L.A. Rams News: Its only football, ramily

A long time ago, I would watch baseball with my dad and when our team would lose, he would say: “It’s only baseball, son.” So, in light of the Los Angeles Rams loss, I want to say: It’s only football, ramily.

The Rams will be back in a bit, and they are going to the postseason, so despite this latest (and most annoying of losses), enjoy the holidays, enjoy friends and family (football and food), and know that the Rams so far, are having a fine year. We’ll take it.

Can this year be better? We’ll find out.

Please comment on whatever you want, enjoy some college football (if you are into that sort of thing) and get ready for some NFL action tonight? If you are still playing fantasy, good luck! Unless you are playing me!

Thanks for checking out Turf Show Times and happy Saturday!

Rams in No Man’s Land for No. 1 Seed and NFC West (si.com)

“If the 49ers win in Week 16 on Monday Night Football against the Indianapolis Colts, they will drop the Rams to third in the division and to the No. 6 seed in the NFC. That is how good the NFC West has been all season. It also goes to show how in one week of football, the Rams could go from the No. 1 seed to the No. 6 seed. That is why the Rams’ Week 16 loss was brutal. Now they do not control their dynasty to the No. 1 seed.”

NFL fines Rams WR Puka Nacua $25,000 for comments criticizing officiating (nfl.com)

“The NFL fined Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua $25,000 for recent comments criticizing officiating, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported Friday, per a source.

Nacua said this week on a livestream with internet personalities Adin Ross and Mikyle Rafiq, also known as N3on, that NFL officials are “the worst.”

“Some of the rules aren’t … These guys want to be … these guys are lawyers. They want to be on TV too,” Nacua said. “You don’t think he’s texting his friends in the group chat like, ‘Yo, you guys just saw me on Sunday Night Football. That wasn’t P.I., but I called it.'”

Rams falter against Seahawks, take a hit in NFC standings (espn.com)

“Had the Rams won, they would have controlled their destiny in the NFC West, with a 91% chance to win the division for the second season in a row, according to ESPN Analytics. They also would have remained the current top seed in the NFC, a spot now occupied by the Seahawks.

Instead, the Rams could end Week 16 as the No. 6 seed and in third place in the NFC West if the San Francisco 49ers beat the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night. The Rams, now 11-4 after the loss Thursday, play the Atlanta Falcons in Week 17 and host the Arizona Cardinals in Week 18. According to ESPN Analytics, the Rams’ chances to win their division have fallen to 30%.“