INGLEWOOD, Calif. — At some point, “winning ugly” or “winning weird” or “winning despite a 13th first quarter without a touchdown in 16 games” is not going to work. Don’t tell Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay that after he coached this team from a 1-4 start to a sixth double-digit-win season (10-6) in eight years.
Advertisement “Being fortunate enough to be in this position for eight years, I’m not taking this for granted,” he said, laughing at the lectern postgame. “But we will look at it with a critical eye and say, ‘What does it really look like to play complete football?’ ” The Rams can potentially clinch the NFC West on Sunday after beating the Arizona Cardinals 13-9 on a late interception by veteran cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon, who was remarkably calm during a few minutes of pure chaos that easily could have cost Los Angeles the win (more on this in a moment). Of course, that has to happen in weird fashion, too — via a strength of victory tiebreaker with the Seattle Seahawks, who they play in Week 18.
Sunday, the Rams need three wins or two wins and a tie from any of these teams : the Commanders, 49ers, Bills, Vikings and Browns. “ Nooo, I’m just gonna put my head in the sand,” said McVay sarcastically when a reporter asked him postgame whether he’d have an eye on the scoreboard during Sunday’s slate of games. “Yes, I’ll be watching tomorrow.
If there’s a chance that we can win the division, I’m going to pay att.
