The one game to me was Minnesota

[RamzFanz]

Assuming a Rams win next week and a Cards win over Hawks, both reasonable, it will mean that one game kept the Rams out of the playoffs. This isn't the only scenario, but it demonstrates to me how damn close we were.

One horribly windy away game against, what is now, a 10 win team. Lost by just three points in OT. One completed endzone pass, one redzone hole for Gurley, one FG not missed in regular time, one lucky bounce.

SO DAMN CLOSE.

I hate that the Rams aren't going now that they've turned around the O enough to start winning again. I blame Fisher for the decisions and the slowness to react. Cigi, Foles, not using TA...

But damn, it was three points close, and I feel a hell of a lot better looking towards next season.

 

[woofwoofmo]

I agree with you about the Minnesota game being the turning point to the season. I'll even go one step further, I think the biggest moment of the season wasn't a play that occurred on the field, but the coin toss at the start of OT. I was at that game and the wind was such a big factor in that game that you just knew whoever had the wind in OT was going to win the game. There were balls kicked into that wind during regulation that looked like they hit an invisible wall and just dropped. The Vikings won the toss and chose the wind instead of the ball......the rest is history.....

 

[Force16X]

I agree with you about the Minnesota game being the turning point to the season. I'll even go one step further, I think the biggest moment of the season wasn't a play that occurred on the field, but the coin toss at the start of OT. I was at that game and the wind was such a big factor in that game that you just knew whoever had the wind in OT was going to win the game. There were balls kicked into that wind during regulation that looked like they hit an invisible wall and just dropped. The Vikings won the toss and chose the wind instead of the ball......the rest is history.....

the steeler game as well. that would have been 2 big wins early in the season vs good teams. but yes, the viking game was winnable and the viking players and coaches outplayed/coached the Rams in the second half and OT. i cant stand the vikings.

 

[Dodgersrf]

Or 1 pat instead of going for 2 and we're not going into ot.
Early in the game I might add.

 

[blackbart]

Vikings, Steelers, Ravens even the skins game all could have been. uke:

 

[Limey]

Keenum's concussion in Baltimore was costly, but I think the Vikings whining about the hit by Joyner on Bridgewater and the effect it had on the officials for the next game was what really stuck in my craw. Hopefully Matthews shows TB what a dirty LB really looks like next week.

 

[Corbin]

Viking game was the bs k breaker IMO but how about that Ravens game? :/

 

[DCH]

The Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Washington and Baltimore games all kill me. We should have beaten Washington. We were inches away from beating Minnesota and Pittsburgh. And we really, really should have beaten a bad Ravens team.

 

[Fatbot]

Chicago was the game for me. Going in the Rams were 4-4 with 3 road losses and the other loss was barely to a good Pittsburgh team, no shame at that point. I had assumed the Rams were past getting blown out at home by a crappy team, but they had me fooled once again. That was the ultimate embarrassment game that made it clear the Rams were not going to the playoffs.

 

[fearsomefour]

Steelers game just kills me.
Partly because my son is a Steelers fan. Also, the D was just playing great that game. Any offense at all and that is a double digit win.

 

[RamzFanz]

Or 1 pat instead of going for 2 and we're not going into ot.
Early in the game I might add.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that.

 

[SuperMan28]

That ONE game? No question, it was WAS. We all dispaired that it was foreshadowing of games to come. Some said the season was over. Ironically, weeks one and two foreshadowed the season perfectly. From 1-1 to 8-8, the cracks in the armor were in full view that day. For heavens sakes, I can remember the O's deer in the headlights look like it was five seconds. They were lost. Plus we lost Ogletree..

I actually think we should be greatful the year turned out as good as it did. Fisher's decision to go with Boras and Keenum dam near got us in the Playoffs. That's a dam good job if you ask me. Now, let's move on to next year... after we freak up SF. No let down game here. This team has it figured out.

 

[Debacled]

That ONE game? No question, it was WAS. We all dispaired that it was foreshadowing of games to come. Some said the season was over. Ironically, weeks one and two foreshadowed the season perfectly. From 1-1 to 8-8, the cracks in the armor were in full view that day. Plus we lost Ogletree..

I actually think we should be greatful the year turned out as good as it did. Fisher's decision to go with Boras and Keenum dam near got us in the Playoffs. That's a dam good job if you ask me. Now, let's move on to next year... after we freak up SF. No let down game here. This team has it figured out.

Glad it turned out as good as it did?

