Rams fans shouldn’t be too disappointed after last night’s 37-20 defeat to the Cardinals. The Rams performance fell far short of what we expected and what we’ve become accustomed to seeing from this highly talented team. That being said, the loss came at the hands of an exceptionally good Cardinals team. This writer’s not concerned for the future of the Rams this season. I am, however, concerned for the fans at SOFI Stadium.
The average ticket for one of the Rams’ eight home games costs $245 and fans were clearing out of there by halftime if they could find the exit in the 70,000-person, monstrous compound. By the time the fourth quarter rolled around over half the stadium had left. Fans were unable to watch the potent offense we’ve witnessed the last three weeks.
Coach McVay was just as harsh towards himself as the fans were towards the team. In the post-game press conference, McVay critiqued that, “I’ve got to be way better for our football team.” After defeating the defending Super Bowl champs and Tom Brady last week a letdown should come as no surprise and that’s all this was: a letdown. This was a clash of two very good teams and the better team that day won. It should come as no surprise the Rams never really got on track and failed to hit their stride. Like Coach McVay said, “We didn’t all of a sudden become a different football team. We didn’t play up to our standards, but you’ve got to give Cardinals credit.”
Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp had difficulty connecting like they normally do. The dynamic duo failed to execute but great players have bad days too. The Rams have only four days to get back on track to meet division rival, Seahawks on Thursday. Let’s just hope this is a temporary setback for the Greatest Show on Turf.
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