The Rams have the Seattle Seahawks right where they want them

Imagine for a moment the following scenario: The Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks played to a virtual NFL stalemate in the regular season. But as LA has struggled in two taxing road victories, the Seahawks have lounged around, getting up off their davenports just long enough to demolish the visiting San Francisco 49ers by a ridiculously lopsided score of 41-6.

Which of these two teams risks overconfidence?

But before we go down that path, let's take a quick inventory. These two teams were as evenly matched this season as two teams can be. Two games that, when added together, have Los Angeles outscoring Seattle by one point. That's a razor-thin margin.

Forget the home-field advantage. LA has travelled across the country and to the nation's icebox, both times emerging with hard-fought wins. Seattle barely needed to show up to demolish the 49ers. By all accounts, the buzz is all Seahawks for this one.

The LA Rams have the Seattle Seahawks right where they want them

It's going to be a physical game. This one is going to be close. But it's not going to be an easy game for either team. These two rosters know the other team nearly as well as they know their own teams. LA's tight end Colby Parkinson was formerly with the Seahawks.

Wide receiver Cooper Kupp, inside linebacker Ernest Jones, and even practice squad linebacker Chris Paul Jr. were all with Los Angeles.

In their last meeting, Seahawks defender Derrick Hall stamped on right guard Kevin Dotson's ankle, hobbling him for the remaining three games of the season. You can bet every LA offensive lineman has this game circled.

The last contest was decided by one point. But it would have ended in regulation had kicker Harrison Mevis missed what would have been the game-winning field goal. It proved to be his only miss of the season. Fans are safe to believe he won't miss again.

The loss to the Seahawks came despite building a 16-point lead. It was a game with a two-point conversion ruled good because the incomplete pass was ruled a backward lateral. Even head coach Sean McVay's jaw dropped with that one.

It was a game that included a 58-yard punt return from Rashid Shaheed. Wide receiver Davante Adams and safety Quentin Lake sat out the game. And yet, the final score was just a one-point margin.

Adams and Lake will play in this one. Kevin Dotson and the entire offensive line will be on the lookout for Derrick Hall. And you can bet punter Ethan Evans will not punt the football to Rashid Shaheed in this one.

LA made multiple regrettable plays in the game. But they have an opportunity to correct those mistakes in this rematch. Will it happen? Let's face it, the LA Rams are a well coached team that seldom makes the same mistakes twice. They lost without two key starters by one point in a hostile stadium.

The LA Rams have the Seahawks right where they want them this time around.

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