Bonus: Playing in the NFC West
This isn’t something the Rams can control, but the NFC West was the best division in football with both the 49ers and Seahawks winning at least 11 games. The Rams went 1-3 against the 49ers and Seahawks this season, so they controlled their own fate in those games, but there’s no doubt the division (and Los Angeles’ schedule as a whole) was extremely tough in 2019.
It was a factor, but it wasn’t a primary reason for the Rams missing the playoffs.