Seattle Seahawks vs Los Angeles Rams Prediction: Expect a win performance from both sides

Lumen Field will play host to the first game of this season's National Football League matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks, which will be a matchup between two teams from different divisions. The Seattle Seahawks come into this game with a record of three wins and two losses in their most recent five games, whereas the Los Angeles Rams have lost their last five games in a row.

One of the year's most welcome and unexpected surprises was the performance of the Seattle Seahawks. Following Russell Wilson's departure, not many people gave them a shot at a winning season, let alone reaching the playoffs. However, Geno Smith and the rest of the team were able to accomplish both of those goals. Smith had the best season of his career, and his connection with wideouts DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett was spectacular. Smith's season was highlighted by the fact that he had the best season of his career. With 231.4 yards per game through the air, Seattle finished just outside of the top 10 in pass offense. The foundation of that offense has not changed, and they have just added a rookie wide receiver to the mix in the form of Jaxon Smith-Njigba; as a result, the Rams' secondary should be quite worried. The Seattle Seahawks have a decent run offense that averages 120.1 yards per game, and they have a young player named Kenneth Walker III who excelled in his rookie season by racking up 1,050 yards and nine touchdowns. In the event that the pass offense does not work, the Seahawks can always revert to their run offense. The defense for Seattle allowed 23.6 points per game, which was the worst mark in the league, but the Seahawks did a good job throughout the offseason of improving that aspect of their game.

A mere year after winning the Super Bowl, the Los Angeles Rams finished with a record of 5-12, which was their worst performance in the last six seasons. Due to the fact that they did not make many additions to the roster over the winter, there is not much room for growth. The only new player worth noticing is wide receiver Demarcus Robinson, and he is not even among the top three wide receiver options on the team's roster. Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp both had disappointing seasons in 2022, posting the lowest statistical totals of their respective careers. The Los Angeles Rams will be hoping for a bounce-back season from both players in 2023. Not only did they fail to strengthen the offensive side of the ball, but their defensive capabilities have also significantly deteriorated. The Rams were without a number of key players after their defeat, including linebacker Bobby Wagner, safety Taylor Rapp, cornerback Jalen Ramsey, safety Nick Scott, cornerback Troy Hill, and linebacker Leonard Floyd. Despite all of this, the Los Angeles Rams should be able to do something on the ground against the Seattle Seahawks, who allowed the opposing runners to average 150.2 yards per game, which was the 30th worst in the NFL. However, Los Angeles' run offense even failed to average 100.0 yards per game (97.7).

Although the Los Angeles Rams won six of the previous 10 head-to-head matchups, the Seattle Seahawks won both of their matchups in 2022. The most recent match went into overtime before the Seattle Seahawks were able to pull out a 19-16 victory at home.

In 2023, the Los Angeles Rams do not appear to be in better shape, although the Seattle Seahawks have shown improvement. The defenses played by both teams do not excite me, but the offense played by the Seattle Seahawks is significantly better. My money is on the offensive players (Smith, Walker III, Lockett, and Metcalf) to win this game for the home team and demolish the competition. The Seattle Seahawks had a top-10 scoring attack that averaged 23.9 points per game, and I feel it will not be difficult for the Seahawks to score 27 or more points in this game.