[PARAM]

If i have this right, we're currently the 3 seed which means we'd face either GB or WA in the WC game.

But if Tampa wins and we lose week 18 (they have reason to try and home against NO), we'd drop to 4 and they'd be 3 which means we'd get the loser of Detroit/MN in the WC game.

But, the 3 seed would most likely go to Phili in the next round.

So i'm not sure which seed is better...

Too many assumptions to plan past the first round. Washington just beat Philly in week 16. Even if Detroit wins tonight and cements the Eagles as the #2 seed, Siriani will probably play Barkley to break Dickerson's record. To do that, he'll need to play all 5 starting OL. So it's not like they'll be rested. Plus they'll run the risk of injury to either Barkley or an OL starter. The Giants are not going to want him to break that record vs them. Right now, their first round opponent is Green Bay.

[Dare]

Right now the brackets are:

Wildcard (home team listed first):
Eagles vs Packers (Packers are built to play in that kind of weather)
Rams vs Commanders
Tampa vs Lions

Divisional round:
Vikings vs Packers (their last game was a dog fight with the Vikings winning by 2 pts)
Rams vs Lions (In the opener the Ram D was all rookies w/o experience. Lions D is hurting)

Rams edge out the Lions which is revenge for last year. Packers edge out the Vikings.

NFC Championship at SoFi:
Rams vs Packers

This is potentially the best matchup scenario and why I keep saying seeding matters.

SB:
Rams vs KC, Baltimore, or Buffalo (No matter who it will be a tough matchup)

[PARAM]

Who actually thought we would be division champions when we were 1-4?

I remember all the talk about trading Kupp and Stafford.

What a great job by mcvay

Typical fan reaction to a 1-4 start....at least the pessimistic approach. They know, based on the record, something has got to be wrong. We're getting the same thing after the Arizona, Jets and SF games (all wins!!!!)....."McVay has to wake up and change some things"; "Stafford is toast"; "Kupp can't get open"; "offense sucks"; etc. etc.

[max]

Typical fan reaction to a 1-4 start....at least the pessimistic approach. They know, based on the record, something has got to be wrong. We're getting the same thing after the Arizona, Jets and SF games (all wins!!!!)....."McVay has to wake up and change some things"; "Stafford is toast"; "Kupp can't get open"; "offense sucks"; etc. etc.

Do you think it’s an overreaction to say this team can maybe win one playoff game and that’s about it?

Personally, I don’t give us a snowballs chance in hell of going to Philadelphia and beating the Eagles.

I see us as accomplishing a lot by winning a weak division. We are one of those playoff teams that have scored fewer points than they gave up and are there to round out the field.

Of course I’ll be rooting hard for a miracle, heck those Eli Giants teams performed one, right?

[ramsman34]

Anything can happen in the playoffs. But you’d have to have your head in the sand to think this offense has shown anything to demonstrate they can operate at a championship level for 3-4 straight games. Can they figure it out? Maybe. Can they win those 3-4 games “ugly”? Maybe. That’s why they play. We are in the dance. One game at a time. I’m going to try my best to enjoy the ride as long as it lasts. They can make the necessary additions/subtractions in the off season to get even better.

[Dare]

I was saying they would likely go 11-6 before the season and during their bye I said I thought the Rams would end up division champs at 11-6. Said it more than once to the derision of some.

[Dare]

If they don't play Stafford vs the Seahawks to give his arm a rest I think we will see the Stafford that started the season and came out on fire after the break. His accuracy issues are classic symptoms of tendonitis. I know because I have it as well in my knees. I used to be a avid backcountry back packer and cyclist.

Give Stafford two weeks of rest and it will do wonders for him.

[PARAM]

Do you think it’s an overreaction to say this team can maybe win one playoff game and that’s about it?

Personally, I don’t give us a snowballs chance in hell of going to Philadelphia and beating the Eagles.

I see us as accomplishing a lot by winning a weak division. We are one of those playoff teams that have scored fewer points than they gave up and are there to round out the field.

Of course I’ll be rooting hard for a miracle, heck those Eli Giants teams performed one, right?

It's a reaction. And like many reactions, emotion plays a part.

Snowball's chance in hell? I'd give us a little more than that vs any team. I remember we "weren't going to beat Minnesota or Buffalo" (or the niners this last time).

IMHO, accomplishing a lot by "winning a weak division" would be accurate if we were 9-8 or less. Or if we didn't have to win 9 of 11 games to do it, including games vs Buffalo (13-3) and Minnesota (14-2). Or if we didn't have to win games by holding teams to 6, 9 and 9 points. That's not "a gift", that's hard work and difficult vs anybody in the NFL.

Bottom line, I don't expect anything great but it wouldn't surprise me if it happened.

[rams74]

Personally, I don’t give us a snowballs chance in hell of going to Philadelphia and beating the Eagles.

Looking back at the 2021 postseason, even in hindsight I still don't give us a snowball's chance of beating the Packers at Lambeau for the NFC Championship.

But things didn't break that way. That's the playoffs. And the Rams won the Super Bowl at SoFi.

So sure, having to win a playoff game in Philly sounds like a tall task. But we know we won't be required to do that in the wild-card round.

So lets just see how things play out. Focus on our first opponent (once we know who that will be), and worry about the rest later.

[majik]

If the Rams lose and Tampa Bay wins, who get the #3 seed?