Sean McVay is pulling out all the stops against the Packers with the Rams’ backs against the wall. Los Angeles was down 25-10, and with the offense at the 7-yard line, he got creative.
For the third time today, he put Cam Akers in the wildcat formation, and he took the direct snap in from 7 yards out for a touchdown. The first two wildcat plays went nowhere, but the third worked to perfection thanks to Akers’ hard running.
Direct snap to Cam Akers and he's IN with authority! #RamsHouse #NFLPlayoffs
📺: #LARvsGB on FOX
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/nMJSN7Rn8Z pic.twitter.com/anrFsNs5og— NFL (@NFL) January 16, 2021
As if that wasn’t good enough, McVay got even more creative on the two-point conversion attempt. Jared Goff threw a quick pass to Van Jefferson, who then pitched it back to Akers on the hook-and-ladder for a successful conversion.
The trickery on the 2pt conversion!@RamsNFL pull within 7. #NFLPlayoffs
📺: #LARvsGB on FOX
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/nMJSN7Rn8Z pic.twitter.com/UviVUuG7nm— NFL (@NFL) January 16, 2021
Twitter loved McVay’s two-point call, too, commending him for the design of this play.
McVay calling that 2-point play was as cool as running the Wildcat was stupid
— Tyler Conway (@jtylerconway) January 16, 2021
I feel like Sean McVay’s had that hook and ladder in the playbook for years, just waiting for this moment
— David Gardner (@byDavidGardner) January 16, 2021
McVay: pic.twitter.com/UuHa3lofJf
— John Owning (@JohnOwning) January 16, 2021
Uh oh Mcvay???? pic.twitter.com/QwNPafXtIk
— Will Blackmon 🍷 (@WillBlackmon) January 16, 2021
McVay is playing straight chess right now. Hook and ladder!!!
— JAKE ELLENBOGEN (@JKBogenDTSN) January 16, 2021
SEAN MCVAY!!!
— Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) January 16, 2021
