Stepping absent from the LA Rams viewpoint, and getting on the check out for the NFL as a total, is not an quick activity. What is very good for the NFL as a total, may perhaps not be fantastic for 1 NFL group. And what might be very good for the Rams could not be good for the NFL.  But a victory by the LA Rams in 7 days 14 is very good for equally.

Correct now, the Arizona Cardinals have the equivalent of a 3-sport direct on the LA Rams in the NFC West Division, with just 5 games remaining. If the Cardinals win on Monday Night time Football, perfectly that all but seals their assert to the NFC West Championship. A acquire will give them a further 7 days of main each the Eco-friendly Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers and a two-recreation guide on the Dallas Cowboys. Of class if the Rams earn out, and the Cardinals get rid of out, the Rams could declare the NFC West, but that is a quite faint risk.

Ho hum. Similar ole, same ole.

But a loss to the Rams and abruptly the NFC first-seed could plummet to the third seed. That’s a transform in playoff seeding, and that is good for television ratings.

NFC groups advantage from a Rams acquire

Suddenly, the Eco-friendly Bay Packers at the Baltimore Ravens have substantial significance in conditions of playoff seeding. So too does the  New Orleans Saints, a staff with uncanny mastery in the NFC South Division, vs . the Buccaneers. Instantly, the Cardinals face two groups that could defeat them in the Indianapolis Colts and the Dallas Cowboys.

But ideal of all, the LA Rams have a opportunity, on the other hand remote, to perform a very meaningful activity on 7 days 18 in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers. Not just for wild card seeding, but potentially for the say as to regardless of whether the Rams symbolize the NFC West Division.

Of system, the odds are against it. The Arizona Cardinals are the home favored, are the very best group in the NFL, and have the advantage of house-area edge. But a win by the LA Rams would make things much additional appealing. And for the NFL as a full, intriguing is a entertaining route to consider.