Rams cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon celebrates after intercepting a move in the long run zone to assist shut out a win over the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday.
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Each the Rams and Chargers are within the playoffs, and the Rams get to host a wild-card sport by advantage of clinching the NFC West. For each groups, Sunday is about seeding.
Once more, seeding in all probability isn’t as vital within the NFC because the AFC this season, so the Rams may decide to present their starters a breather for Sunday’s sport in opposition to Seattle. Then once more, they threat dropping momentum heading into the postseason. Other than seasoned quarterback Matthew Stafford, they’re a fairly younger group and their offense has struggled at occasions to get within the groove.
What’s extra, though there may not be an enormous distinction between the three and 4 seed within the wild-card spherical, it could be an enormous deal within the divisional spherical. It may wind up being the distinction between the Rams enjoying host to a divisional sport or hitting the street, ought to they win their postseason opener.
As with Pittsburgh, the Chargers possible could be higher off because the fifth seed with an opener at Houston. The Steelers have the within monitor on that, although, already having crushed the Chargers this season. If Pittsburgh can’t overtake the Ravens for the NFC North crown, it locks up the No. 5 seed with a win over Cincinnati.
So there’s an opportunity by the point they get to Sunday afternoon, the Chargers will know the place they’re headed earlier than their sport begins.
