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I want to highlight the best defensive play of each week.

The defense as a whole played exceptionally well, but I have to give the nod to rookie Kobie Turner for his first (of many) NFL sack.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Onpj7LCHsp8?feature=share

Honorable mention to Aron Donald.

Though it was a disappointing loss a bright spot defensively was another rookie registering his first NFL sack.

Byron Young


The defense is playing well for a very young group.

RAMMAN76 wrote:Though it was a disappointing loss a bright spot defensively was another rookie registering his first NFL sack.

Byron Young


The defense is playing well for a very young group.

Agree. They will just keep getting better.

Well after a WTF loss we did get some very good play from the defense.

"Defensive Coordinator Raheem Morris showed a lot of different looks to make Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow uncomfortable. I counted eight different defensive formations, 37 in 4-2, nine in 4-1 and they changed that up by putting Ernest Jones on the line for a 5-0 on 10 plays. L.A. got into their traditional 5-2 nine times and pulled out the “will” linebacker for “dime” 5-1 on eight plays. It may have been a week late, but the Rams used both 6-0 and 6-1 formations on short yardage plays."

In coverages, the Rams changed out of their norms as well, using more Cover3 (three deep shell) than Match Quarters (four deep with some man option depending on reads). Usually it’s the other way around. L.A. also went with much more Cover1 than usual (man to man with a single high safety), likely because Cincinnati often went spread with four wideouts.

This weeks award goes to Ahkello Witherspoon for his first pick of the season!


Witherspoon had one of the best interceptions you’ll see and only allowed three catches for 29 yards on nine targets.

The subtle free agent pickups/trades have been quite good, Witherspoon the best.

RAMMAN76 wrote:Well after a WTF loss we did get some very good play from the defense.

"Defensive Coordinator Raheem Morris showed a lot of different looks to make Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow uncomfortable. I counted eight different defensive formations, 37 in 4-2, nine in 4-1 and they changed that up by putting Ernest Jones on the line for a 5-0 on 10 plays. L.A. got into their traditional 5-2 nine times and pulled out the “will” linebacker for “dime” 5-1 on eight plays. It may have been a week late, but the Rams used both 6-0 and 6-1 formations on short yardage plays."

In coverages, the Rams changed out of their norms as well, using more Cover3 (three deep shell) than Match Quarters (four deep with some man option depending on reads). Usually it’s the other way around. L.A. also went with much more Cover1 than usual (man to man with a single high safety), likely because Cincinnati often went spread with four wideouts.

This weeks award goes to Ahkello Witherspoon for his first pick of the season!


Witherspoon had one of the best interceptions you’ll see and only allowed three catches for 29 yards on nine targets.

Was that top quote taken from Locked on Rams??

Thank goodness somebody's keeping the box score..

RAMMAN76 wrote:...eight different defensive formations, 37 in 4-2, nine in 4-1 and they changed that up by putting Ernest Jones on the line for a 5-0 on 10 plays. L.A. got into their traditional 5-2 nine times and pulled out the “will” linebacker for “dime” 5-1 on eight plays. It may have been a week late, but the Rams used both 6-0 and 6-1 formations on short yardage plays."

In coverages, the Rams changed out of their norms as well, using more Cover3 (three deep shell) than Match Quarters (four deep with some man option depending on reads).

Love this post! ... thanks for the breakdown.

This weeks defensive play goes to none other than "Mr. RAM" Aaron Donald.

The man had a great day he even had a strip-sack taken from him because of a holding penalty by Tre Tomlinson. He had eight total pressures and one sack. Two of his four tackles went for a loss, as well.

The one defensive play we missed was not blocking CMC from the Miner 49'ers