The Falcons have been eliminated from playoff contention for weeks, but the Monday Night Football matchup between Atlanta and the Rams still had the potential to impact the NFC playoff picture, and particularly the NFC West. But for any of that to happen, the Rams needed to win. That didn’t happen.

The Los Angeles Rams are locked into an NFC wild-card spot heading into their Week 18 game against the Arizona Cardinals, but they will still play quarterback Matthew Stafford and the rest of their starters.

The Rams were sitting atop the NFC a few weeks ago. With their 27-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, the team is danger of not securing the No. 5 seed.

The NFL revealed the Arizona Cardinals vs Los Angeles Rams' Week 18 start time and date to finish the 2025 season.

With the No. 1 seed in sight, the Rams have now lost two-straight games, first to the Seattle Seahawks last week then to the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night. That will knock the Rams out of the NFC West title chase, but Los Angeles is still headed to the playoffs as a wild card.

The Rams rally from a 21-0 deficit, but their last-gasp drive comes up short in a 27-24 loss to the Falcons that complicates their quest for the No. 5 seed.

Bijan Robinson rushed for 195 yards, including a 93-yard touchdown, Zane Gonzalez kicked a 51-yard field goal with 21 seconds remaining and the Atlanta Falcons recovered after blowing two 21-point leads to upset the playoff-bound Los Angeles Rams 27-24 on Monday night.

So much so, in fact, Burrow got to take a seat early with the victory assured as the Bengals moved to 6-10. Here are some quick notes, stats to know and takeaways from the game. Against a really bad team headed for major changes in the offseason,