Rams getting healthy as postseason approaches

Tight end Tyler Higbee is on track to return on Sunday for the season finale against the Arizona Cardinals.

- BY GARY KLEIN

ERIC THAYER Los Angeles Times
A HAMSTRING injury has caused receiver Davante Adams to miss two games.

Safety Quentin Lake will be back for the playoffs. Star receiver Davante Adams also could be held out till then.

The Rams, coming off consecutive losses to the Seattle Seahawks and the Atlanta Falcons, might appear to be limping toward their seventh postseason appearance in nine seasons under coach Sean McVay.

But a team that was regarded by many as the class of the league midway through the season should be at or near full strength when they play an NFC wildcard game this weekend.

"We're getting healthy at the right time," McVay said Friday.

Lake agreed.

"The league and the world kind of knew where we were at when we were at full strength," Lake said. "We're getting guys back at the right time and I feel like we're going to hit our stride at the right time."

The Rams, who at one time were seeded No. 1 in the NFC, are currently seeded No. 6.

If the San Francisco 49ers lose to the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday, and the Rams defeat the Cardinals on Sunday at SoFi Stadium, the Rams will climb to No. 5.

Regardless, McVay reiterated Friday that starters would play against the Cardinals, though how much remains to be seen.