Check out Mike Silver's typically outstanding story on NFL.com describing the play and the game.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...-has-la-rams-resembling-greatest-show-on-turf
McVay, the 31-year-old, eternally
turnt up coaching wunderkind, was determined to find a flow.
"Well, guys, we can't play any worse -- and I can't put you in any worse positions -- and we're still up 9-7," McVay told his offensive players at halftime. "The good news is, if we don't piss down our legs, we'll get it together and win this game. We're out of sync, and one guy in particular is killing us. So now let's find a way to fix it and go back to doing what we do."
When he recognized the coverage, McVay began speaking excitedly into Goff's headset. "I couldn't wait for us to snap the ball," he said later.
The same went for his quarterback: As McVay called the play, Goff was already rushing to the line to take the snap. "We've got Robert here," McVay reminded him -- and the rest was pure artistry: Goff making a sweet play-fake to halfback
Todd Gurley, who slid to his left and picked up the blitzing Kevin Johnson; Woods running a pinpoint post pattern up the right seam.
McVay had plenty to do with that, revising his game plan to run plays away from Clowney throughout the second half, supplementing that strategy by sliding extra blockers toward the linebacker and favoring calls designed to allow Goff to release the ball quickly.
"We had a problem," veteran offensive line coach Aaron Kromer said, "and Sean solved it."
"We had 6 yards of offense in the first quarter," McVay scoffed. "
Six yards! At that point, I thought we were well on our way to a 30-yard game. ... It was a total pukefest. I was ready to crawl into a hole."
Instead, he solved the problem and allowed the
Rams to regain their stride in the second half. It's becoming a trend -- and the whole football world is starting to take notice.
Now comprehend this: The Greatest Show on Turf produced 526 points in the '99 regular season, while the current
Rams -- the league's highest-scoring team in 2017 -- scored exactly half of that total (263) over their first eight games. Sunday's output kept L.A. on that pace (32.9 points per game) and allowed McVay and his players to feel a lot better upon entering the locker room after the game than they had at halftime.