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It's still sort of burning me up that we blew that game against Seattle.
Sure, Pats fans and Packers fans are probably still smarting, too...but we don't care about that.

It just burns me up that we lost that game. Seattle didn't beat us - we beat ourselves. I still believe the Rams are the best team in the league. To be a wildcard and not have home field is a disgrace. The whole thing is ludacris to me.

All IMO what you said is true. And even thought that was the worse one Philly n the first SF game not that far behind. That being said……….

This offense if Stafford remains relatively healthy is going to be close to unstoppable come the playoffs. The OL is playing at a high level which is the key. This team has a top tier run game to go with the lethal passing attack………….

Defense and stopping the pass period. Not going to belabor something that has been talked about to nauseous. We should get a fairly good read over the next two games if any corrections can be made………….

Ants wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2025, 10:08 am It's still sort of burning me up that we blew that game against Seattle.
Sure, Pats fans and Packers fans are probably still smarting, too...but we don't care about that.

It just burns me up that we lost that game. Seattle didn't beat us - we beat ourselves. I still believe the Rams are the best team in the league. To be a wildcard and not have home field is a disgrace. The whole thing is ludacris to me.

What made it even worse the Rams were the better team. By mid third quarter I was eyeing my Superbowl seats. Now everything depends on other teams and Rams winning two. Plus can't rest players last game if season. I was hoping to see JG.

Me too.

And this loss is a loss that will keep on giving... like, giving us away games in Phly, Chicago or at best, Carolina, then next round, who knows.. maybe back to Seattle...

Hope we got our snow booties ready.

Just garbage. Total garbage we ALLOWED ourselves to be at this point.

BUT, this team has grit and plays better as the dogs... Nothing is good about being away in snow games, but it will make our SB victory that much more awesome!

Ants wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2025, 10:08 am
It just burns me up that we lost that game. Seattle didn't beat us - we beat ourselves. I still believe the Rams are the best team in the league. To be a wildcard and not have home field is a disgrace. The whole thing is ludacris to me.

Agreed!

Pretending that it doesn't really matter that much, perhaps some 'Pollyanna' fans of our team can do so, however I can't.

That collapse was a major setback to the Rams' pursuit of their third Super Bowl victory, to me there's *zero* doubt concerning that...

RAM POWER!!

--The Commish

I had a complete meltdown after our last loss; the worst I have experienced in 63 years of Rams fandom.

I've moved on; this team needs to suck it up and show some resilience and passion. We must clobber Atlanta and Arizona, if for no other reason than to re-establish our legitimate dominance in the NFC.
Stafford is the best QB in the League; the time is now to showcase his talent.

Crushing loss with the way games have turned out. I have ZERO faith in week 17 games. I’m sure both Seattle and SF win and we’re eliminated and playing to hold onto the 5 seed. We were 10 mins away from being the 1 seed.

This is why the best teams in the league every year have around 3 losses. Anything can happen in the NFL. Its just so frustrating that Mcvays offense can not close out games and put the foot on the throat.

Today's game is tailored for the offense. Drives me nuts how often they cough up 2 score leads. Should never happen with this offense.

I’ve felt far worse in losses. At least this game was in the regular season.

2 losses that hurt far worse for me:

2000 vs Saints playoffs. Rams make a miraculous comeback only for Az Hakim to drop a punt.

2003 vs Carolina playoffs. Double OT. Jeff Wilkins misses a long FG that would have won it and we get walked off.

Even the 2 losses to the Patriots in the Super Bowl didn’t hurt that bad bc the season is over at that point anyway.

There is real evidence Rams/McVay lack killer instinct to finish an opponent off - with what is arguably NFLs best Offense. Team & HC flaw that MUST be corrected.

Ants wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2025, 10:08 am It's still sort of burning me up that we blew that game against Seattle.
Sure, Pats fans and Packers fans are probably still smarting, too...but we don't care about that.

It just burns me up that we lost that game. Seattle didn't beat us - we beat ourselves. I still believe the Rams are the best team in the league. To be a wildcard and not have home field is a disgrace. The whole thing is ludacris to me.

