Although the Rams did not play on Sunday, they still won the NFC West.
With Saturday’s win over the Arizona Cardinals, the Rams are in position to win the division title on the strength of the NFL tiebreaker metric win.
In addition to Saturday’s win over the Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos, wins over the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers, and Sunday’s Washington Commanders and Atlanta Falcons put the Rams in the tiebreaker. I won. Seattle Seahawks.
So with the Rams vs. Seahawks game at SoFi Stadium on Saturday or Sunday, Rams coach Sean McVay could potentially rest his starters for the NFC wild-card playoff game the Rams will host.
The Rams won their fourth district championship in McVay’s eight seasons as coach. They also won in 2017, when they lost in the wild-card round, in 2018, when they lost to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII, and in 2021, when they defeated the Bengals in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium.
For the second year in a row, the Rams made a dramatic turnaround after the opening game.
In 2023, the Rams went 3-6 but won seven of their final eight games to advance to the playoffs. The Detroit Lions then defeated the Rams in the wild card game in Detroit.
This season, the Rams started 1-4 and won nine of their next 11 games.
“A lot of people doubted us, a lot of people gave up on us at 1-4,” quarterback Matthew Stafford said after the 13-9 win over the Cardinals. “I’m proud of this group to sit here with the record we have at this point.”
