We’re simply three months away from the Seattle Seahawks’ dwelling opener towards the Los Angeles Rams. It’s not typically we see these two meet in Week 1, and certainly this can solely be the third time that it’s occurred, and first time because the Rams returned to Los Angeles from St. Louis.
Let’s take you again to 2009 for the one Rams at Seahawks season opener. Jim Mora was hand-picked as Mike Holmgren’s successor, Aaron Curry was drafted at No. 4 total, and T.J. Houshmandzadeh was the prime free agent signing. Seattle had a brutal 4-12 season from hell with an entire lot of accidents and a whole lot of shut losses. This was the 12 months the Seahawks would get again on observe after beforehand rattling off 4 straight NFC West titles and a Tremendous Bowl look!
The Seahawks began the season by recovering the opening kickoff deep in Rams territory. Matt Hasselbeck was picked off solely a few performs later in search of Houshmandzadeh ultimately zone.
Two possessions later, Nate Burleson misplaced a fumble, however the Rams couldn’t muster something. Then we have been blessed with Senecat/SeaCat.
Sure, we acquired a trick play and shotgun formation, two issues Holmgren wasn’t too eager on! Hasselbeck acquired picked on the following play, giving the Seahawks a powerful three 1st quarter turnovers.
Josh Brown missed a subject objective in his return to Seattle, which sparked Seattle into scoring and never giving the ball away. A play-action go on the goal-line to John Carlson, whom I used to be satisfied could be the following nice tight finish within the NFL, opened the Seahawks’ account for the 2009 season.
Catastrophe struck when Olindo Mare’s subject objective was blocked and returned for a landing on the stroke of halftime, however the Rams took “twelfth man” too actually and the TD was wiped off the board. Hasselbeck discovered Nate Burleson on the slant to extend the result in 14-0.
One other Hasselbeck TD to Carlson within the third quarter put the sport out of attain, then Julius Jones capped off the scoring with a 62-yard rating. Marc Bulger was simply 17/36 for 191 yards and was sacked by Lofa Tatupu, Brandon Mebane, and… Lawrence Jackson?!! The L.J. Collier of his time.
Not each spotlight I discussed is on this video, however make a journey down reminiscence lane!
Edgerrin James apparently had 11 carries for 30 yards and I don’t keep in mind that in any respect. Hasselbeck was not sacked, which takes some doing that beginning offensive line. As dangerous because the Seahawks proved to be, the Rams have been 1-15 dangerous and that’s how they ended up with Sam Bradford.
Right here’s to an identical lopsided beatdown come September 10, however completely nothing else resembling the remainder of the 2009 season.