If it's a disgrace ... it is a disgrace of our OWN making. Railing against it is simply railing against ourselves. Coaches, players caused the implosion .. and they bear the responsibility for it. They have made things a bit harder than they could have been, but if you believe we are the BEST team in the league, it should matter not at ALL where we play. The BEST team should win anywhere they play.

Personally, I dropped this game from my brain on on Saturday. Holding on to it does nothing. We lost. Continuing to whine about it is not going to change that fact. We have TWO more games, focus on winning those, that's the best the team can do, while hoping to get some help from other teams. The fact that we NEED that help is just a self inflicted wound that can't be changed.

RonMac wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2025, 1:33 pm There is real evidence Rams/McVay lack killer instinct to finish an opponent off - with what is arguably NFLs best Offense. Team & HC flaw that MUST be corrected.

And if they had passed and threw incompletions some would have been saying they should have ran the ball to run clock. See past games……..

37 points should be plenty to win a bleeping game……

Looking at the replay. Rams had two solid cracks at ending game in a walkoff. Drive stalled at 2:11 and Mevis missed a FG. Rams got it back again and to midfield before drive stalled again.

GoldenRam wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2025, 2:37 pm
Personally, I dropped this game from my brain on on Saturday. Holding on to it does nothing. We lost. Continuing to whine about it is not going to change that fact. We have TWO more games, focus on winning those, that's the best the team can do, while hoping to get some help from other teams. The fact that we NEED that help is just a self inflicted wound that can't be changed.

That's excellent advice for the coaches and players, however it's irrelevant for our team's fans, their mindset isn't going to affect future Rams games.

As fans, we have the luxury of being annoyed and/or disappointed by the Good Guys' failures whenever we wish to. and for so long as we desire to. Some fans feel better via 'putting it all behind me,' however not all of us do.

I don't think back on the Rams' second-half collapse during the 1969 Western Conference playoff at the Vikings very often, however it still annoys me when I do recall it...

RAM SEASON!!

--The Commish

Just when you think we’ve suffered the worst collapse possible, McVay finds a way to outdo the previous one!

Rams fan since 1973 wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2025, 5:21 pm Just when you think we’ve suffered the worst collapse possible, McVay finds a way to outdo the previous one!

^ McVay's #1 fan here guys... always has been

DelMar wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2025, 5:31 pm

Rams fan since 1973 wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2025, 5:21 pm Just when you think we’ve suffered the worst collapse possible, McVay finds a way to outdo the previous one!

^ McVay's #1 fan here guys... always has been

He isn’t HR but his angle is tired too. Literally winningest era of rams football however you want to slice it but he wants Chuck Knox back or something. No coach is perfect but people seriously complain about McVay? Step back and look around the league bro.

SoCalRam78 wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2025, 5:38 pm

DelMar wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2025, 5:31 pm

^ McVay's #1 fan here guys... always has been

He isn’t HR but his angle is tired too. Literally winningest era of rams football however you want to slice it but he wants Chuck Knox back or something. No coach is perfect but people seriously complain about McVay? Step back and look around the league bro.

I swear, 73 has to be some ex girlfriend of Seans or maybe Sean kicked his A$$ in high school... I dont know. Because the hate from this dude is so weird. The minute McVay has a mishap, its like clockwork expecting a negative McVay post from this dude.

I guess MDS is real here, too. (McVay Derangement Syndrome).

Winningest coach in Rams history, playoffs almost every year, always elite status, TWO SB appearances w ONE win... I mean, WTF else can the man achieve to win your heart over? LOL.

Anyone heard from Cornell? Welfare check here...

I was thinkin that myself. Hopefully, he's just busy with the season. He'll be back for MNF for sure!

DelMar wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2025, 5:51 pm Anyone heard from Cornell? Welfare check here...

Bad losses can lead to temporary rage quitting.

Commish wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2025, 11:39 am

Ants wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2025, 10:08 am
It just burns me up that we lost that game. Seattle didn't beat us - we beat ourselves. I still believe the Rams are the best team in the league. To be a wildcard and not have home field is a disgrace. The whole thing is ludacris to me.

Agreed!

Pretending that it doesn't really matter that much, perhaps some 'Pollyanna' fans of our team can do so, however I can't.

That collapse was a major setback to the Rams' pursuit of their third Super Bowl victory, to me there's *zero* doubt concerning that...

RAM POWER!!

