The Rams’ defense had its worst performance of the season against the Cardinals in Week 4, allowing 37 points and 465 total yards. David Long Jr. was exposed, the run defense struggled to stop Chase Edmonds and James Conner and there were too many big plays given up.
It seems that terrible showing led to some major changes in Week 5 against the Seahawks. Long, Kenny Young and A’Shawn Robinson all played their fewest snaps of the season, which led to more playing time for Robert Rochell, Troy Reeder and Greg Gaines. That’s easy to see in the snap counts from Thursday’s win over Seattle, which we break down below.
