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It was another heartbreaking loss for the Rams, who at 11-4, lost twice in overtime and all four games in the final minutes of play.
The common denominator across all four losses was mishaps on special teams, from a returned punt for a touchdown (Seattle) to a missed kick (San Francisco) to multiple field goals being blocked (Philadelphia).
On Saturday, the Los Angeles Rams and Sean McVay could not stomach it any longer and fired special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn.
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In a campaign where the Rams had the most explosive offense in the league behind MVP frontrunner Matthew Stafford and Offensive Player of the Year candidate Puka Nacua, along with a young, hungry defense that is elite at forcing turnovers, special teams has been the black hole for Los Angeles.
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They thought that they took a huge step forward when they cut kicker Joshua Karty in the middle of the season, but while the kicking game improved, the overall special teams has held back an elite offense and defense.
The Rams have a mini-bye following their defeat to Seattle, as they don’t play until next Monday on the road against the already eliminated Atlanta Falcons.
While they can still win the No. 1 seed in the NFC, they’ll need help across the board as they’ll need the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, and Seahawks to all drop a game before the end of the season.
The Los Angeles Rams were the consensus top team in the NFL for the past month and were cruising towards the top seed in the NFC before falling apart in the final nine minutes of the game to give control of the conference to the Seattle Seahawks.
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