While the Seattle Seahawks have faced their fair share of trials and tribulations thus far in 2026, even they can’t hold a candle to the injury problem plaguing their NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams. On Monday afternoon, Rams head coach Sean McVay told reporters that star wide receiver Davante Adams ruptured his hamstring against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 6 and will miss 6-10 weeks.

McVay also confirmed that starting defensive tackles Poona Ford and Kobie Turner will miss extended time, and that newly signed kicker Blake Grupe suffered a torn ACL in that game and will miss the rest of the season. It doesn’t end there — McVay also mentioned that defensive end Myles Garrett will not return to practice this week, and cornerback Trent McDuffie is “progressing but uncertain” for Week 7.

After being eliminated from the playoffs by the eventual NFC champion in back-to-back seasons, the Rams went all-in on contending in 2026. They gave up a haul, including their 2027 first-round draft pick, to acquire reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year Garrett from the Cleveland Browns. They traded their 2026 first-round pick to the Kansas City Chiefs for McDuffie to round out their defense. Without either of them available, they’ve sunk to the bottom of the division and are currently just 2-4.

While the Seahawks’ worries are warranted — they’re disappointed in a 3-3 start and look as beatable as they did at any point last year — they just need to look at the Rams to remind themselves: It could always be worse. They have all their draft picks and expect to return reinforcements to their running back room in the coming weeks in the form of Zach Charbonnet and Jadarian Price.

The NFL scheduled these two teams in Weeks 16 and 18, expecting those games to be as anticipated as any this season. At this point, though, one or both teams could be out of the playoff race entirely.

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