Rams 30, Seahawks 13
MATTHEW STAFFORD: Well, hard fought. It was ups and downs. Obviously started the game nice and then the nice drive was a one tough because that's the way NFL football is. That's a good defense we played. I felt like our guys did a good job of handling the noise. It was loud all day. Coleman led the way up front. They did a great job and kept me clean and was able to click through some progressions and hit some guys. There's still a few I want back. Could have been even better, I think.
But it's a good start. There's going to be things to clean up both in the run game and the pass game, but just proud of these guys coming in here and not listening to what everybody else has to say about us and just go out there and play.
Q. So many different types of blocking surfaces today. A lot of guys, tight ends and receivers and linemen and backs (indiscernible) versatile like that, what is that like?
MATTHEW STAFFORD: Yeah, obviously the goal is to give the defense a whole lot to look at. Guys on the edge play all sorts of different blocks, and try to make them think out there and let us go play and play fast. Coach did a great job of getting the game plan together, guys went and executed it. We'll look at this one, try to find a way to be better.
Q. What do you think of the way Tutu stepped up today?
MATTHEW STAFFORD: Yeah, doing a great job. It's what I've been seeing in practice and those guys got to take a lot of confidence in going out there and making plays like that, and again, there's a few I want back but both those guys and could have been even an better day.
We'll continue to work hard, continue to try and get better, and see where it takes us.
Q. First time out there since the New Orleans game. Did it take you a minute or so to get into it?
MATTHEW STAFFORD: No, I felt pretty good. Obviously like I said, it's never 100 percent clean, and there's things that -- after I watch the tape I'm sure I'm going to want back. Both fundamentally and just result of the play, as well, but it was a good start.
Q. It's just one win, but how satisfying because there is an outside (indiscernible) expectations aren't high and it seems like this team has a chip on its shoulder about that.
MATTHEW STAFFORD: Yeah, I think we're excited because we put the work in. I think the cherry on top is getting to see y'all's reaction to it. I think the big thing for us, though, is we care about it because we put the work in. It wasn't given to us. We've got a bunch of guys earn a bunch of spots on this team no matter what their draft status was, it doesn't matter. Guys put the work in to go get the win and we've got to go out there and do it again.
Q. (Indiscernible) in terms of leaving last season the way that you did and the conversation this off-season, coming out this way --
MATTHEW STAFFORD: I think I want to come out and play good football. I know I can when I'm healthy and I feel good, and I felt good today. I feel good leaving here, so that feels nice. Our guys up front did a hell of a job keeping me clean and the guys on the outside made some plays. I still have things I can be better at, and I'll continue to try to be better.
Q. Was there a moment in this game or a throw you made where you were like, that's right, I feel healthy?
MATTHEW STAFFORD: I don't know that that was a healthy moment. There was a few I felt pretty good about. That one late in the game to Puka on the sideline was a pretty good shot. Had some movement in the pocket a little bit and he did a great job at the top of the route and had to throw that one to a spot and he did a nice job catching it.
There was a few in the game that are always a little bit more high wire act than others, but (indiscernible).
Q. When you score 20 straight points on the road in the second half, how much of that is rhythm?
MATTHEW STAFFORD: It's execution to be honest with you. The first drive we executed great. We had a couple negative plays. We overcame them, scored. Second drive, a couple penalties, a couple negatives plays, tough to overcome. Tought to do it twice in a game. But just go out there and execute. It's not perfect. Not every play was five yards in a cloud of dust. It might go one yard run, nine yard pass, the next one is an eight yard run, an incomplete pass and a conversion on 3rd down. It's executing one play after the another no matter what the play previous was and our guys did a great job of doing that.
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