When the NFL’s 2020 schedule was released, Rams fans saw one particular December matchup that stood out above all else: “Will Week 16 against the Seahawks be the game of the season?”
For an extended moment, it was. But after losing to both the Jets and the Seahawks in consecutive weeks, Los Angeles finds itself in a “you-really-should-win” if not a “must-win” situation in Week 17 against the Cardinals that few expected after the Rams had won four of five games coming out of the midseason bye week.
A win over Arizona means that LA will be the fifth or sixth seed in the NFC, either traveling to face the winner of the NFC East or whichever division title holder comes away with the three seed.