LA Rams playoff picture: What Week 16 vs. Seahawks means for NFC standings

The Los Angeles Rams hit the road to Seattle to face off against the Seahawks on a highly anticipated NFC West matchup. This division has been a tight race with the Rams and Seahawks each sitting at 11-3,

and the San Francisco 49ers right on their heels at 10-4. Neither team could clinch the division based on the outcome of Thursday Night Football, but the Seahawks’ overtime win in what ended up being an absolute heartbreaker for the Rams, did shake up the NFC West and NFC playoff picture to start Week 16.

The Rams were at the top of the NFC West heading into Week 16 thanks to a head-to-head win percentage tiebreaker. The Seahawks, who came back from a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win on a two-point conversion in overtime, now sit atop the the NFC West and hold the top seed in the NFC playoff picture.

Los Angeles faces a very beatable, but mildly unpredictable Atlanta Falcons team on the road on Monday Night Football in Week 17, and they’ll finish off the season at home against another beatable team, the Arizona Cardinals.

NFC West standings

1. Seattle Seahawks 12-3
2. Los Angeles Rams 11-4
3. San Francisco 49ers 10-4
4. Arizona Cardinals 3-11

Current NFC playoff picture

1. Seattle Seahawks 12-3 (clinched playoff spot)
2. Chicago Bears 10-4
3. Philadelphia Eagles 9-5
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7-7
5. Los Angeles Rams 11-4 (clinched playoff spot)
6. San Francisco 49ers 10-4
7. Green Bay Packers 9-4-1
8. Detroit Lions 8-6
9. Carolina Panthers 7-7
10. Dallas Cowboys 6-6-1

NFC teams eliminated from playoff contention

• Minnesota Vikings
• Atlanta Falcons
• Arizona Cardinals
• New Orleans Saints
• Washington Commanders
• New York Giants