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Cameron DaSilva

Sean McVay explains why he started John Wolford over Baker Mayfield vs. Raiders

There were a lot of odd things that happened over the course of the Rams’ 17-16 win over the Raiders on Thursday night, but perhaps the most puzzling decision was Sean McVay opting to start John Wolford and only let him play three snaps – all of which were handoffs to either Cam Akers or Tutu Atwell.

When Baker Mayfield took over and Wolford never took the field again, it left a lot of fans confused. What was the point of starting Wolford?

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