Overview
- The winner in Seattle takes first place in the NFC West and likely control of the conference’s top seed, with the loser sliding into the No. 5 spot for now.
- Los Angeles has already secured a playoff berth and enters as the NFC’s current No. 1, while Seattle can clinch a postseason spot with a win or tie Thursday or a Lions loss or tie on Sunday.
- Injury reports shape expectations: Rams wide receiver Davante Adams is listed as doubtful with a hamstring issue, and Seahawks tackle Charles Cross is out.
- Multiple outlets forecast a lower-scoring game, with analysts leaning to the Under in the 43–44.5 range and highlighting DFS targets such as Puka Nacua and Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
- Elsewhere in Week 16, Tampa Bay at Carolina looms large for the NFC South at 7-7 apiece as the Panthers list Bryce Young as QB1 and monitor DL Tershawn Wharton’s hamstring.