The team is a good QB away from coasting into the playoffs and you think another 8-8 season continuing the playoff drought is something we should be grateful for? Good enough to keep spanking Seattle with a makeshift line manned by rookies and journeymen? Good enough to be 1 win away from the playoffs missing Quinn, McDonald, Ogletree, and others for big stretches of the season?

Man oh man do we need to work on your expectations!

 

[LetsGoRams]

That game is the difference in the season. There were others that were there for the taking, but the Minnesota game cost us the playoffs. We win that game, and then win next week and we're at 9-7 and in while Minnesota is on outside looking in. I said it before that game that it was going to come down to that game... because they were slightly ahead of us for the last wildcard spot at that time. We beat them, and we're in the drivers seat. Blew it.

 

[MountainRam]

 

[MountainRam]

Assuming a Rams win next week and a Cards win over Hawks, both reasonable, it will mean that one game kept the Rams out of the playoffs. This isn't the only scenario, but it demonstrates to me how damn close we were.

One horribly windy away game against, what is now, a 10 win team. Lost by just three points in OT. One completed endzone pass, one redzone hole for Gurley, one FG not missed in regular time, one lucky bounce.

SO DAMN CLOSE.

I hate that the Rams aren't going now that they've turned around the O enough to start winning again. I blame Fisher for the decisions and the slowness to react. Cigi, Foles, not using TA...

But damn, it was three points close, and I feel a hell of a lot better looking towards next season.

What am I missing? Assuming a Rams Win at Minnesota, Vikings would be 9-6 and Rams would be 8-7 right now. It means Vikings still control their destiny if they win at packers in week 17 right?

 

[RamzFanz]

Yes, several winnable games, but a win in minnesota alone puts us in the playoffs (assuming we win next week and Hawks lose).

 

[SuperMan28]

Glad it turned out as good as it did?

The team is a good QB away from coasting into the playoffs and you think another 8-8 season continuing the playoff drought is something we should be grateful for? Good enough to keep spanking Seattle with a makeshift line manned by rookies and journeymen? Good enough to be 1 win away from the playoffs missing Quinn, McDonald, Ogletree, and others for big stretches of the season?

Man oh man do we need to work on your expectations!

Freak yeah I am. Were you there for the Great Nick Cignetti Recession? This team looked like they were going 4-12. They found a good QB in Keenum and Boras has been great. They went from rock bottom, with no hope, to rock solid in a blink.

So hell yeah I'm grateful. I'm grateful we actually have momentum going into next year rather than wishing someone would pull the trigger on the season and SEA fans not talking about how great they are. We thought we had it figured out, we didn't. But we figured it out when Fisher started Case and inserted Boras. Very grateful! Too bad that switch wasn't made much, much, sooner or we'd have the 5 seed.

So save your attitude for your teenage peers.

 

[RamzFanz]

What am I missing? Assuming a Rams Win at Minnesota, Vikings would be 9-6 and Rams would be 8-7 right now. It means Vikings still control their destiny if they win at packers in week 17 right?

Uhhhh, what did I look at wrong? Not sure. Going to dinner.

 

[jrry32]

Uhhhh, what did I look at wrong? Not sure. Going to dinner.

It's not Minnesota we'd be jumping. Seattle is 9-6 right now. If we beat Minnesota, we'd be 8-7 with 2 wins over Seattle and 1 win over Minnesota. That means that if either Minnesota or Seattle loses, we're in. If both lose, we're in. Because we have H2H over both. Of course, we'd have to beat SF. Seattle has to play Arizona and Minnesota has to play GB so it's very possible one or both could lose next week.

Frankly, even with a loss to Minnesota, we'd still be in if Seattle lost and we won in Week 17 if we had beat Baltimore which was an even more attainable game imo. We had no business losing that game to Baltimore.

 

[Mojo Ram]

Assuming a Rams win next week and a Cards win over Hawks, both reasonable, it will mean that one game kept the Rams out of the playoffs. This isn't the only scenario, but it demonstrates to me how damn close we were.

One horribly windy away game against, what is now, a 10 win team. Lost by just three points in OT. One completed endzone pass, one redzone hole for Gurley, one FG not missed in regular time, one lucky bounce.

SO DAMN CLOSE.

I hate that the Rams aren't going now that they've turned around the O enough to start winning again. I blame Fisher for the decisions and the slowness to react. Cigi, Foles, not using TA...

But damn, it was three points close, and I feel a hell of a lot better looking towards next season.

I disagree. It was the home game blowout loss to Chicago(following the Vikings game) that changed the complexion of the season from being a contender to a pretender. The wheels fell off at that point.