INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) The rebuilding Los Angeles Rams' in Week 1 was a shock to a Seattle team that began the season thinking it was good enough to contend for a playoff spot and more.Two months later, that season opener looks like an anomaly for both NFC West foes. The surging Seahawks (6-3) have the chance to emphasize it in the rematch Sunday.That game was so far away, said Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner, who spent last season with the Rams. Were not that team, and well show it.The Seahawks and Mike Soroka Jersey the Rams have both been pretty much what they were expected to be before that season-opening stunner briefly changed the discourse.ADVERTISEMENT Wagner was one of several stars jettisoned by Los Angeles in the offseason for salary cap reasons, and the remnants of the Rams (3-6) have lost six of eight with a three-game skid since that surprise in Seattle. Although this week from his latest injury absence, Los Angeles has never played as well this season as it did in Week 1.The Seahawks have won six of eight, with only detracting from their perception as a talented team with a shot to make noise in the NFC playoffs. Seattle's ineptitude in Week 1 seems a long way away, but a trip to SoFi Stadium is an opportunity to show what Pete Carroll's club has learned.Sometimes that can be a letdown for a team, but its just (about) understanding that the season is a very long season, Wagner said. "We were able to rebound from that and have a really good win over Detroit. You cant allow the outside expectations to affect.Rams coach Sean McVay hasn't gotten much out of his team lately, scoring only 40 total points during their three-game skid Unle s McVay and his staff can rally their undertalented roster, Los Angeles will Austin Riley Jersey mi s the playoffs in back-to-back seasons something that's never happened to the Seahawks in Carroll's 14-year tenure.What a good job they do of just consistently getting better," McVay said of the Max Fried Jersey Seahawks. "One of the things I always respect is they consistently take steps. Theres always an identity that they play with.PUKA'S HEALTHFormer University of Washington receiver Puka Nacua's dynamic season for the Rams began with 10 catches for 119 yards in Seattle. But Nacua mi sed workouts this week while Los Angeles attempted to get the NFL's top first-year wideout ready for Sunday.Hes just banged up, McVay said. You could see he was a little bit limited in terms of just some of his overall movement against Green Bay. Ill be interested to see if hes ever truly back full speed not full speed, but feeling like you dont have to be cognizant of taking care of him to get him to game day feeling as good as po sible.KEEP UP THE RUSHIts not quantity but consistency thats defining what second-year edge rusher Boye Mafe has accomplished for the Seahawks during his recent run of succe s. Mafe has had one sack in each of the past seven games going back to Week 3 to set a franchise record. Its a level of consistency in pre sure that the Seahawks have needed.Hes still a new guy coming up, but hes playing with such consistency now that it gives him a chance to be available for those kinds of plays, Carroll said.Seattle also received a boost last week from Leonard Williams, who got a sack in his second game. The arrival of the former USC star has allowed Seattle to push DreMont Jones outside on the defensive line to help make up for the lo s of LA-area native Uchenna Nwosu to a season-ending pectoral David Justice Jersey injury.LOCKETTS MARKReceiver Tyler Lockett needs just three catches and 27 yards receiving to move past Brian Blades into second place in both categories in Seahawks history, behind only Hall of Famer Steve Largent. While he sometimes gets forgotten in the broader league-wide discu sion of top wideouts, Lockett has been reliable and steady throughout his Seattle career.Hes the only person I think that really taught me its che s not checkers when youre going against a defensive back out there, and how one play can set up the next play, DK Metcalf said.WITHERSPOON VS KUPPSeattle rookie cornerback Devon Witherspoon and Rams receiver Cooper Kupp both mi sed the season opener, but they're ready to face off Sunday Brian McCann Jersey . Kupp, the Yakima native and Eastern Washington product, hasn't faced the Seahawks since the 2021 season because of injuries.I LOVE LAWhile Carrolls roots and connections to Southern California still run deep, going back to Los Angeles hasnt been the most joyous of trips since the Rams came home from St. Louis.Seattle is just 2-5 in the seven games played in LA following the Rams return.___AP Sports Writer Tim Booth in Seattle contributed.___AP NFL: