Today at 1:00 p.m. ET the St. Louis Rams (1-4) will host an angry Seattle Seahawks (3-2) team fresh off a rare home loss to the Dallas Cowboys last Sunday. Watch this NFC West clash on Fox or live stream it by clicking this link. Seahawks fans can listen to the radio broadcast on 710 KIRO, while Rams fans may do likewise on 101 ESPN.
After winning the Super Bowl last season the Seahawks have seemed a bit more vulnerable in 2014. The Cowboys took it to the Seahawks on the ground last week, with DeMarco Murray chewing up 115 yards on 29 carries. Head coach Pete Carroll said that their play hasn't been up to par, and took responsibility for it.
"We just have to get better," Carroll told the Seahawks' official website. "Players seem to be willing to accept they have to get better, too. So we're working on that, and point the finger at me first."
That might begin with re-establishing running back Marshawn Lynch as the offense's focal point after he received just 10 carries against Dallas last week. Carroll admitted that was something that needs to change quickly as well.
"We don't ever want to play a game when Marshawn carries the ball 10 times," Carroll said. "That's not enough. That's not our format that we're trying to build from."
Meanwhile St. Louis is coming off a Monday Night Football collapse in which they coughed up a 14-point lead to the 49ers. Quarterback Austin Davis had an up-and-down performance, completing 50 percent of 42 passes for 236 yards, one touchdown and one interception. This week he have to produce against Seattle's "Legion of Boom," led by cornerback Richard Sherman.
Rams coach Jeff Fisher is confident that the team is headed in the right direction despite a poor record. "What we're doing here is right," Fisher said. "The players are coming to work. They're having fun, they're working hard. We don't have the production that we'd like. Things will turn."
Seahawks Injury Report
Jordan Hill
DT
Ankle
Did Not Participate In Practice
Out
Cassius Marsh
DE
Foot
Did Not Participate In Practice
Out
Byron Maxwell
CB
Calf
Did Not Participate In Practice
Out
Max Unger
C
Foot
Did Not Participate In Practice
Out
Zachary Miller
TE
Ankle
Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
Out
Bobby Wagner
LB
Toe
Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
Out
Michael Bennett
DE
Not Injury Related
Did Not Participate In Practice
Probable
Alvin Bailey
T
Oblique
Full Participation in Practice
Probable
Marshawn Lynch
RB
Not Injury Related
Full Participation in Practice
Probable
Brandon Mebane
DT
Not Injury Related
Full Participation in Practice
Probable
Tharold Simon
CB
Knee
Full Participation in Practice
Probable
Luke Willson
TE
Groin
Did Not Participate In Practice
Questionable
William Harvin
WR
Thigh
Limited Participation in Practice
Questionable
Rams Injury Report
| Timothy Barnes | C | Shoulder | Did Not Participate In Practice | Doubtful |
| Alex Carrington | DT | Knee | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Barrett Jones | C | Back | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Austin Pettis | WR | Ankle | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Chase Reynolds | RB | Thigh | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Zachary Stacy | RB | Ankle | Full Participation in Practice | Probable |
| Jo-Lonn Dunbar | LB | Thigh | Limited Participation in Practice | Questionable |
| Trumaine Johnson | CB | Knee | Limited Participation in Practice | Questionable |
| Brandon McGee | CB | Foot | Limited Participation in Practice | Questionable |
| Ethan Westbrooks | DE | Hand | Limited Participation in Practice | Questionable |
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