The Rams were the fifth seed but dropped to the sixth seed with the loss. The sixth seed is set to play either the Chicago Bears, the champions of the NFC North or the Philadelphia Eagles, the champions of the NFC East. The fifth seed will play the winner of the NFC South. The Rams can not drop lower than the sixth seed.

The Chicago Bears will face one of these three teams in the wild-card playoffs, depending on how Week 18 shakes out.

The Rams have gone from the No. 1 seed to being eliminated from NFC West contention in just over a week's time.

NFL.com analysts Brian Baldinger and Marc Ross break down the Los Angeles Rams playoff outlook after their loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Monday Night Football.

We've reached the final week of the regular season. Here's an early look at some predictions and picks for the 2026 NFL playoffs.

The Rams fell to the Falcons 27-24 on Monday night, dropping their record to 11-5 and putting them into either the fifth or sixth seed on the NFC’s side of the NFL playoffs. Given the Rams will undoubtedly be on the road and the only thing that can change is their postseason opponent,