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Rams tight end Tyler Higbee (89) dances in celebration after his deciding touchdown catch against the Jets. (Seth Wenig / Associated Press)
The NFC West title, and a home game for a wild-card round, are within the Rams’ reach.
They could clinch as soon as Saturday against the Arizona Cardinals. Or it might come down to the season finale against the Seattle Seahawks.
Regardless, the Rams can control their postseason destiny: If they win out, they win the division.
“Fortunately,” coach Sean McVay said Monday during a videoconference with reporters, “we’re in a position where you don’t necessarily have to rely on other things to happen if you just handle your business.”
The Rams, however, will be watching closely Thursday night when the Seahawks play the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.
After defeating the New York Jets on Sunday, the Rams are 9-6, in sole possession of first place in the division ahead of the Seahawks (8-7) , and they are holding the No. 3 seed in the
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NFC. The Cardinals (7-8) and San Francisco 49ers (6-9) are out of the playoff picture.
If the Seahawks lose to the Bears, the Rams could clinch the division with a victory over the Cardinals.
“I’m not going to sit here and say that’s not something that we’re not in tune with,” McVay said. “But the truth is, how disciplined can we be on really focusing on the things that we can control?”
Since starting the season 1-4, which featured a Week 2 rout by the Cardinals, the Rams have won eight of 10 games, including their last four.
They have done it in a variety of ways.
They won a shootout against the high-powered Buffalo Bills. They defeated the 49ers without scoring a touchdown. And they beat the Jets with a dramatic touchdown scored by tight end Tyler Higbee, who played for the first time since suffering a knee injury in an NFC wild-card loss at Detroit last January.
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Publish date : 2024-12-23 22:30:00
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