INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Rams safety 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.

"It's all about having that mental clock," Kinchens said, "that playmaking ability."

Late in the third quarter, Kinchens was lined up deep on the left side again, with Seattle backed up for a 1st-and-20. Darnold tried to rip a seam ball to tight end Elijah Arroyo between defenders, but Kinchens saw it coming. He stepped in front without contacting the receiver and immediately sprinted down the field with the ball clutched in his arm. Once again, he got a nice return of 22 yards, setting the Rams' offense up at Seattle's 25-yard line.

Four plays later, it was the Rams' tight end, Colby Parkinson, who was in the end zone, giving the Rams a 21-12 lead early in the fourth quarter.

Kinchens said postgame that he had an opportunity to make a similar interception in practice two weeks ago, but he dropped it because he went in with his hands instead of his body. On that occasion, he thought he would beat the receiver to the ball, so he didn't think about the contact. Safeties coach Chris Beake told him to "body your way through it," and that's exactly what he did against Seattle for his second pick of the game.

"My eyes was on the ball the whole time," Kinchens said. "I kind of, in my periph(eral vision) just kind of seen him coming, so I just kind of braced for the hit and went for the ball with my body."

Kinchens enjoys playing teams like Seattle, who don't shy away from firing passes downfield, because it gives the defense more opportunities to makes plays on the ball. Still, he warned future opponents to expect the same treatment if they follow suit: "If they wanna keep trying us, then they'll keep seeing," Kinchens said.

Kinchens' success against the Seahawks over the past season-and-a-half has definitely caught the attention of his teammates.

"He was just all over the place," said defensive end Kobie Turner. "And you're really happy to see it for him. He's had some crazy games verse Seattle."

"I guess any time he plays Seattle, he just loves to find the ball," said cornerback Emmanuel Forbes Jr. with a smile.