Rams fail to get playoff help from Eagles in Week 12 after Philadelphia loses to Seattle

The Los Angeles Rams were hoping to receive some help from the Philadelphia Eagles defeating the Seattle Seahawks in Week 12, which unfortunately didn’t happen.

While the Los Angeles Rams continue to prepare for Monday’s meeting with the Baltimore Ravens, Sean McVay and company were hoping to see the Seattle Seahawks struggle on the road in Week 12 with a tough matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Even if the Rams are technically competing with the Eagles for one of the Wild Card spots in the NFC playoff picture at the moment, Los Angeles still would have benefited more from Seattle suffering a third loss of the season.

Not only do the Seahawks currently sit in the No. 5 seed when it comes to the NFC playoff picture, but they’re also standing in the way of the Rams for winning the NFC West title.

Sure, Los Angeles appears to be a long shot to win the division at the moment currently sitting in third place, but crazier things have taken place in the NFL over the years, meaning until it becomes official, nothing should be ruled out for the Rams.

With that being said, one can only imagine the level of excitement for Los Angeles if the Eagles did end up coming through with a win over the Seahawks on Sunday, but unfortunately with all of the injuries on offense for Philadelphia, Seattle had little trouble earning the 17-9win.

Most Rams fans may have expected these results since the Seahawks continue to make a strong case over being a top team in the NFC each week, but there’s nothing wrong with being a little hopeful.

Clearly, this season was far from what Los Angeles expected back at the beginning of the year, and while winning every game possible moving forward will be extremely important, the Rams will also need a little extra help from other teams across the NFC.

Now that Seattle has earned another tough win on the road in Week 12, this puts even more pressure on Los Angeles heading into Monday’s game against Baltimore.

If the Rams didn’t view this meeting with the Ravens as must-win, they may want to consider it now since another loss will only hurt their chances of a playoff spot even more.