The Seattle Seahawks' defense saved the team's offense on Monday night by holding the St. Louis Rams to no touchdowns in a 15-9 victory on the road in Missouri.

The Seahawks entered the game with only one loss on the season and seemed like the clear-cut favorite against the 3-5 Rams. Still, the St. Louis defense was up for the task and held Seattle's offense in check throughout the game.

The Rams' offense sputtered throughout the game, but not without reason. The team sent out new quarterback Kellen Clemens to hold down the fort for the injured Sam Bradford. Clemens ended up with 158 yards in the air with two picks.

"We were very fortunate," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said after the divisional matchup. "Under the circumstances with a new quarterback, they did a great job. We just couldn't get going on offense. Fortunately, the defense hung together and gave us a chance to win the game."

The Seahawks were enjoying the victory, but perhaps a bit too much. On one play, quarterback Russell Wilson threw a deep pass to Golden Tate, who ran it in for a touhdown but was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct when he turned around and waved to the Rams' defense as they failed to stop him.

"That was immature of me. Hurt my team. I've gotta stay composed. ... Act like I've been there before," Tate said, according to the NFL's website. "I gotta apologize to our special teams. I put them in an awkward situation, but more happy to get up and learn from it and move forward."

The entire Seahawks defense deserves the game ball for the game as the squad was able to stop the Rams at the goal line to save the game. Had the Rams scored, the Seahawks would have been facing not only their second loss of the season but also a loss to a team with a losing record and within the division.