While the Pittsburgh Steelers’ victory didn’t lock up a playoff spot for themselves, it did accomplish that feat for another team. By virtue of defeating the Seattle Seahawks, the Los Angeles Rams’ own victory on Sunday assured themselves of a postseason berth as a Wildcard out of the NFC West.
The two divisional rivals entered Week 17 tied at 8-7, though the Rams had a clean 2-0 sweep against Seattle in their head-to-head series, to Los Angeles controlled its destiny anyway. But now that they are a game ahead of Seattle in the standings, it doesn’t matter what happens in Week 18.