Overview
- The Rams fell 27-24 to the Falcons after erasing a 21-point deficit, losing on Zane Gonzalez’s late field goal.
- Los Angeles is locked into a wild-card berth, currently sits at No. 6, and is out of the running for both the NFC West title and the conference’s top seed.
- If the Rams beat Arizona and San Francisco loses to Seattle in Week 18, Los Angeles would finish as the No. 5 seed; otherwise they remain No. 6, with Seattle taking No. 5 if it loses to the 49ers.
- The Seahawks-49ers game will decide the NFC West and the conference’s top spot, with the loser entering the postseason as a wild-card team.
- A string of late-game swings — including a blocked game-winning kick, a goal-line fumble, and Seattle’s decisive two-point play — and a tightly contested NFC West helped push the Rams off a top seed.