Chasing down the Vikings / Seahawks / 49’ers

[CGI_Ram]

Here is the road to be travelled. Some topics like this one already started... here is a clean snapshot heading into week 14.

VIKINGS (8-4):
Detroit
at Chargers
Green Bay
Chicago

SEAHAWKS (10-2):
at Rams
at Carolina
Cardinals
49’ers

49’ers (10-2):
at Saints
Atlanta
Rams
at Seahawks

RAMS (7-5):
Seahawks
at Dallas
at 49’ers
Cardinals

 

[SeminoleRam]

Here is the road to be travelled. Some topics like this one already started... here is a clean snapshot heading into week 14.

VIKINGS (8-4):
Detroit
at Chargers
at Green Bay
Chicago

SEAHAWKS (10-2):
at Rams
at Carolina
Cardinals
49’ers

49’ers (10-2):
at Saints
Atlanta
Rams
at Seahawks

RAMS (7-5):
Seahawks
at Dallas
at 49’ers
Cardinals

I think the Rams end up 10-6 and hope that will be good enough to get in the Playoffs as a Wildcard Team!!!

 

[Legatron4]

The good news is as long as we tie with the Vikings we get that last spot. Just gotta hope we can take care of business on our end. The Seahawks game on Sunday night is a must win.

 

[OregonRamsFan]

Minnesota schedule is disheartening. We need another type of Minnesota miracle. One where they lose more than one game going forward because I’m not sure we can win out the rest of the season. One game at a time.

 

[gabriel18]

The game vs the Pack is in Minnesota.

 

[RamsInfiniti]

Minnesota schedule is disheartening. We need another type of Minnesota miracle. One where they lose more than one game going forward because I’m not sure we can win out the rest of the season. One game at a time.

What is disheartening about it to you? The Chargers are much better than their record and the Bears still have a very good defense.

I think we are in good shape if we take care of our business.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

What is disheartening about it to you? The Chargers are much better than their record and the Bears still have a very good defense.

I think we are in good shape if we take care of our business.

The Chargers look dead on the water right now.

The Bears have Trubisky

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

Here is the road to be travelled. Some topics like this one already started... here is a clean snapshot heading into week 14.

VIKINGS (8-4):
Detroit
at Chargers
at Green Bay
Chicago

SEAHAWKS (10-2):
at Rams
at Carolina
Cardinals
49’ers

49’ers (10-2):
at Saints
Atlanta
Rams
at Seahawks

RAMS (7-5):
Seahawks
at Dallas
at 49’ers
Cardinals

Tough to predict the outcomes. With enough motivation and the teams clicking, the Rams, Niners and Vikings could finish 4-0 or 0-4

Seattle seems to have 2 surefire wins. And I’d say the Niners do too. The Niners travelled East and only lost by 3 points to Baltimore. I don’t think the Rams can catch these two.

That just leaves the Rams and Vikings to slug it out. Hopefully Cousins reaches into his bag of tricks and chokes in the clutch a few times.

 

[Ram77]

The Niners travelled East and only lost by 3 points to Baltimore. I don’t think the Rams can catch these two.

But the Niners had a really hard time with Arizona. Its all about matchups.

 

[OregonRamsFan]

What is disheartening about it to you? The Chargers are much better than their record and the Bears still have a very good defense.

I think we are in good shape if we take care of our business.

Well to be honest teams with bad records usually have little to play for. The Vikings have a LOT to play for, so... But hey, I like your optimistic attitude nonetheless.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

But the Niners had a really hard time with Arizona. Its all about matchups.

Maybe they took them too lightly. Or maybe the Cards sold out to stop the run and that’s the answer to defending their offense. But that defense with Sala’s energy motivating them isn’t going to suddenly suck.

 

[rking4441]

The good news is as long as we tie with the Vikings we get that last spot. Just gotta hope we can take care of business on our end. The Seahawks game on Sunday night is a must win.

