Rams' Sean McVay comes under fire for decisions in loss to Seahawks

Los Angeles Rams caput manager Sean McVay faced disapproval for his decision-making successful the NFC Championship nonaccomplishment to the Seattle Seahawks connected Sunday night.

There were a fewer plays that caught the attraction of NFL fans and pundits arsenic the Seahawks narrowly edged the Rams, 31-27.

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Los Angeles Rams caput manager Sean McVay watches from the sideline during the 2nd fractional of the NFC Championship NFL shot crippled against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, successful Seattle.  (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

The archetypal came connected his timeout usage precocious successful the game. McVay took a timeout earlier Seahawks backmost Sam Darnold recovered Cooper Kupp to person a 3rd down with 3:20 left. He took different timeout aft the play arsenic helium appeared to beryllium getting acceptable to situation the spot of the ball. But aft a treatment with officials, McVay didn’t situation the play.

The Rams yet stopped the Seahawks and got the shot backmost with 31 seconds left. But the squad couldn’t muster up a comeback.

McVay besides faced scrutiny for his determination to person the squad spell for it connected 4th down connected their archetypal thrust of the 4th quarter. Matthew Stafford led the squad connected a 14-play, 84-yard thrust that ended with a turnover connected downs. If Los Angeles took the points, it would person lone been a one-point game.

Los Angeles Rams caput manager Sean McVay reacts arsenic players lukewarm up earlier the NFC Championship NFL shot crippled against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, successful Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

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"There are a batch of radical that are gonna say, ‘Analytics,’ and ESPN analytics volition say, ‘Go.’ At immoderate point, recognize the momentum of the game. Understand however it goes," ESPN expert Booger McFarland said connected "NFL Primetime." "In that situation, if you’re Sean McVay, you bring (Harrison) Mevis retired there, you footwear the tract goal. Now, you enactment the unit backmost connected Seattle’s offense.

"Now, if you’re Seattle’s offense, if you spell three-and-out and you springiness the shot back, we don’t request to thrust for a touchdown. We got a kicker that tin footwear a 50-yarder and we’re connected turf truthful we don’t person to interest astir the footing. So, present the unit goes backmost to Seattle’s discourtesy to support the football."

McFarland added, "You tin triumph with tract goals."

The ESPN expert was acold from the lone 1 who questioned McVay’s play calls.

McVay was highly disappointed with the effect and said helium firmly believed his squad would beryllium celebrating astatine Lumen Field.

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Los Angeles Rams caput manager Sean McVay speaks during a quality league aft the NFC Championship NFL shot crippled against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, successful Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

"I'm beauteous numb. ... I deliberation the finality of each of it erstwhile you don't let yourself to adjacent deliberation astir thing different than conscionable advancing, I felt similar we were going to beryllium the squad connected that podium and we weren't, and you springiness Seattle the credit, but I emotion this radical and I'm ne'er truly abbreviated connected words, and I americium close now," helium said.

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