The Rams lost to the Seattle Seahawks 30-25 on Sunday, knocking them down to the No. 4 seed in the NFC side of the playoffs. The No. 3 Buccaneers are now set to face the Washington Commanders in the wild-card round, while the Rams will be saddled with the loser of the "Sunday Night Football" clash between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings.

With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinching the NFC South earlier in the day behind a second-half comeback led by former Rams QB Baker Mayfield, the Rams needed a win to remain the third seed. They didn't,

Geno Smith passed for 223 yards and threw his career-best fourth touchdown pass to Noah Fant with 3:19 to play, and the Seattle Seahawks finished their 12th winning season in 13 years with a 30-25 victory over the playoff-bound Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.

Shawn Dugar, Jourdan Rodrigue and Lauren Smith The Seattle Seahawks closed out their schedule with a 30-25 win over the Los Angeles Rams on the road Sunday, collecting their 10th win, but will miss the playoffs for a second consecutive season.

The 34-year-old Smith needed 10 wins, a passing completion rate of 69.755% or higher, plus more than 4,282 passing yards on the 2024 season in order to add $6 million to his deal,