4 reasons Jared Goff will be much better during second playoff appearance for Rams

2. Dallas not as experienced as Atlanta was in playoffs

Around this time last year, the hype was real for the Rams in the playoffs as the No. 3 seed in the NFC with a home meeting against the Atlanta Falcons for the Wild Card Round.

When looking at all of their surprise success from the regular season, Los Angeles was viewed as a team with the potential to make a serious run at the Super Bowl when looking at all of the talent they had to work with on both sides of the football.

Of course, the one disadvantage the Rams did have to worry about in this playoff battle was their inexperience when compared to the Falcons since Matt Ryan and company were coming off a season in which they represented the NFC in the Super Bowl.

As Los Angeles fans know, Atlanta was able to pull off the upset with ease as a result of a 26-13 victory before falling to the Philadelphia Eagles the following weekend.

During this game, Goff’s performance was average at best after tossing for 259 yards with a touchdown on 24 of 45 passing. And while Dallas as an overall team may seem like a bigger concern for Goff and the Rams, keep in mind Jason Garrett’s squad isn’t nearly as experienced for this time of year as the Falcons were.

In fact, the Cowboys just recently removed some of the pressure they were facing last weekend over trying to record a playoff win after coming up short two years ago when they lost right away in the Divisional Round as the No. 1 seed to the Green Bay Packers.

Dallas may feel plenty of confidence following their big win over Seattle, but playing in the Divisional Round is new to most of them as well, which Goff can hopefully work to his advantage, even if this is his first appearance as well.