Lamar Jackson, Ravens made it clear in Week 12 that Rams are non-playoff team

The Los Angeles Rams had zero answers to stopping Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens in what turned out to be an embarrassing Week 12 loss.

If the Los Angeles Rams were hoping to make a statement to the rest of the league about being a legitimate playoff contender during their Week 12 meeting with Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens., they certainly came up way short.

Hosting the Ravens and their high-powered offense led by Jackson was going to be one of the most difficult challenges for the Rams in 2019, but no one expected to see the defending champions get blown out 45-6.

It would have been one thing if Los Angeles came up just short since Baltimore is one of the best teams in the league for a reason, but what took place on Monday night was flat-out embarrassing for the Rams.

Not only did Los Angeles fail to score a single touchdown on offense, but Jackson absolutely shredded the defense by scrambling around as usual while finishing with five touchdown passes.

After losing for the fifth time in eight games following a 3-0 start, the Rams now trail the Minnesota Vikings by two full games for the final Wild Card spot in the NFC playoff picture.

Since the NFC West will clearly be going to the San Francisco 49ers or Seattle Seahawks, the best chance at Los Angeles earning one of the playoff spots in the NFC will need to come through the Wild Card.

But after watching the Ravens embarrass the Rams the way they did in front of a national audience, it seems to be pretty clear that Los Angeles may not even be fit to be a playoff team after all.

Thanks to winning back-to-back NFC West titles along with a trip to the Super Bowl last winter, the Rams were rightfully considered one of the early Super Bowl contenders in the NFC at the beginning of the season, but this is far from the case heading into December.

By watching Jackson and the rest of the Ravens embarrass the Rams the way they did, this clearly is a team with more questions than answers heading into their final five games of 2019.

Even if the Rams had a feeling that Jackson would most likely still find a way to put up some points no matter what, Los Angeles fans still expected the offense to at least find a way to keep things close with a strong outing of their own.

Anything short of the playoffs will be viewed as a huge failure for Los Angeles this season, and while there’s always the chance of the team finding a way to squeeze in during this final stretch, it seems highly unlikely with the way this team has looked as of lately.