The Seahawks took an early 7-0 lead. After the defense forced a turnover on downs, the hosts went 61 yards on five plays, the biggest one being a 46-yard screen pass to Kenneth Walker III. Zach Charbonnet finished the drive with a 4-yard run up the middle.

The Los Angeles Rams lost a heartbreaker to the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night, blowing a 16-point fourth-quarter lead and losing in overtime, 38-37. It was as painful a loss as they've suffered this season, dropping to 11-4 and relinquishing their lead in the NFC West, as well as giving up control of the No. 1 seed.

The Seahawks faced off against the division rival L.A. Rams in a pivotal Week 16 matchup at Lumen. After trailing by 16 points in the 4th quarter, Seattle mounted a comeback to force overtime. Following L.

This time, it was the Rams that won the total yardage battle, 581-415. They ran 25 more offensive plays (88) than the Seahawks (63). Matthew Stafford (29-of-49) lit up Seattle’s defense for 457 yards and three scores without an interception. Rams' wideout Puka Nacua caught 12 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns.

NFL.com's Eric Edholm breaks down three must-know storylines for Thursday's huge NFC West game between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks.

Seattle won the toss in overtime and elected to kick off to start the extra period. Although running back Ronnie Rivers returned the ensuing kickoff 41 yards to the Rams' 48, the Rams' return unit was called for holding, and they were forced to start the drive from their own 20 instead.

It was on Seattle’s next drive where the Seahawks committed their second turnover as Sam Darnold threw an interception to give the ball back to L.A. at the one-yard line. Blake Corum punched the ball in a play later, and the Rams had a 23-14 lead about midway through the third quarter.

The Seattle Seahawks take on the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday, December 18, and the stakes for this game couldn't be higher.