Rams stun champ Seahawks

Punter Johnny Hekker completed a pass to beat the Seahawks. Pete Carroll reacted as you'd expect. (Getty Images)

It's easy to overlook the Rams. They're the fourth-best team in their division, and after a fast start against the 49ers on Monday Night, they imploded. The same appeared to be happening Sunday against the Seahawks; after St. Louis jumped out to a 21-3 lead, Seattle slowly got back into the game.

Then this happened.

Up two and facing a fourth-and-3 from their own 18-yard line with 2:33 left, Rams coach Jeff Fisher CALLED A FAKE PUNT. The Johnny Hekker-to-Benny Cunningham fake preserved a 28-26 win over suddenly mediocre Seahawks (3-3), who dominated statistically -- outgaining the Rams 463-272 -- but lost their second straight and for the third time in five outings.

Hekker, a high school quarterback, calmly found Cunningham for an 18-yard gain for what was the second insane special teams play of the afternoon for the Rams, which you can witness here, Stedman Bailey doing the honors from 90 yards out:

The Rams got a pair of scoring throws from Austin Davis, who was accurate (18 of 21) if not prolific (only 152 yards). But it was enough to overcome a big day from Russell Wilson, who went 23 of 36 for 313 yards and two TD passes -- mostly compiled after Seattle dug a 21-6 halftime hole. Wilson also ran for 106 yards and a score.

Tre Mason ran for 85 yards and a TD for St. Louis. Marshawn Lynch managed only 53 yards on 18 carries for the Seahawks.

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WR Sammy Watkins goes off, QB Kyle Orton leads Bills to comeback win



The Buffalo Bills rookie wide receiver Sammy Watkins showed why they took him with the 4th overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft. Watkins posted career highs in catches (9), yards (122), and touchdowns (2) in the Bills 17-16 comeback win against the Minnesota Vikings Sunday. QB Kyle Orton, who put up a solid stat line of 283 yards and two touchdowns on the day, took the ball with 3:16 left in the game, down 16-10, and 80 yards in front of him. The 2005 Purdue gradute proceeded to engineer a 15-play drive that was capped off by a Watkins 2-yard touchdown catch with 0:01 showing on the game clock.



Everyone knows what Watkins is capable of doing. It appears that there is some chemistry and trust developing between Orton and the stud rookie. Watkins was targeted a team-high 14 times on the day. With RBs Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller both suffering injuries that could lead to extended missed-time, expect Watkins to become the focal point of the Bills offense. He's a solid WR2 in most formats going forward.