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Predicting the Final Score of Seahawks vs. Rams Week 7 Matchup

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The story coming into this game will be how the Seattle Seahawks (3-2) will respond to not only a disheartening home loss, but also a big void in their offense. Wide receiver Percy Harvin was traded to the New York Jets on Friday after numerous reports pointed to his locker room behavior as the main culprit. Harvin’s departure means the Seahawks will likely get back to pounding the ground game with running back Marshawn Lynch, which may not be good news for a St. Louis Rams (1-4) defense ranked 26th in the NFL against the run.

Aside from the Harvin trade, this game promises to be a physical one between division foes that don’t like each other and often play in tightly contested matchups. While the Seahawks are 3-1 against the Rams in the Russell Wilson era, two of those wins are by seven points or less and the team is only 1-1 when visiting St. Louis. Seattle’s injury bug has grown larger, as they will be without middle linebacker Bobby Wagner, tight end Zach Miller, cornerback Byron Maxwell and center Max Unger for this game. This wouldn’t have been much of an issue last year, but this year’s Seahawks are not nearly as deep as they were in 2013. Outside linebacker K.J. Wright will slide inside to replace Wagner and Tharold Simon figures to be in the mix to replace Maxwell at right cornerback after it was announced on Friday that he will make his regular-season debut.

With Sam Bradford sidelined for the season, the Rams will again look to second-year quarterback Austin Davis to lead them a victory; something that hasn’t come easy for the team this year. However, Davis has performed well for the most part as he leads a passing attack ranked seventh in the league. He’ll look to get off to a strong start against a Seattle secondary that has underperformed this season. On the defensive side, the Rams have struggled to get to the quarterback this year after tallying 53 sacks in 2013. Robert Quinn and company will look to change that when Seattle’s struggling offensive line comes to town.

Overall, I see this being another close and low-scoring affair between two bitter NFC West rivals, but the Seahawks have shown to respond well to adversity in the past.

Prediction: Seahawks 17, Rams 13

Connor Frederickson is a Seattle Seahawks Writer for www.RantSports.com. “Like” him on Facebook, follow him on Twitter @cfredrun or add him to your network on Google.

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