Emmanuel Forbes played a significant role in the Los Angeles Rams’ Week 13 loss to the Carolina Panthers. He allowed two long touchdowns each on fourth down, including the game-winning score from Bryce Young to Tetairoa McMillan.

But Forbes is being maligned maybe too much. A rewatch of the final touchdown of the game shows how the Panthers:

1. Won in pass protection
2. Forced favorable coverage matchups
3. Were on the receiving end of a great throw from Bryce Young

Let’s break it down one-by-one:

1 – Panthers win in pass protection

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Matthew Stafford had three turnovers his past game, but he’s been playing great most of the year, so if he cuts down on the turnovers going forward (as he has for most of the season), then the team’s best days should still be ahead of them. Does that expectation seem unfair?

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The Los Angeles Rams and Matthew Stafford received a dose of reality on Sunday when they were stunned by the Carolina Panthers. Some would call it a “trap game”, but it serves more as evidence of what can happen when hot streaks come to a screeching halt.

Stafford snapped his historic TD/INT streak by throwing two interceptions and losing a fumble. The fumble came on a potential game-winning drive for LA.

Emmanuel Forbes also saw his recent stint of high level performance draw to a close as he allowed two long scores both in fourth down scenarios.

No spoilers. Let’s...

Throughout an NFL season, every team must overcome some form of adversity. The Los Angeles Rams faced that adversity on Sunday, losing 31-28 to the Carolina Panthers. They got outplayed and out-coached by a team they had no business getting outplayed or out-coached by. It was another reminder that the Rams can’t just show up and expect to win games. They still have to be able to execute. Sunday’s loss was a frustrating one so let’s jump right into it.

1. Rams offense came out firing on all cylinders

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The Los Angeles Rams saw their six-game winning streak come to a painful end in a 31-28 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Los Angeles went into Sunday having a slight lead on the NFC’s top seed, and saw it disappear in the span of an afternoon. Their path to the number one seed only got harder because of the loss.

It’s time to get into the good, the bad and the ugly from the Rams’ disappointing loss.

The Good

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The Los Angeles Rams were expected to come out of Week 13 as big winners over the Carolina Panthers, and in doing that, the Rams were supposed to hold onto their top spot in the NFC, but don’t believe the hype (for now). What happened instead is, the Rams lost, the Chicago Bears hold the title as the best team in the NFC, and now it will be a long week until the Rams get back in the win column.

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