The 11-4 Los Angeles Rams may not face the most pressure to win out this season. And the team may not even be embedded in the drama of jockeying for a playoff berth that other teams are facing right now. But LA's showdown with the 6-9 Atlanta Falcons on a late-season Monday Night Football game may be the stuff that fans will discuss over the water cooler on Tuesday morning.
Here's why:
Los Angeles is in, Atlanta is out. This is a game that will not move the needle much in terms of the NFL playoffs. But it's football, and perhaps that is why fans will love this game over the typical hype and melodrama.