Highlights & Takeaways From Rams’ Week 16 Loss Against Seahawks

The Los Angeles Rams headlined the Week 16 slate as they opened the festivities with a Thursday Night Football matchup against the Seattle Seahawks.

The game between the two NFC West rivals carried massive playoff ramifications as the winner would control the fate of the No. 1 seed in the conference. If the Rams won, they would almost all but be assured of home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. However, a Seahawks win meant they’d clinch a playoff spot and be in the driver’s seed to finish at the top of the standings.

For a Los Angeles team that’s starting to endure injuries to key players, a first-round bye would do wonders. The Rams had already clinched a postseason berth in week 15 with their over the Detroit Lions, but the Seahawks game was still considered a must-win.

The first matchup went down to the wire, though the Rams were able to hold on after Jake Myers missed what would have been the game-winning field goal. In the rematch up in Seattle, it looked like Los Angeles was on its way to a more comfortable win after going up 30-14 in the fourth quarter.

However, the Seahawks stormed back in the final period behind a Rashid Shaheed punt return touchdown and a two-point conversation to make it 30-22. The Rams’ offense stalled out at the worst possible time though it was largely due to their inability to run the football after Kevin Dotson exited the game with an ankle injury.

Seattle wound up tying the game at 30-30 after an AJ Barner touchdown and whacky Zach Charbonnet two-point conversation. Despite all the gaffes, L.A. still had their chance to take the lead though Harrison Mevis missed his first field goal of the season 2025 season.