Sean McVay has won a Super Bowl and lost one, but his coaching performance this season was perhaps his best ever. After the Rams started the year 1-4, they climbed all the way back to a 10-7 record, won a playoff game and took the 14-win Eagles to the wire in
Following their 28-22 loss to the Eagles in the divisional round, Rams head coach Sean McVay got emotional in his post-game press conference.
One of the most puzzling parts of the Los Angeles Rams’ recent 4-1 stretch is the disappearance of Cooper Kupp. He’s caught just five passes for 82 yards in the last four games he’s played, putting up numbers that no one is used to seeing from the Super Bowl MVP.
Head coach Sean McVay and quarterback Matthew Stafford spoke with the media after their Divisional Round loss in Philadelphia.
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay discusses injury updates, growth of the defensive line since the Week 12 matchup, the danger quarterback Jalen Hurts presents, and more heading into Sunday's Division Round matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Depending on who you ask in NFL circles, Philadelphia Eagles Jalen Hurts is one of the most polarizing players in the league. His quiet demeanor notwithstanding, the former second-round quarterback has built a resume filled with wins on the stat sheet, even with minimal passing numbers following.
The families of head coach Sean McVay and former offensive lineman Andrew Whitworth have pledged $400,000, evenly divided between the LAFD Foundation and the Pasadena Community Foundation's Eaton Canyon Fire Relief and Recovery Fund.
Let's go back in time a bit. It was September and Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp was injured. So was his teammate Puka Nacua. Early in the season a dozen Rams players were injured.
"I'm sure damn proud of Matthew Stafford," said Sean McVay in his postgame press conference on Sunday, saying the Rams quarterback was "Outstanding" in the game. Stafford finished with 324 yards and 2 touchdowns on the night.
The score was lopsided, with Philadelphia outscoring their foes 37-20. The time of possession was lopsided, too, with Nick Sirianni's team having the ball for seven minutes longer than their foes. And… oh yeah, Saquon Barkley ran for 255 yards on 26 carries, which has been the storyline heading into the divisional round of the playoffs.
The season ended for the Los Angeles Rams with a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, and after the game, Sean McVay confessed how hard it was to watch his team lose in the Divisional Round.