Sean McVay Receives Love From Fantasy Football Community After Opting To Score Late TD
Rams head coach Sean McVay is once again in the media spotlight following a curious late-game decision.
After the odd decision to kick a meaningless field goal in the closing seconds of a Week 2 loss to the 49ers that affected the betting point spread, McVay was once again answering postgame questions following the team’s 36–19 win over Cleveland.
Coming out of the two-minute warning, leading 27–19, the Rams faced 2nd-and-goal from the Browns’ one-yard line. Out of timeouts, many believed McVay would have Matthew Stafford kneel twice and then kick a field goal with only seconds remaining.
Instead, McVay called a running play for Kyren Williams, who walked into the end zone to put the Rams ahead, 34–19.
Asked about the decision after the game, McVay joked that he opted to hand the ball to Williams because he was on his fantasy football team.
“Kyren’s on my fantasy team,” said a joking McVay.
#Rams coach Sean McVay on why he went for a touchdown with two minutes left, instead of kneeling the ball and then kicking a field goal to go up 11:
— The Coachspeak Index (@CoachspeakIndex) December 4, 2023
“Kyren’s on my fantasy team” pic.twitter.com/mCUV7Qpwrr
“It’s a joke. I don’t really mean that. I’m kidding,” he quickly added.
After drawing the ire of sports bettors following the bad beat in Week 2, McVay earned the affection of fantasy football managers who had Williams in their Week 13 lineup.
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— ???????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????? (@FQueenroxanne) December 4, 2023
He’s not kidding! https://t.co/n5djyc7n06 pic.twitter.com/jCbO58LtJ9
— Martin (@LuckyFantasyGuy) December 4, 2023
McVay gets it. So great. https://t.co/o0W61mEzlW
— Matthew Berry (@MatthewBerryTMR) December 4, 2023
Kyren is on my fantasy team… it is not a joke!???? https://t.co/LYIL9lYLCv
— Steve Meizinger (@SMeizinger) December 4, 2023
Sean McVay has on having his players score to help his fantasy…I respect that ???????????? https://t.co/CZDFzPlO05
— NFLFanGrid (@NFLFanGrid) December 4, 2023
That TD all but clinched me a playoff spot https://t.co/jCWwNuNV0d
— Adam (@zandermercury) December 4, 2023
Thank you McVay, I appreciate the fantasy points ???? https://t.co/NqaLAHLn0u
— Ernie Valles (@ErnieV1855) December 4, 2023
Kyren is actually on my fantasy team and I GREATLY appreciated that last touchdown https://t.co/Lil8MrqqQI
— MNWolvesFan3 (@MNwolvesfan3) December 4, 2023