SEATTLE (AP) — The last time the Los Angeles Rams visited Seattle

Delano Hill Color Rush Jersey , they were announcing themselves as the new powerhouse in the NFC West by handing the Seahawks a drubbing unlike any they had experienced in Pete Carroll’s tenure.As much as the Seahawks would like to forget that day last December, a 42-7 loss to a division rival lingers.Less than a year later, the Rams are more than just the favorites of their division. A quarter through the season, they may be the prohibitive Super Bowl favorites. The Rams (4-0) make their annual trip to Seattle on Sunday looking to take control of the division just five weeks into the season.“I think there’s definitely a lot of confidence that comes with playing well and definitely can get some momentum going, but I think we’re just executing,” Rams quarterback Jared Goff said. “We’ve done a pretty good job executing.”And there is little reason not to believe Los Angeles will be leaving town with a three-game lead.The Rams are scoring an absurd amount of points, having scored at least 33 points in all four games. Goff is coming off a career-high 465 yards passing and five TDs, carving up a Minnesota defense that was regarded as among the best in the NFL and posting a perfect passer rating in the process. Cooper Kupp, Robert Woods and Brandin Cooks each had 100 yards receiving against the Vikings.Oh, and there’s still Todd Gurley, who the last time he saw the Seahawks rushed for 152 yards and scored a career-high four total touchdowns. And this time, they’ll be facing a Seahawks defense without safety Earl Thomas after suffering a season-ending lower leg fracture last week against Arizona.“Not having Earl now, this week changes a lot and just how good he is at understanding offenses and concepts,” Goff said. “You wish he was there, you want to get them at full strength with him as part of that and how good he is. Would have been great to compete against him.”The Seahawks (2-2) have recovered from a 0-2 start by knocking off Dallas and Arizona in consecutive weeks. The Seahawks have rediscovered their run game with consecutive 100-yard rushers and their defense has held three straight opponents to under 305 total yards of offense.But they know the Rams are a different challenge.“They’re going to do something that we haven’t seen before, but if we’re disciplined and we do what we practiced Earl Thomas Color Rush Jersey , we should be fine,” Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner said. “That’s why your eyes are so important this week.”Here’s what else to watch for:FIRST THINGS FIRSTSlowing the Rams’ powerhouse offense on first down would be huge for the Seahawks, but it’s been almost impossible this season. Goff is an astonishing 46 of 56 for 668 yards and six touchdown passes on first downs in the Rams’ first four games, averaging 11.9 yards per pass. Add in Gurley’s steady running on every down, and Los Angeles is tough to contain.“We’ve done a pretty good job so far (of) staying in second-and-manageable, and then third-and-manageable, as well,” Goff said.RUNNING OPTIONSSeattle is coming off consecutive 100-yard performances by running backs for the first time since the 2014 season. But it was two different backs accomplishing that feat, leaving open the question of how Seattle divides the carries going forward. Starter Chris Carson is expected to return Sunday after missing last week with a hip injury. Mike Davis has earned a role after rushing for a career-high 101 yards and two TDs in the win over Arizona. And, rookie first-round pick Rashaad Penny has started to look more like the back Seattle expected in a limited role.Running won’t be easy against a Rams defense giving up just 86 yards per game on average.TEDRIC TIMESecond-year safety Tedric Thompson knows he’s about to get a lot of attention. Thompson will be stepping in at free safety replacing Thomas after the former All-Pro was lost for the season in last week’s win. Thompson gained plenty of experience in the offseason and training camp when Thomas was holding out as part of a contract dispute, but there couldn’t be a tougher team to debut against than the top passing offense in the NFL through four weeks.“He’s really mature about stuff, he’s really worked hard to understand the scheme and the principles of what we want and he plays really strict and disciplined football,” Carroll said.TEMPORARY KICKERKicker Cairo Santos will make his Rams debut in Seattle. Los Angeles signed the former Chiefs kicker Tuesday after cutting Sam Ficken and determining that All-Pro Greg Zuerlein isn’t quite ready to return from a groin injury.Santos, who injured his own groin twice last season, is getting his shot at an NFL return in a high-pressure rivalry game, but he welcomes the challenge.“Coming out and playing for a great offense J.R. Sweezy Color Rush Jersey , hopefully I’ll get a bunch of kicks and show the other 31 teams that I’m back and I belong in this league,” Santos said. One of the new features in the Madden NFL 20 video game is something called the "Superstar X-Factor." Certain elite players will have their own abilities that give Madden users that extra sense..." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesField Gulls homepageHorizontal - WhiteField Gullsa Seattle Seahawks communityFollow Field Gulls online:Follow Field Gulls on TwitterFollow Field Gulls on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchField Gulls main menuFanpostsFanshotsSectionsSeahawksOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections VideosCoffee and CigarettesGame AnalysisThe Numbers GameCigar ThoughtsTwitter is roasting EA Sports for how awful Russell Wilson looks in Madden NFL 20New,28commentsPDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Twitter is roasting EA Sports for how awful Russell Wilson looks in Madden NFL 20TwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailEA screenshotOne of the new features in the Madden NFL 20 video game is something called the “Superstar X-Factor.” Certain elite players will have their own abilities that give Madden users that extra sense that they are in control of a superstar.I’m not much of a gamer these days — I’ve probably exhausted my “ESPN NFL 2K5 is the greatest NFL simulation of all-time” takes — so I’ll let the folks at EA Sports better explain what “Superstar X-Factor” entails.Seattle Seahawks superstar quarterback Russell Wilson is one of those 50 players who’s got abilities that most other quarterbacks simply do not.Wilson gets “Blitz Radar,” “Escape Artist,” “Dashing Deadeye,” and “Agile Extender” on his docket. To get through them in order: Wilson is able to identify extra men on the rush post-snap, can scramble out of danger quickly when behind the line of scrimmage, make great passes outside the pocket, and have a higher chance of avoiding a sack from a blitzing defender compared to other QBs. Sounds pretty fun! Now we need to address why the hell EA Sports’ graphics have Wilson looking like this. I have no idea what is going on here, both how he looks facially and why his wrists are mangled.EA screenshotTwitter has taken note of this debacle, with many likening him to San Francisco 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo. This is the worst Madden rendering I’ve seen of a member of the Seahawks since Pete Carroll turned into a 174-year-old man back in Madden NFL 18.Anyway, Madden NFL 20 is set for August 2nd, so if you’re itching to buy this game and play as Russimy Wilsoppolo, you’ll be able to play it before the Seahawks even have their first preseason matchup.