Consider this scenario, for example. If the Rams beat the Jets, the Cardinals beat the Panthers and the Vikings beat the Seahawks, Week 17 will have a much greater impact on the Rams’ playoff odds than the finale against Seattle. That’s because Arizona has already beaten the Rams, so it holds the head-to-head tiebreaker.

When the Los Angeles Rams’ schedule was released, their final two games of the season didn’t have dates or times. The NFL left those games up in the air, allowing league officials to move around the schedule and flex matchups to Saturday.

The Los Angeles Rams are putting together another classic late-season surge as winners of three-straight and seven of their last nine. Where do they rank heading into their Week 16 road battle against the New York Jets?