The Los Angeles Rams, who started the season with a dismal 1-4 record, have turned their fortunes around and are on the verge of clinching the NFC West title. Despite a lackluster offensive performance, they defeated the Arizona Cardinals 13-9, avenging their earlier loss.
Cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon #4 of the Los Angeles Rams intercepts a pass intended for tight end Trey McBride of the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth quarter of a NFL football game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. They’ve gone from the laggards of the early season to the terrors of the home stretch.
But while the results have changed, those most intimately involved insist the attitude, demeanor and approach haven’t.“Really, when we talked about coming off the bye when we were 1-4, finding ways to finish games … now, it hasn’t gone exactly the way we want, but we’ve been able to finish it in the positive column nine of the 11 opportunities we’ve had.”
Cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon, who made a game-saving play at the end Saturday night by picking off a deflected Kyler Murray pass in the end zone with 37 seconds left when the Cardinals were driving for what would have been the winning score, acted as if that was just business as usual. “Just weekly preparation,” he said. “We weren’t getting the results that we wanted, but we have the same approach right now as we did then.”“We really just came together as a team, know what I’m saying? We knew what we had to fix … we had to make a decision what type of team we wanted to be.It’s about making plays. The last two weeks the defense has made the biggest ones, while the offense has done just enough.
“We didn’t do a whole lot great, to be honest with you,” Stafford said. “Didn’t run it great. I didn’t throw it great, but we found a way to get a win and get enough points. Obviously, I had another chance down there in the red zone and didn’t come away with a touchdown.
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