The Rams are now on a six-game winning streak.
Their last two victories were the most impressive triumphs in that run because they took down the Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers with their dominant defense.
The Rams need to stay one game ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles because the NFC East leader owns the head-to-head tiebreaker.
Philadelphia has plenty of problems of its own after its collapse against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
Dallas’ win kept it on the fringe of the wild-card race, but that might be a short-lived mindset if the Cowboys can’t beat the Chiefs on Thanksgiving Day.
The NFC wild-card race will be under the Monday night spotlight with the Carolina Panthers travelling to face the San Francisco 49ers.
A Carolina win would put four teams at seven wins in the wild-card hunt, while a San Francisco creates a bit of separation in the standings.
Thursday’s opener between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions will have a significant impact on the wild-card race as well.
Detroit has one of the toughest remaining schedules in the NFL with Green Bay, Dallas, the Rams, Steelers, Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears.
The Lions likely need to go 4-2 during that stretch to overtake the Packers or 49ers.