MNF consequence: The Falcons shocked the Rams to shut out Week 17. The Falcons jumped out to a 21-0 lead within the first half. They almost blew the lead, however held off the Rams late en path to the 27-24 victory. The Rams dropped to 11-5 and stay in sixth place within the NFC. The Rams want a win in Week 18 over the Cardinals and a 49ers loss to the Seahawks to assert the No. 5 seed. In any other case, they’ll stay No. 6 for the playoffs.
The Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons shut out the Week 17 slate with a Monday Evening Soccer matchup in Atlanta. The sport includes a Rams squad headed to the playoffs and a Falcons squad headed house after Week 18 with extra questions than solutions.
The playoff discipline has two extra slots to fill, however seeding stays in query. We’ll break down the place the Rams might find yourself within the playoff bracket based mostly on their efficiency this week and subsequent week. The Rams are a 7.5-point street favourite in opposition to the Falcons.
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The Rams led the NFC West for a lot of the season, however a loss to the Seahawks in Week 16 despatched them down the board. And now that the Seahawks and 49ers each received in Week 17, LA is enjoying for wild card positioning and nothing extra.
LA heads into Monday evening with the No. 6 seed within the NFC bracket. They’ll stay within the No. 6 spot no matter their consequence tonight. A win would transfer them right into a tie with the 49ers, however San Francisco has the division file tiebreaker. A loss would drop them a recreation again of the 49ers, however they can not fall behind the No. 7 seed Packers even with losses this week and subsequent week.
If LA wins their last two video games on the street in opposition to the Falcons and at house in opposition to the Cardinals, they may declare the No. 5 seed. That may imply they might journey to face the NFC South champion within the Wild Card spherical. They’ll additionally declare the No. 5 seed with a loss in Week 17, a win in Week 18, and a 49ers loss in Week 18.
If the Rams lose in Week 18, they might end with the No. 6 seed. In the event that they lose in Week 17 and the 49ers win in Week 18, they might additionally end with the No. 6 seed.
There aren’t any tiebreaker implications that will consequence from this matchup.
