Cardinals remain in 1st place in NFC West as race tightens with Rams

The Arizona Cardinals lost their second straight game on Sunday, an embarrassing 30-12 defeat to the Detroit Lions, who entered the week 1-11-1. However, after Week 15 concluded, they were still in first place in the NFC West, even though the Los Angeles Rams tied them with their 10-4 record.

Here is what the NFC West now looks like entering Week 16.

1. Arizona Cardinals, 10-4
2. Los Angeles Rams, 10-4
3. San Francisco 49ers, 8-6
4. Seattle Seahawks, 5-9

The Cardinals maintain their first-place position because of a divisional record tiebreaker. The Cardinals and Rams split their season series 1-1, but the Cardinals are 4-1 in the division, while the Rams are 3-2, each with one game to go in the NFC West in Week 18.

Let’s look at what happened in Week 15 in the division and what is coming up.

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