2016 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 18, 2016 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seattle Seahawks
3
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Los Angeles RamsWinner
9
SEA -5.5 upsetU 38 ✓
Los Angeles Rams 9–3.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · SEA
22/35, 254 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
2.7 expected points added · +3.3% completion over expected
Passing · LA
18/30, 239 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-1.4 expected points added · -0.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Wilson | 22/35 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Michael | 10 | 60 | 6.0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Russell Wilson | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Alex Collins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Thomas Rawls | 7 | -7 | -1.0 | 0 | -4.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Lockett | 4 | 4 | 99 | 0 | 11% | 6.7 |
| Jimmy Graham | 3 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 11% | 2.5 |
| Paul Richardson | 3 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 17% | 1.3 |
| Christine Michael | 3 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 11% | -2.1 |
| Doug Baldwin | 3 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 17% | 0.2 |
| Thomas Rawls | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Jermaine Kearse | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17% | -5.1 |
| Luke Willson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Will Tukuafu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.J. Wright | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Wagner | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kam Chancellor | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeShawn Shead | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Clark | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Sherman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahtyba Rubin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarran Reed | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Rams
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Keenum | 18/30 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Gurley | 19 | 51 | 2.7 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Tavon Austin | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Case Keenum | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Benny Cunningham | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Britt | 6 | 10 | 94 | 0 | 34% | 5.3 |
| Lance Kendricks | 4 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 21% | 0.7 |
| Tavon Austin | 5 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 31% | -1.7 |
| Todd Gurley | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3% | 1.5 |
| Brian Quick | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| Benny Cunningham | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7% | -1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Barron | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alec Ogletree | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trumaine Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Hayes | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamarcus Joyner | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Maurice Alexander | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Donald | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Easley | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Hill | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eugene Sims | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SEA -5.5
- Closing total
- 38
- SEA moneyline
- -235
- LA moneyline
- +210
Seahawks closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 38; the game landed 12 — under by 26.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 88°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- SEA 7 days · LA 6 days
- Coaches
- Pete Carroll vs Jeff Fisher
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.