The answer to the question “Who will win the NFC West?” is as simple as it is complicated: The team that wins the rest of their games will win the NFC West.
In fact, the Cardinals will win the division if they win the rest of their games and the Seahawks don’t go 4-0 or 3-1, and would finish ahead of the Rams. If that seems outlandish, the Cardinals will be heavily favored in three of their four remaining games, with the one exception being the Rams game in Week 17.
So essentially, the Rams will be playing playoff games for the rest of the season:
- Week 16, Jets (must-win)
- Week 17, Cardinals (must-win)
- Week 18, Seahawks (must-win)
The team that doesn’t have a slip-up in the next 4 weeks is the team that will win the division.