post-game thread: Rams beat Washington

The defense seems like it is coming around.

Just got home and saw the score.
Looking forward to reading the posts
and watchin Replay.

Damn. 2 shutouts in a row.

Maybe they can make it 3 next week 🙂

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Fisher sounds unconcerned with Zuerlein right now. QB Shaun Hill said field conditions were worse than was visible. Tall grass, soft surface

— Nick Wagoner (@nwagoner) December 7, 2014

Agamemnon wrote:

Tavon Austin with 203 all-purpose yards today: 46 rushing, 14 receiving, 143 on punt returns.

Shouldn’t a penalty have been called on
his long punt return?
I mean, is it legal for him to actually
return one without a penalty?

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wv wrote:

Shouldn’t a penalty have been called on
his long punt return?
I mean, is it legal for him to actually
return one without a penalty?

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A fair catch penalty wiped out one punt return, so I guess they had their quota?

All these blowouts are boooooring….

Maddy wrote:

Fisher had the six players from the RGIII trade as coin toss captains. That’s pretty good.

I didn’t know that – I missed the opening kick but that’s pretty funny actually. Well, pretty funny for
Ram fans that is!

zn wrote:

wv wrote:

Maddy wrote:
Fisher had the six players from the RGIII trade as coin toss captains. That’s pretty good.

OMG, are you kidding me?
You are, arent you.

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No it’s true. JT tweeted it.

Well that is just a little ornery.
And humorous.

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This is the 15th time since the NFL/AFL merger that it has happened. Below are the previous shutouts

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http://startelegramsports.typepad.com/cowboys/2010/01/backtoback-shutouts.html#storylink=cpy

Back to Back Shoutouts in NFL History

How rare are back-to-back shutouts? The Cowboys became only the 14th team — technically the 1976 Steelers did it twice, so it’s 13 teams to accomplish it 14 times — to do it since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Read more here: http://startelegramsports.typepad.com/cowboys/2010/01/backtoback-shutouts.html#storylink=cpy

2009//Dallas Cowboys//Dec. 27 and Jan. 3

2000//Baltimore Ravens//Sept. 24 and Oct. 1

2000//Tennessee Titans//Dec. 17 and Dec. 25

2000//Pittsburgh Steelers//Oct. 15 and Oct. 22

1985//Chicago Bears//Nov. 17 and Nov. 24

1984//Seattle Seahawks//Oct. 29 and Nov. 4

1983//Cleveland Browns//Nov. 13 and Nov. 20

1982//New England Patriots//Dec. 12 and Dec. 19

1976//Pittsburgh Steelers//Oct. 24, Oct. 31 and Nov. 7

1976//Pittsburgh Steelers//Dec. 5 and Dec. 11

1974//San Francisco 49ers//Nov. 17 and Nov. 24

1973//Miami Dolphins//Nov. 11 and Nov. 18

1971//Minnesota Vikings//Oct. 3 and Oct. 10

1970//St. Louis Cardinals//Nov. 1, Nov. 8 and Nov. 16

• This reply was modified 11 years, 3 months ago by JackPMiller.
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c1ram wrote:

wv wrote:
…. It wasnt
the fact they beat bad teams
that was salient — it was the “way”
they beat them.

This team has beaten two awful teams
in an intriguing way. (with a backup QB)

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I’ll add that no teams with professional NFL player are “awful” in themselves. Look, Washington beat the Cowboys in Dallas and Oakland beat the Niners today.

Just winning, period, is tough in this league. The worst NFL team roster is filled with the best 100 football players of any college draft. To go 76-0 over two games is almost unheard of.

If this tells us anything it’s that it’s not the players but the ownership.

You, sirs, are both correct. Absolutely.

2 shut outs. I can’t really fathom that. I don’t care whom we were playing.