Rams playoff scenarios: How Week 18 will determine LA's seed, wild-card opponent

Story byCameron DaSilva, Rams WireSun, January 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM UTC·3 min readEven after a dramatic Saturday in the NFL where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Carolina Panthers and the Seattle Seahawks took down the San Francisco 49ers, the Los Angeles Rams still don't know their playoff seed or wild-card opponent. There are still a lot of things to sort out on the final day of the regular season and the Rams aren't in control of everything. They're fortunate that the Seahawks won, which gives Los Angeles a chance to clinch the No. 5 seed and face the NFC South in the first round, but the Rams still don't know who their first-round opponent will be. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThere are four possible scenarios for them on Sunday, two if they win and two if they lose.