Easier path to playoffs
The Rams play in the toughest division in football. The Seahawks and 49ers both look like perennial contenders in the NFC, while the Cardinals are on the rise after an encouraging season from Kyler Murray and Kliff Kingsbury.
It was by far the best division in the NFL last season, and all four teams have reached the Super Bowl at least once in the last 12 years, including eight NFC Championship Game appearances.
With the playoff field expanding, it makes it easier for the Rams (and every other team, of course) to make the postseason. Had this format been installed last season, the Rams would’ve snuck in at 9-7 as the No. 7 seed, setting up a first-round matchup with the second-seeded Packers.
Playing in such a competitive division makes this playoff expansion that much better for the Rams.