All that’s left for the Seahawks in 2024 is to find out if they can finish with their first double-digit win season since 2020 if they can beat the Rams in Los Angeles next Sunday. Seattle’s already faint playoff hopes evaporated Sunday when the Los Angeles Rams got the three wins they needed to assure they will finish with a better strength of victory than the Seahawks, which clinched the NFC West title. The final result the Rams needed came in about as dramatic of a fashion as possible when Washington rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to Atlanta to take the lead, and then rebounded from some late-heroics from former Husky quarterback Michael Penix Jr.
to beat the Falcons 30-24 in overtime The Falcons — who the Seahawks needed to win to stay alive — had a chance for victory it on the last play of regulation, but Riley Patterson’s 56-yard field goal came up short. That came after Penix threw a touchdown pass on a fourth-and-13 play to Kyle Pitts to tie the game at 24 with 1:19 left an d then Atlanta got the ball back and used a pass interference penalty to get close enough to try a field goal (though ultimately, not quite close enough). Washington then got the first possession of overtime and drove for the winning points, in the process ending Seattle’s playoff hopes.
Clinching the SOV tiebreaker means the Rams will win the NFC West regardless of whether they beat the Seahawks next Sunday at SoFi Stadium. Kickoff is 1:25 p.m.
and the game will be televised .