The Los Angeles Rams beat the Seattle Seahawks in an overtime thriller last week. What did it do for their odds of making the playoffs?

Los Angeles' overtime win over Seattle had massive implications on both teams' postseason chances, according to the SportsLine Projection Model

Puka Nacua is ejected after throwing a punch before the Rams capitalize on a 103-yard interception return from Kamren Kinchens in a 26-20 overtime victory.

ESPN’s models give the Seahawks just an 8% chance to make the playoffs. Those odds are as high as they are because the Seahawks reside in the NFC West, the only division in the NFL that doesn’t have at least one team with six wins.

Not only were they opportunistic, they were stout defensively, repeatedly stuffing the Seahawks’ rushing attack. This proved critical when they stopped Kenneth Walker on fourth-and-1 in the red zone in OT. The Rams won the game four plays later. That’s three straight spectacular performances for Shula’s group.

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The Rams’ winning formula for 2024 was supposed to be a high-scoring offense that put its defense into pass-rushing situations. Given the youth on the latter side of the ball, it was head coach Sean McVay and quarterback Matthew Stafford’s job to take pressure off the defense.