There are many exciting games to play in the 2025 NFL season – whether it’s the Los Angeles Rams or other teams in the NFL.
However, the Rams’ Week 16 loss to the Seattle Seahawks was their first all season, according to a team at NFL.com.
Do you like utter chaos where the stakes are extremely high? This is the game for you, an instant classic that determined the path to the Super Bowl. The game has it all. Matthew Stafford, the eventual MVP, was outstanding. Sam Darnold’s shaky start and redemption efforts. The Seahawks were dominated by the Rams for much of the game and overcame a 16-point deficit in the final nine minutes of regulation, which included a punt return touchdown and an impromptu deep-rule-book dissection of a wild two-point conversion in which Darnold’s backward pass ricocheted off Jared Weis’ helmet and was recovered in the end zone. Finally, a comeback touchdown in overtime, followed by the Seahawks’ third successful two-point conversion of the game — to a player who had only caught the ball twice before this season. call. The Seahawks clinched a playoff spot with the win, moving one step closer to claiming the Lombardi Trophy and the rest of us getting Game of the Year.
This game really had it all…except a Rams win. The game had a huge ripple effect on the rest of the league, as it put the Seahawks in the NFC’s top seed and ensured the Rams wouldn’t repeat as NFC West champions. Unsurprisingly, it also set up a crucial third matchup in the NFC Championship Game – a game the Seahawks also won.
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The Rams also have three other games at the top of NFL.com’s rankings: Week 3 against the Philadelphia Eagles (No. 8), the divisional round game against the Chicago Bears (No. 7) and the final game in the NFC Championship between Los Angeles and Seattle (No. 3).
The Rams are one of the most entertaining teams heading into the 2025 season, so it makes sense that their game would be well represented on this list.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams-Seahawks Week 16 matchup named No. 1 game of 2025