--The Commish

Zero doubt? Zero?…….. ok ok……..

Commish wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2025, 11:39 am

Ants wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2025, 10:08 am
It just burns me up that we lost that game. Seattle didn't beat us - we beat ourselves. I still believe the Rams are the best team in the league. To be a wildcard and not have home field is a disgrace. The whole thing is ludacris to me.

Agreed!

Pretending that it doesn't really matter that much, perhaps some 'Pollyanna' fans of our team can do so, however I can't.

That collapse was a major setback to the Rams' pursuit of their third Super Bowl victory, to me there's *zero* doubt concerning that...

RAM POWER!!

--The Commish

Little dramatic huh?

RonMac wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2025, 1:33 pm There is real evidence Rams/McVay lack killer instinct to finish an opponent off - with what is arguably NFLs best Offense. Team & HC flaw that MUST be corrected.

Not much else to say except this is just nonsense

sanbagger wrote: ↑December 24th, 2025, 6:41 am

RonMac wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2025, 1:33 pm There is real evidence Rams/McVay lack killer instinct to finish an opponent off - with what is arguably NFLs best Offense. Team & HC flaw that MUST be corrected.

Not much else to say except this is just nonsense

Agree. Complete nonsense…………

this loss only hurts like this because WE KNOW that , now , it is a much harder task to win the SB .You can't compare playing 2 games at home with 3 games at road , it is , in FACT , 300 % harder now . Outside of that it would be a normal loss but the implications of it , is the reason it hurts so much . Also , I guess they WAY we lost ( being up by 16 points in the 4th quarter ) makes it even worse . So you add all that and this loss still hurts , yes , it does.

Still got 2 games left to capture it back... Lets Go You Rams!
Hold off on the Russian Roulette everybody.. at least til then..

What hurts is to hear Seahawks fans (and media) say with a straight face that they were anything other than incredibly fortunate to come out with a win. Anyone watching could see that the Rams DOMINATED large portions of that game and Seattle needed a perfect storm to win - illegal man downfield on TD, PR touchdown, mystery gift 2 pt conversion, missed FG...I mean come on.

One thing I feel very strongly about - this team is going to go on a TEAR for the rest of the year. You can hear it in McVay's voice and see it in his is eyes. Kobe Turner was practically laughting in the post game interview, looking forward to their next game. ATL and AZ are about to get annihilated.

Ants wrote: ↑December 23rd, 2025, 10:08 am It's still sort of burning me up that we blew that game against Seattle.
Sure, Pats fans and Packers fans are probably still smarting, too...but we don't care about that.

It just burns me up that we lost that game. Seattle didn't beat us - we beat ourselves. I still believe the Rams are the best team in the league. To be a wildcard and not have home field is a disgrace. The whole thing is ludacris to me.

The beating ourselves concept is scaring me the most. If this happens once a season sure I can get with that it is the way the football bounces to an extent but this is 3 of our 4 loses.

Several were directly related to STs for the most part so maybe we will correct that issue, but what concerns me the most is we for the most part have been very healthy this season and injuries have not played much of the role in the 4 loses so what is it? Is it going to happen again? Can the braintrust make the necessary adjustments or will it plague us in the future quest to win another Superbowl? Only time will tell, but I must say I am concerned it will happen again.

Idaho_Ram wrote: ↑December 24th, 2025, 11:09 am
One thing I feel very strongly about - this team is going to go on a TEAR for the rest of the year. You can hear it in McVay's voice and see it in his is eyes. Kobe Turner was practically laughting in the post game interview, looking forward to their next game. ATL and AZ are about to get annihilated.

So the Rams 'annihilating' the Falcons and Cardinals, two bottom-tier NFL teams, is somehow going to make up for their fourth-quarter and overtime collapse vs. the Seahawks, which very probably has cost them the NFC West title (unsuccessfully defended) and the conference's #1 playoff seed, is that it?

Even should that happen, it would be too little and too late to salvage the regular season, sending our team into the postseason at a definite disadvantage via almost certainly playing on the road during its tenure in the NFC playoffs.

If I get to see the Good Guys 'go on a TEAR' through four postseason matchups, say in North Carolina, Washington State, Illinois and northern California, that I would find impressive...

RAM SEASON!!

--The Commish