Teams with ties win playoff tiebreakers more than you think. Should the Rams have played for a tie against the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday and at least tried to match the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys, both of whom earned a tie on Sunday (the first tie game in three years), just in case the NFC playoff wild card picture comes down to L.A. against either of those teams?

Winning is better than tying, but think of it this way:

What if this game happened in Week 18 and the Rams knew for sure that a tie would get them into the playoffs over the Packers? Would McVay have still played for the win if all he needed was a tie?

McVay said that the field goal was never a consideration. Would he have said that if the Rams knew that a tie would get them into the playoffs? Because even thou

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