Witherspoon's interception seals a 13-9 win over the Cardinals, keeping the Rams in control of the NFC West race.
Ahkello Witherspoon made a diving interception on a deflected pass in the end zone with 37 seconds to play, and the Los Angeles Rams barely maintained command of the NFC West race with a 13-9 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night. Puka Nacua had 129 yards receiving and Kyren Williams scored the only touchdown for the Rams (10-6), who grinded through a difficult offensive night and survived a hair-raising fourth quarter for their fifth consecutive victory.
The Rams host the Seattle Seahawks (9-7) in their regular-season finale next weekend, but they could already have coach Sean McVay's fourth division title clinched before then. If the Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Commanders and San Francisco 49ers combine for three wins — or two wins and a tie — over the next two days, the Rams will be NFC West champions based on their strength of schedule, no matter what happens against Seattle. If the Rams don't get that strength-of-schedule help this week, they're still in command of the division race: The Seahawks will have to beat the Rams and get help from multiple teams to claim the West while denying the Rams' sixth playoff berth in eight seasons under McVay. The Rams narrowly avoided a winner-take-all finale against Seattle by holding off the Cardinals, who played a tremendous defensive game one week after getting eliminated from playoff contention. Kyler Murray passed for 321 yards and threw two late interceptions for Arizona (7-9), which managed just three points out of three drives into Rams territory in the fourth quarter. Arizona drove to the Los Angeles 5 in the final minute, but when Murray's first-down pass deflected off tight end Trey McBride's helmet, Witherspoon made a fingertip interception in the end zone that was upheld by video review. Matthew Stafford, who passed for 189 yards, ran out the clock on the Rams' ninth win in 11 games since their bye
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