Rams need a miracle to make the playoffs

At 6-5, the Rams sit two games out of a wild card spot. They’d be right in the mix for a wild card spot in the AFC. Unfortunately, it will take a miracle for them to pass either Seattle or Minnesota for the final wild card spot.

The Rams finish the season with Arizona, Seattle, Dallas, San Francisco, and Arizona again. They’d probably need to win out to even have a shot at the playoffs. Given how this team has played since their bye week, that’s not happening. Things would be different if they didn’t drop a game against Pittsburgh or if Greg Zuerlein didn’t miss a game-winning kick against Seattle. But the past is unchangeable, and the Rams will likely be watching the playoffs from home this year.

On the bright side, the Rams will be paying their young offensive core of Goff, Gurley, and Brandin Cooks roughly $70 million next season. The trio was unstoppable in 2018. Goff torched some of the best teams in the NFL, Gurley put up unfathomable statistics, and Cooks recorded his fourth-straight 1,000 yard season on his third team. 2019 didn’t happen. I’m dead inside.