Rams give faint talk of playoffs a stiff-arm

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By Jim Thomas

There was a rare sighting Sunday night on the various football highlight shows on TV. As each program flashed its graphic on the NFC playoff picture, there were the Rams listed under “in the hunt.”

As strange as it sounds, the Rams have wedged their way into the playoff hunt by virtue of losing only once in the past four games. They are in the conversation, but just at a whisper. They are in the picture, but it may take a “Where’s Waldo?” eye to spot them.

Nonetheless, there they are at 5-6-1, among a cluster of seven teams with records ranging from 7-5 to 5-7.

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