Seahawks vs Rams: 5 things to watch for
By Dan Viens
The clock is ticking, we’ve got real live football tonight, and Seahawks vs Rams will be kicking off in 72 hours as I write this. This has always been an intriguing matchup, with the Rams usually giving the Seahawks fits despite not getting anything more than average QB play the last 3 years.
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Most of the matchups favor the Seahawks on Sunday, but history tells us that doesn’t always guarantee an easy time of it in St. Louis. So, here are 5 Things To Watch For when the Seahawks take on the Rams in St. Louis Sunday at 10:00am PST.
WILL THERE BE A HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE FOR THE RAMS?
St. Louis has always been a baseball town first. The Cardinals are almost always good, the Rams are almost always not good, and the size and enthusiasm of the crowds at Edward Jones Dome usually reflect that. It’s why the Rams have one of the worst home field “advantages” in the league, and it’s one of the reasons their owner is reportedly looking to move the team to Los Angeles.
Last year the game drew nearly 57,855, but it was played on October 19th, 3 days after the Cardinals were knocked out of the NLCS by eventual World Series winner San Francisco. This year it’s week #1, and the Cards are once again in first place in the National League Central, so the city of St. Louis has yet to turn it’s attention to football. It doesn’t help that in 2013 and ’14 many experts picked the young Rams as one of the surprise breakout teams of the season, only to have that not be the case. Maybe Rams fans are disenchanted by talks of the team moving, or taking a believe-it-when-I-see-it approach, or maybe it’s just as simple as Cardinals > Rams.
In any case, reports are out there that there may only be 40,000 fans attending this game. That means nearly forty percent of the seats will be empty. If the Seahawks can get an early lead, this game could end up looking like White Sox vs. Orioles, April 29th.
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