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- Texans over Seahawks. This is the most important by far. If the Seahawks win, they are back in front of the NFCW and Rams fall to second place. The Seahawks would be 5-2 with a W over one of their few remaining challanges. If the Texans win, Rams get 1 game ahead of the Seahawks, maintain a lead on the division, and have the Giants next week.
- 49ers over Eagles. "Wait, what?!" That's right. The 49ers are so far behind the Rams that they pose no threat to the division. The Eagles on the other hand have the top seed currently, so if they lose, the Rams are 1 step closer a top seed for the playoffs. Homefield, bye week, etc.
- Bears over Saints. The Saints are 4-2, playing great, leading the NFCS, and have one of the easiest remaining schedules (only behind KC, Philly, Washington and Minny). The Saints winning puts them 1 step closer to getting ahead of the Rams in seeding.
- Browns over Vikings. Again, the ideal outcome is: any direct threat to seeding should lose. Minny also has one of the easiest schedules. Down the road they might threaten the Rams seeding position.
- Jets over Falcons. The Falcons are the defending NFC champs. If they beat NY, they would probably be one of the favorites to snag a WC. That's if they don't make a total comeback and challenge NO for the NFCS.
- Buccaneers over Panthers. Bring the Panthers 1 game farther away from a potential WC.
- Cowboys vs Redskins. I don't know about this one. Basically, the best outcome would be the worst team winning. Because then the better team is 3-4 and has a worse chance at fighting for a WC that the Rams might want later. Cowboys have a WAY harder schedule remaining, but the Redskins are severely injured. IDK who has a better chance to make a run for the WC spot, really.
- Chargers over Patriots. Because fuck the Patriots.
Basically, there are two outcomes that matter.
- Rams win the NFCW. Then Rams want every division winner to lose this weekend (Minny, NO, Eagles).
- Rams fight for a Wildcard. Then Rams want every potential WC candidate to lose (Atlanta, Carolina, Dallas, Wash. And all of the division leaders to lose too, because they might lose their lead for all we know.)
Let me know if I missed anything or made any wrong calls.
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