The Rams (10-6) have won five straight games despite scoring a combined 44 points over their last three contests, also scraping by the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers. But Los Angeles’ defense has kept the team in the playoff hunt (in three weeks, the Rams have allowed 24 points, with a defensive-driven effort again marking Saturday’s win).

After a low-scoring win over the Cardinals, the Rams could win the NFC West based on how the remainder of Week 17 goes.

Coach Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams, who defeated the Arizona Cardinals 13-9 on Saturday night at SoFi Stadium, secured the NFC West title late Sunday night, clinching the crown by way of a strength-of-victory tiebreaker over the Seattle Seahawks.