Nearly halfway through the fourth quarter, hope still lingered.
Hope for the Los Angeles Rams’ upset of the 15.5-point favorite Kansas City Chiefs, hope for the defending Super Bowl champions’ unlikely return to the postseason, hope that in the absence of their starting quarterback and top two receivers, the Rams could somehow show a spark of life that left reason to believe.
The Chiefs would again swipe Perkins the next drive, this time courtesy a tipped pass and subsequent catch.Sunday was far from the first day the Rams' playoff outlook looked bleak, and, per The New York Times' playoff path simulator, it's nottheir mathematical elimination. The Times' simulator runs 84,476 scenarios through its system to determine likely outcomes.
Injuries and absurd turnover on the offensive line spearheaded the Rams’ path to this point. An ineffective run game and generally broken offense were symptomatic of those two root causes. The combination has generated momentum against the return this season of quarterback Matthew Stafford, who missed Sunday’s contest with a neck strain and second stint in concussion protocol .
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