"The Rams have lost four games this season, three resulting in part from special teams breakdowns. In the aftermath of their defeat by the Seattle Seahawks, coach Sean McVay made a significant move. Chase Blackburn, the Rams' special teams coordinator for the last three seasons, has been fired, a team official said Saturday. Assistant Ben Kotwica remains on the staff."
"On Thursday night in Seattle, the Rams led by 16 points in the fourth quarter when they allowed Rashid Shaheed to return a punt 58 yards for a touchdown. The play sparked the Seahawks' comeback that sent the Rams to a 38-37 overtime defeat. The loss dropped the Rams' record to 11-4, and knocked them out of the No. 1 seed in the NFC and first place in the NFC West."
Chase Blackburn was fired as the Los Angeles Rams' special teams coordinator after multiple special-teams breakdowns contributed to losses. The Rams led by 16 points in the fourth quarter in Seattle before Rashid Shaheed returned a punt 58 yards for a touchdown, sparking a 38-37 overtime defeat that dropped the team to 11-4 and cost the No. 1 seed in the NFC and first place in the NFC West. Earlier miscues included blocked field-goal attempts and a missed long field goal with extra-point and kickoff issues involving kicker Joshua Karty. The team replaced Karty with Harrison Mevis and added snapper Jake McQuaide; Mevis converted eight straight field goals before missing a 48-yarder late versus Seattle.
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