Can this be true? Both teams have 3 Div games left so no way we can determine if we have a better Div record even if we catch them. For Conf record we have one more Conf game left which should be considered a neg since after Div is Conf record for tie break since the Rams didn't play the Vikes this year so no head to head tiebreak. I guess we have the best shot out of all team in the NFC not in a playoff spot but we have a tougher schedule down the stretch. The Rams will need to hope that the Vikes lose 2 of their Div games which would give the Rams the best shot to overtake them if both teams are tied. (in this scenario the Rams would end up with a 3-3 Div record and the Vikes would end up with a 2-4 Div record and it would also give the Rams an edge in the Conf record as well.)

My point is that there is no way, at this point, to determine the tie breakers at the end of the season with so many variable still left in play. Truth is the Rams are in a much better spot now then they were last week. (this is the time with the missed FG against SEA and missed oppertunities in Pitt really come home to roost.)

 

[Ellard80]

Yeah I said before the Ravens game -if we go 5-1 to finish the season have a great shot. Less than that is going to be unlikely.

 

[Jacobarch]

I doubt the viks lose another game. They have home field against the only decent team they face. And who knows who's gonna show up when it comes to the PAc

 

[Alaskan Ram]

Packers could go 2-2 to get to 5 losses. Not sure how the tie-breaker would work.

Packers (9-3):
Redskins
Bears
at Vikings
at Lions

 

[LesBaker]

The Bears have Trubisky

Next year they will have Newton. And they will still miss the playoffs LOL.

That just leaves the Rams and Vikings to slug it out. Hopefully Cousins reaches into his bag of tricks and chokes in the clutch a few times.

Cousins is once again playing lights out, which he has much of his career. Counting on him to help the Rams chances is not gonna work.

 

[RamsInfiniti]

The Chargers look dead on the water right now.

The Bears have Trubisky

The Chargers have a good defense, a gamer QB in Rivers, and Gordon is getting back in his groove. They are killing themselves with turnovers, but they are not a 4-8 team.

The Bears already beat Minnesota this year with Trubisky.

Cousins is a head case, Minnesota is going to struggle to close out the year.

Vikings have not beaten a team with a winning record.

 

[RamsInfiniti]

Can this be true? Both teams have 3 Div games left so no way we can determine if we have a better Div record even if we catch them. For Conf record we have one more Conf game left which should be considered a neg since after Div is Conf record for tie break since the Rams didn't play the Vikes this year so no head to head tiebreak. I guess we have the best shot out of all team in the NFC not in a playoff spot but we have a tougher schedule down the stretch. The Rams will need to hope that the Vikes lose 2 of their Div games which would give the Rams the best shot to overtake them if both teams are tied. (in this scenario the Rams would end up with a 3-3 Div record and the Vikes would end up with a 2-4 Div record and it would also give the Rams an edge in the Conf record as well.)

My point is that there is no way, at this point, to determine the tie breakers at the end of the season with so many variable still left in play. Truth is the Rams are in a much better spot now then they were last week. (this is the time with the missed FG against SEA and missed oppertunities in Pitt really come home to roost.)

If the Rams win out, and the Vikings go 3-1, with all wins against the Division, both division records are 4-2.

Next tie breaker is common opponents - and Rams will come out on top here.

 

[RamWoodie]

I think the Vikes will drop out. I don't think they beat Green Bay or Chicago. Cousins struggles against decent defenses and their secondary is what I would call "low average".

The Rams control their destiny which starts by dropping the Hags!

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

I doubt the viks lose another game. They have home field against the only decent team they face. And who knows who's gonna show up when it comes to the PAc

The Rams have the 4th most difficult schedule over the four remaining games. It won’t be easy.

Hopefully they can get Edwards straightened out with the holding. I’m still not convinced that he and Corbett are that great. Edwards looks stiff. He lacks bend and quickness. I was really hoping for more. Corbett just looks outmatched.

The learning curve continues for the Oline. I hope the team can keep this momentum going to make up for the deficiencies. It will be interesting to see how things unfold each week, and in the offseason.