GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Perhaps it's time you take the Los Angeles Rams seriously.
They arrived at University of Phoenix Stadium on Sunday afternoon and came away with a 17-13 victory over a desperate team. The Rams are 3-1, in first place in the NFC West after having locked up victories against the Seattle Seahawks and, now, the Arizona Cardinals, the two teams widely expected to finish at the top of their division.
Thanks to a defense that forced five turnovers and a late drive that put them on top, the Rams beat a Cardinals team that had won four of the previous five matchups, claiming three of their first four games of the regular season for only the second time in the past 16 years.