Saturday's NFL tripleheader comes to a close with a showdown against the NFC West. arizona cardinals and Los Angeles Rams.
And that game could decide the district title.
The Cardinals have already been eliminated from the playoffs, but the Rams are on the verge of winning the NFC West. But a win over Arizona won't be enough for the Rams to clinch the district title.
However, the division can still be finalized in Week 17. Here's how:
Rams Division Title Scenario
The Rams had three theoretical ways to win the NFC West in Week 17, two of which were seattle seahawks lose to chicago bears above Thursday Night Football. But Seattle's 6-3 victory rendered the playoffs meaningless.
The third one is much more complicated, but still valid now that Seattle has won.
If the Rams lose on Saturday night, the NFC West will move on to the final game of the season between Los Angeles and Seattle.
But even if the Rams win in Week 17, and even if Seattle wins on Thursday night, Week 18 won't be a “winner-takes-all” game between the two teams. of Seahawks site “But if the Rams and Seahawks both win this week, things aren't that simple, because in that scenario, if the Seahawks win in Week 18, both teams would have the same record. -head split, same NFC West record, same record in common games, and same conference record.”
A fifth tie-break will then take place. That's the strength of victory:
The fifth tiebreaker after that is a strength of victory, and heading into Week 17, the Rams have the advantage there thanks to the fact that they have wins over the Bills and Vikings.
And thanks to the strength of their win lead, the Rams could clinch victory this week, even if the Seahawks win, with at least 3.5 wins over the Vikings (against the Vikings). packers), Bills (vs. Jets), 49ers (vs. Lions), Commanders (vs. Falcons), Bengals (vs. Broncos), browns (versus dolphin).
This means Los Angeles will clinch the NFC West championship if the Rams beat Arizona on Saturday night and get four wins from this team's collection of Minnesota, Buffalo, San Francisco, Washington, Cincinnati and Cleveland. The strength of the winning advantage. It is worth noting that Tie games count as half wins.Therefore, there is a possibility of 3 wins + 1 draw.
So, yeah.
NFC standings updated thursday night football
1.×-detroit lions (13-2, win over MIN, 9-1 NFC)
2.×-philadelphia eagles (12-3)
3. Los Angeles Rams (9-6, win over SEA, 5-5 NFC)
4. atlanta falcons (8-7, victory over TB)
5.×-minnesota vikings (13-2, lost to DET)
6.×-green bay packers (11-4)
7. commander of washington (10-5)
9. seattle seahawks (8-7, 5-6 NFC)
8. tampa bay buccaneers (8-7, lost to ATL, 6-4 NFC)
10. dallas cowboys (7-8, 5-5 NFC) — Lost
11. arizona cardinals (7-8, 3-6 NFC) — Lost
12. san francisco 49ers (6-9, win over DAL) — Eliminated
13. new orleans saints (5-10) — Eliminated
14. carolina panthers (4-11, lost to CHI) — Eliminated
15. chicago bears (5-11, win over CAR) — Eliminated
16. new york giants (2-13) — Eliminated
Teams marked with an x qualify for the playoffs.
