It's hard to win in the postseason without a premier quarterback. As important as the position is during the regular season

The Los Angeles Rams are playing playoff football for the second time since winning the Super Bowl three seasons ago, and one member of the team is taking drastic measures to give the Rams’ their best shot at winning another one.

Rams QB Matthew Stafford has a prime opportunity to surpass the .500 mark for playoff victories. But this defender is LA's x-factor.

With Stafford being inactive, the Rams will turn to Jimmy Garoppolo as their starting quarterback and Stetson Bennett as the backup. This will be Garoppolo’s first opportunity to play since 2023 and his first snaps as a member of the Rams.

With four straight wins to start the month, Stafford has improved to 12-1 in December during his Rams tenure, with the chance to improve on that Saturday night against Arizona.

The Super Bowl-winning QB isn’t taking any chances when it comes to the safety of his family amid the recent string of robberies targeting NFL stars.

Matthew Stafford, Puka Nacua, Cooper Kupp, Kyren Williams and Kevin Dotson are all healthy scratches and will not play against the Seahawks. They’re all inactive, as is Rob Havenstein, who’s dealing with a shoulder injury.

The Los Angeles Rams are now one win away from clinching the NFC West title. However, it was far from easy to do so, as the Rams' offense struggled against the

Jimmy Garoppolo will take his first snaps for the Rams when he starts in place of Matthew Stafford in playoff-bound Los Angeles’ regular-season finale against Seattle.

The Rams have clinched the NFC West so Jimmy Garoppolo will start against the Seahawks instead of Matthew Stafford.