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The way the schedule fell for the Los Angeles Rams gave them every opportunity to be perfect through the first quarter of the season.The real test for the Rams started on Sunday. They passed by overcoming more adversity than they could have expected."The toughness and the resolve of this football team was certainly tested today and guys delivered in a big way Greg Zuerlein Jersey ," Rams coach Sean McVay said.The Rams escaped from Seattle with a 33-31 win over the Seahawks on Sunday that kept Los Angeles as one of two unbeaten teams in the league. Los Angeles moved to 5-0 by leaning heavily on Todd Gurley and Jared Goff, making a key defensive stand in the fourth quarter and a gutsy fourth-down call to clinch the victory.It was the kind of victory the Rams needed. They were down two of their top offensive stars after Brandin Cooks and Cooper Kupp suffered concussions. They trailed in the fourth quarter and watched Goff respond. And they prevailed in a venue that's been exceedingly difficult for road teams recent years."You need to know when these games come around, can you finish. That's what we did today," Gurley said. "Tough environment. Doesn't matter which team it is. You've just got to be able to close out those close games."Gurley rushed for three touchdowns, despite being held to only 77 yards rushing. He's got seven total TDs in the past two games against Seattle, and even with Kupp and Cooks missing the entire second half, the Rams were still able to put up 468 total yards and average 7.4 yards per play against a Seattle defense that Jacob McQuaide Jersey , for the most part, played well.For all the big yards the Rams racked up, it was the 2 yards Goff got on fourth-and-1 with 1:39 left that sealed the victory, as he plunged forward to convert the risky call by McVay. For some longtime Rams, winning again in Seattle is a sweet feeling."This just continues the rivalry," Rams guard Rodger Saffold III said. "A lot of these guys weren't here, but I remember the days when Golden Tate used to taunt us before he got to the end zone. I remember the close games in the Edward Jones Dome. You could say that sways my decision about what I think about this team Dominique Easley Jersey , but at the end of the day we knew it was going to be a tough, physical game."Here's what else to know from the Rams third win in the past four seasons in Seattle:SEATTLE'S CHANCEThe Seahawks were noticeably upset about a key holding call against guard D.J. Fluker late in the fourth quarter that knocked Seattle from field goal range and eventually led to a punt. The holding call put Seattle in second-and-23 at the Rams 45 and after a pair of incomplete passes, the Seahawks were forced to punt.While some Seattle player claimed it wasn't a penalty, Seattle coach Pete Carroll was particularly miffed about the call."I haven't seen the play, there's a lot of plays in that game that probably could have warranted a penalty throw and it happened on that play right then," Carroll said. "It's unfortunate."CAIRO'S REDEMPTIONNew Rams kicker Cairo Santos was in line to get blame. He missed an extra point early in the fourth quarter that left Los Angeles facing a 31-30 deficit. But he came back later in the fourth and hit a 39-yard field goal for what proved to be the winning points.COMMITTED TO THE RUNThere is no question Seattle has found an offensive plan that works and is based around its run game. Seattle had a running back top 100 yards rushing for a third straight game with Chris Carson rushing for 116 yards on just 19 rushes and averaging 6.1 yards per carry. Seattle finished with 190 yards rushing as a team and got zero yards from Russell Wilson.Carson has two of those three games reaching the century mark, with the other belonging to Mike Davis. It's the first time Seattle has gone three straight games with a running back topping 100 yards since late in the 2012 season.OUT OF THE HOSPITALSeattle defensive end Frank Clark had a sack and an interception off a deflected pass. That's a good game for any defensive end Troy Hill Jersey , but Clark's performance was slightly more impressive considering he twice spent time in a local hospital this week dealing with what he believed was food poisoning.Clark said he lost about 12 pounds and ended up receiving eight IVs to replenish his fluids and try to be able to play."Once I knew I got my fluids back, I knew I was going to be able to come out here and compete," Clark said. Cam Newton‘s shoulder appeared to be fine, even if his offense wasn’t.Todd Gurley‘s knee didn’t appear to be 100 percent, but it was good enough.The Rams got out of Charlotte with a 30-27 win over the Panthers, in a game that was sloppy for both teams.Gurley finished with 14 carries for 97 yards, and he had a 25-yarder early. But he went long stretches without impacting the game at all Michael Brockers Jersey , as the Rams leaned toward Malcolm Brown during the first three quarters.Quarterback Jared Goff was fine but hardly stellar in his first game since his massive contract extension, going 23-of-39 for 186 yards, with a touchdown and an interception.Newton was 25-of-38 passing for 239 yards and a late interception. But the Panthers also struggled to find a rhythm, spoiling an impressive day for running back Christian McCaffrey (who had 209 combined yards on 30 touches).McCaffrey also had two rushing touchdowns, the second on a clever direct snap/fake handoff to Newton.But they turned the ball over twice, putting them in an early hole that they weren’t able to climb out of.