St. Louis Rams Blame Russell Wilson For Their Fake Punt

By Bryan Rose | Oct 20, 2014

Oct 19, 2014; St. Louis, MO, USA; Seattle Seahawks outside linebacker Malcolm Smith (53) knocks the ball out of St. Louis Rams running back Tre Mason (27) during the second half at the Edward Jones Dome. St. Louis defeated Seattle 28-26. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /

St. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher blames the inability to stop Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson for the fake punt.

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Few gave the St. Louis Rams much of a chance in their tilt against the Seattle Seahawks though Jeff Fisher and company proved the pundits and analysts wrong with a strong arm win against their divisional rival.

The Rams broke out to an early (and rather large) lead though found themselves battling against Russell Wilson who refused to let the Seahawks die. The Seattle signal caller routinely lead the Seahawks back from the jaws of defeat and looked to have his team in position for a potential game winning drive.

All Wilson needed was a chance though he wasn’t given one as the St. Louis Rams pulled off an impressive fake punt late in the game to seal the victory. Why take such a risk, you ask? Well, Rams head coach Jeff Fisher believed giving Russell Wilson the ball back would have been too dangerous.

“You guys saw the flow of the game, we were having a hard time stopping Russell,” Fisher said, via the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “There was too much time left on the clock right there, and I didn’t want to give the ball back to them. I thought it was our best chance to get a first down.”

It was most certainly a major risk but no guts, no glory, right? It was the typical move that you’d be applauded for it it proved to be successful or ripped apart if it had backfired. Thankfully for Fisher and his St. Louis Rams, it worked out perfectly (despite a fumble at the conclusion of the play) and the Rams dropped the Seahawks to 3-3 while improving to 2-4 themselves.

Looks like it’s going to be one hell of a season in the NFC West.

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