The Rams will take the field on Monday night having seen the result of every Week 12 game. As a result, the playoff picture will be that much clearer to them before taking on the Ravens.
They shouldn’t be paying much attention to it, needing to take care of their own business, but there are plenty of games on Sunday afternoon that will have playoff implications in the NFC.
Here’s what the postseason picture looks like right now”
- West: 49ers (9-1)
- North: Packers (8-2)
- South: Saints (8-2)
- East: Cowboys (6-4)
- Wild card: Seahawks (8-2)
- Wild card: Vikings (8-3)
In the hunt
Rams (6-4)
Eagles (5-5)
Panthers (5-5)
Here are the four games that are relevant to the Rams’ playoff hopes as all of them will have an impact on the postseason picture in the NFC.
Seahawks (8-2) vs. Eagles (5-5)
This one is obvious. The Eagles are still in the playoff hunt at 5-5, but the Seahawks are more direct competition for the Rams. Any and every loss suffered by other NFC West opponents will help Los Angeles, even if the Rams are still a long shot to win the division.
The Rams should hope the Eagles win this one to drop the Seahawks back a game. If Los Angeles can beat the Ravens, it’ll be just one game back of Seattle with one more matchup with the Seahawks still to come.
Root for: Eagles