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Sara Barshop
Los Angeles – By that time rams will kick off on Sunday afternoon against CardinalsTheir playoff seeding can be determined. Even if that’s the case, Rams coach Sean McVay says he won’t change his plan to play his healthy starters in Week 18.
The Rams enter Week 18 with a chance to be the No. 5 or No. 6 seed in the NFC. If san francisco 49ers Green Seattle Seahawks On Saturday night, the Rams will be locked in on the No. 6 seed. If Seattle wins, the Rams will clinch the No. 5 seed with a win over the Cardinals.
The No. 5 seed will face the winner of the NFC South (D). panthers Or buccaneers) in the wild-card round, while the No. 6 seed will face off against eagles Or Bear,
The move to feed his starters, with postseason seeding still in doubt, is different from the way McVay handled the previous two seasons. Last season, after winning the NFC West title but with seeding still in play, McVay rested at quarterback. Matthew Stafford And many other key starters.
The Rams have dealt with injuries recently, including at wide receiver davante adams (hamstring), right defender Kevin Dotson (ankle), left tackle alaric jackson and running back Kieran Williams (ankle).
McVay said of Williams, who injured his ankle in Week 17 atlanta falconsLikely to play against Arizona.
“I feel good about Kieran,” McVay said. “Kieren was able to practice well yesterday.”
The Rams also hope to get a tight end tyler higbee Barring any setbacks in practice on Friday, back from injured reserve.
McVay said Dotson would not play against the Cardinals but did not rule out his return for the playoffs. Dotson injured his ankle in Week 16 against the Seahawks.
Asked how he felt about the state of the Rams’ roster heading into the playoffs, McVay said he felt “good.”
“I think we’re getting healthy at the right time,” McVay said.
