INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Rams safety [Kamren Kinchens](/team/players-roster/kamren-kinchens/) simply loves to intercept the Seahawks, no matter who's at quarterback.
In his three career games against Seattle, Kinchens has intercepted four passes: Two on Sunday off Sam Darnold, and two in Week 9 of the 2024 season against Geno Smith. That's the most interceptions by one player against a single opponent since the start of last season. When asked what Seattle does that has led to his absurd ball production, Kinchens had a simple answer.
"Man, they want to throw the ball," he said with a laugh. "Most people want to just dink and dunk and run the ball and kind of chip their way down the field. So people who want to kind of put it down the field or kind of give us a shot, that's they're mistake."
Both of Kinchens' interceptions on Sunday set the Rams up deep in Seattle territory. They needed every yard he gained on those returns, as they scored 14 of their 21 points off those turnovers. Those were only half of the Rams' four total interceptions on the afternoon in a 21-19 victory, and raised Kinchens' career interception total to six.
"Every time I do catch a pick, Ed Reed at Miami always told me, 'If you catch one, it's not illegal to catch another one. So I try to go out there and catch as many as I can. I want to catch eight, 10,'" Kinchens said last season after his two-interception game against Seattle.
On Sunday, his first interception spoiled Seattle's first drive of the game. Darnold looked to hit former Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp near the right hash past the first down marker, but Kinchens, who was lined up at deep safety on the left side, ran across the field to pick _up_ the route and pick _off_ the pass as Kupp worked back towards the middle. He then weaved through traffic to return it 31 yards down to Seattle's three-yard line.
The Rams needed all four downs to convert near the goal line, but they eventually punched it in to take a 7-0 lead.