4 3 1 4 116.1
LOS ANGELES RAMS
Player Fantasy Comp/Att Yds YPA TD Int Sacks Rtg
John Wolford 8.0 14 / 26 178 6.8 0 2 4 43.4
Rushing
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Player Fantasy Car Yds YPC TD Long Fum Lost
Geno Smith 28.0 2 3 1.5 0 4 1
Tony Jones Jr. 5.2 7 14 2.0 0 7 0
DeeJay Dallas 3.7 10 37 3.7 0 7 0
Kenneth Walker III 3.6 3 36 12.0 0 30 0
LOS ANGELES RAMS
Player Fantasy Car Yds YPC TD Long Fum Lost
Cam Akers 19.0 17 60 3.5 2 13 0
Brandon Powell 12.4 3 45 15.0 0 20 0
Tutu Atwell 9.1 4 23 5.8 0 7 0
John Wolford 8.0 5 29 5.8 0 14 0
Kyren Williams 0.9 3 9 3.0 0 4 0
Bryce Perkins 0.5 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
Receiving
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Player Fantasy Tgt Rec Yds YPT TD Long
Tyler Lockett 30.8 12 9 128 10.7 1 36
DK Metcalf 29.7 8 8 127 15.9 1 40
Noah Fant 14.2 5 4 42 8.4 1 17
Tony Jones Jr. 5.2 4 2 18 4.5 0 9
Will Dissly 4.2 2 2 22 11.0 0 19
DeeJay Dallas 3.7 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Kenneth Walker III 3.6 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Marquise Goodwin 2.7 2 1 17 8.5 0 17
Colby Parkinson 2.2 1 1 12 12.0 0 12
Laquon Treadwell 1.1 1 1 1 1.0 0 1
LOS ANGELES RAMS
Player Fantasy Tgt Rec Yds YPT TD Long
Cam Akers 19.0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
Brandon Powell 12.4 4 4 39 9.8 0 14
Tutu Atwell 9.1 5 2 48 9.6 0 30
Van Jefferson 5.9 4 2 39 9.8 0 23
Ben Skowronek 5.0 3 2 30 10.0 0 22
Tyler Higbee 3.4 5 2 14 2.8 0 9
Austin Trammell 1.8 2 1 8 4.0 0 8
Kyren Williams 0.9 1 0 0 0.0 0 0

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