This was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Rams. Los Angeles had several aging stars, some major question marks along the offensive line and an uncertain secondary.Instead, all the Rams did was win nine games (with a chance for a 10th), lock up a playoff spot before the final week of the season and give themselves a chance to rest starters against the 49ers.The Rams know they will be in the postseason, and they know it will be as a wild card. Los Angeles can't finish any higher than the sixth seed in the NFC and can also finish in the seventh spot.Here's what you need to know about the Rams' seeding options heading into the final week of the year.LIVE: Rams playoff pictureThe Rams are locked into the playoffs. They have two different seeds in which they could land: the sixth or seventh. Here's how they could land in each spot.How the Rams can clinch the No. 6 seed in the NFCLos Angeles' path to the No. 6 seed is clear: win. If the Rams win, no team in the wild-card race can pa s Los Angeles' 10-7 record. The Rams also would be unable to pa s either the Eagles (11-5) or the Cowboys (11-5) regardle s of how their Week 18 games unravel.If the Rams lose in Week 18, the team can still reach the No. 6 seed, though it would require the Packers to lose or tie vs. the Bears. Should the Packers and Rams wind up tied at the end of the year, the Packers would take the higher seed because they beat Los Angeles 20-3 in Week 9.How the Rams can clinch the No. 7 Markelle Fultz Jersey seed in the NFCThis is the simpler scenario to work out. If the Rams lose and the Packers win, the Rams will be in the seventh seed. There is no other scenario in which a wild-card team can pa s the Rams.Green Bay is the only team that can pa s the Rams. Los Angeles swept the Seahawks during the regular season and beat the Saints, giving Los Angeles head-to-head wins over the only two remaining teams that could reach a tie in record. The Packers winning would keep the Seahawks and Saints out of the playoffs altogether.Rams clinching scenariosHere are the clinching scenarios for the Rams for each seed:Rams clinch No. 6 seed with:Rams winRams lo s and Packers lo s or tieRams tie and Packers lo sor tieRams clinch No. 7 seed with:Rams lo s and Packers winRams potential playoff opponentsThe Rams can land in one of two playoff seeds. And yet there aren't many different options for their first-round opponent.Potential 6-seed opponentsLionsCowboysEaglesAs the No. 6 seed, the Rams will face whichever division winner between the NFC East and NFC North finishes lower in the playoff picture, reaching the No. 3 seed.Right now, the most likely team for the Rams to face as the No. 6 seed is the Lions. If the Cowboys beat the Commanders and win the NFC East, Detroit will be locked in as the No. 3 seed. If the Cowboys lose and Eagles win, the Lions will be the No. 3 seed.The only way the Rams could face the Cowboys is if the Lions win and both the Cowboys and Eagles lose, giving the division to Dallas and propelling the Lions a win up.The most unlikely opponent is the Eagles. It isbarelypo sible to face Philadelphia. However, it would require the Eagles to tie, the Cowboys to lose and the Lions to win. If the Lions and Eagles win their respective divisions and finish with the same records, the Eagles will advance to the No. 2 seed based on record against common opponents.Potential 7-seed opponentsLionsCowboysEaglesIt's the same group of opponents for the Rams to face as the seventh seed in the playoffs. Here, the Cowboys would appear to be the most likely opponent.If the Cowboys beat the Commanders, a seventh-seeded Rams team would face a second-seeded Dallas team. If the Cowboys, Lions and Eagles all tie or all lose, the Cowboys would also be the No. 2 seed.The Lions would need to win on Sunday and have lo ses or ties by both the Cowboys and Eagles in order to clinch the No. 2 seed. If the Lions tie, the Cowboys and Eagles would need to lose for Detroit to reach the second seed. There is no path to the No. 2 seed for Detroit if it loses to the Vikings.For the Rams to face the Eagles as the seventh seed, the Eagles would need to win or tie against the Giants, the Cowboys have to lose and the Lions have to lose or tie. Evan Fournier Jersey