Sean McVay turned 40 on Saturday.
Not that the Rams’ ninth-year coach deliberate to rejoice.
“What’s a great birthday?” he mentioned on Friday. “Once I’m engaged on my birthday — and if I’m working subsequent week.
“That might be a hell of a birthday. That’s the one current I would like.”
McVay was busy this week getting ready for Sunday’s NFC championship sport in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Area.
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Gary Klein breaks down what to look at for Sunday when the Rams face the Seattle Seahawks within the NFC championship sport.
After splitting their NFC West video games this season, they’ll meet for a 3rd time to find out who will signify the convention in Tremendous Bowl LX on Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
McVay is 2-0 in NFC championship video games, having led the Rams previous the New Orleans Saints within the 2018 playoffs and previous the San Francisco 49ers within the 2021 playoffs.
The Rams and Seahawks are taking part in for the third time. That’s nothing new for McVay.
The Rams have been on this state of affairs twice earlier than — and each instances they superior.
Within the 2020 season, the Rams and Seahawks break up their NFC West video games, and the Rams gained a wild-card sport, 30-20, at Seattle.
In 2021, the Rams misplaced each regular-season video games in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers, and the Rams gained the NFC championship, 23-20, at SoFi Stadium.
This season, the Rams beat the Seahawks, 21-19, at SoFi Stadium, and misplaced to the Seahawks, 38-37, in additional time at Seattle.
“It’s an added layer however it’s actually simply the familiarity,” McVay mentioned of taking part in the Seahawks 3 times this season. “Let’s put collectively one of the best plans that we are able to for our guys and let’s perceive what kind of execution and what kind of aggressive stamina it’s going to take for us to go get the job performed in opposition to as full a soccer group as there may be on this league and as sizzling of a soccer group as there may be on this league.”
The Rams defeated the Carolina Panthers within the wild-card spherical, and superior to the convention championship with a 20-17 additional time victory over the Chicago Bears at Soldier Area.
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and receiver Puka Nacua are first-team All-Execs, and finalists for NFL most respected participant and offensive participant of the 12 months, respectively. Receiver Davante Adams led the NFL with 14 landing catches.
Edge rusher Jared Verse, lineman Kobie Turner, linebacker Nate Landman and security Quentin Lake lead the protection.
The Seahawks, because the top-seeded group, had a first-round bye. They superior by defeating the 49ers, 41-6, at Lumen Area.
Quarterback Sam Darnold and All-Professional receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba lead the offense. Defensive lineman Leonard Williams, linebacker Ernest Jones and cornerback Devon Witherspoon have been second-team All-Professional.
