Rams use four interceptions to win showdown with Seahawks

Kamren Kinchens intercepted two passes, both leading to touchdown drives, as the Los Angeles Rams held on to defeat the Seattle Seahawks 21-19 in a showdown for first place in the NFC West on Sunday in Inglewood, Calif.

Seattle's Jason Myers kicked four field goals, but his 61-yard attempt as time expired went wide right.

Kyren Williams rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries for the Rams (8-2), who won their fifth consecutive game. Matthew Stafford was 15-of-28 passing for 130 yards and two touchdowns.

Sam Darnold was 29 of 44 for 279 yards for Seattle (7-3), but tied a career high with four interceptions. Jaxon Smith-Njigba had nine receptions for 105 yards for the Seahawks, who saw a four-game winning streak snapped.

Leading 14-12 late in the third quarter, Kinchens picked off a pass over the middle and returned it 22 yards to Seattle's 25-yard line.

That set up Stafford's 6-yard scoring strike to tight end Colby Parkinson, a former Seahawk, with 14:15 remaining to make it a two-possession game.

The Seahawks finally reached the end zone on a 1-yard run by Kenneth Walker III with 2:23 left.

Seattle stopped the Rams' offense, but Ethan Evans' punt pinned the Seahawks on their own 1-yard line with 1:41 to go. Darnold guided a drive that reached the Los Angeles 43 with one second left to set up Myers' attempt.

The Rams turned over the ball on downs at Seattle's 8-yard line on the game's opening possession.

Kinchens intercepted a Darnold pass three plays later and returned it 31 yards to the Seahawks' 3, with Williams scoring on fourth-and-goal from the 1.

After a 57-yard field goal by Myers, Stafford hit Davante Adams on a 1-yard slant for a TD. It was Adams' 1,000th career reception.

The Seahawks got 30- and 22-yard field goals by Myers in the second quarter to pull within 14-9.

Darnold threw an interception to Cobie Durant on Seattle's opening possession of the second half, but the Seahawks got the ball back as Coby Bryant forced a Puka Nacua fumble after a reception.

Seattle again drove into the red zone but had to settle for Myers' 29-yarder to cut the Rams' lead to 14-12.

--Field Level Media