One might understand why the San Francisco 49ers lost an uninspired, lackluster Week 15 bout to the Atlanta Falcons, although head coach Kyle Shanahan will push to get his squad back into postseason mode on Saturday night when the Los Angeles Rams come to town.
For the 8-6 Rams, their own playoff hopes are hanging by the slimmest of margins. Currently sitting in the NFC’s seventh seed and on the outside, looking in, Los Angeles all but needs to win out and get some help along the way to make the playoffs.