The Seattle Seahawks earned a thrilling 38-37 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in overtime on ‘Thursday Night Football’ to kick off Week 16 NFL action.
The win puts Seattle a game ahead of the Rams in the NFC West standings and into the top spot in the NFC playoff bracket ahead of Saturday and Sunday action.
They’ll continue that quest for a first division title since 2020 next week on the road against the Carolina Panthers. But they’ll be without one of their linebackers for that matchup.
The NFL is suspending Derick Hall for one game without pay for ‘an act of unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct’ during the first quarter of the Seahawks-Rams game Dec. 18.
The league stated that Hall unnecessarily stepped on the leg of Rams offensive lineman Kevin Dotson at the end of a play in the first quarter. Dotson was on the ground when that happened.
According to league officials, this violated ‘Rule 12, Section 2, Article 8, which prohibits unnecessary roughness, and Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1, which applies to unsportsmanlike conduct, including ‘any act which is contrary to the generally understood principles of sportsmanship.’”
Hall will be eligible to return to Seattle’s active roster on Dec. 29, a day after the Seahawks’ game against Carolina.
He is allowed to appeal the suspension.
Seattle drafted Hall in the second round, No. 37 overall out of Auburn in the 2023 NFL Draft. He had a career-best 8.0 sacks and 20 quarterback hits last season. He’s notched one sack, 10 quarterback hits and two passes defensed so far this year.