The LA Rams finished 9-7 in 2019. That was not good enough to get the team into the NFL Playoffs, and had already resulted in the team making coaching changes at the defensive coordinator and running back coaching positions, as well as adding an offensive coordinator. Despite some games where the team was clearly not competitive, the team’s fortunes would have changed dramatically had they defeated the Seattle Seahawks in week five.
Had the Rams won that game, they would have ended the season with a 10-6 record. They would win the tie-breaker with the Seattle Seahawks based on head-to-head meetings (Rams would have swept), and they would have won the tie-breaker over the Minnesota Vikings due to a better conference record.