Five takeaways from the Rams’ 44-21 loss in Dallas

The Rams suffered a brutal defeat at the hands of the Dallas Cowboys this week. Here’s a few takeaways from the loss.

Highly unlikely the Rams make the playoffs

It might seem obvious, but this loss essentially buries the Rams’ playoff chances.

The Rams have to win out now to have a chance at making the playoffs. That means they need to take care of San Francisco next week and Arizona the week after. They’d also need the Vikings to lose to both the Packers and the Bears to end the season.

Given how the Rams played this week and how the Vikings have played all season, neither of these things are likely to happen. It will take a true holiday miracle for the Rams to sneak into the playoffs as the six seed.