Rams cruise past Buccaneers, have NFC's best record at 9-2 - ESPN

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — With their 34-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday night, the 9-2 Los Angeles Rams have the best record in the NFC.

It is the first time the Rams have held an outright lead in the NFC since Week 13 of the 2018 season, according to ESPN Research.

Coach Sean McVay said though it's «a good thing» to have control of the No. 1 seed with six games to go, the only thing the Rams can control «is to have a great week of preparation.»

«I love the way we've responded from some setbacks,» McVay said. «I love the way that we've handled a little bit of success. And through 11 weeks, I'm proud of them. Now, let's see what we can do through 12.

»And I'm very confident that we're going to give ourselves the best chance to do that because I'm betting on the people in that locker room."

Three of the Rams' final six regular-season games are against teams currently above .500 (Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks). ESPN Analytics projects the Rams to be the favorites in each of their final six games.

The Rams are also the Super Bowl favorites. According to ESPN Research, this is the first time the Rams are Super Bowl favorites at any point of a season since December 2018, when they were favorites entering Week 14.

«I think our mentality is still just go out each and every week and find a way to win,» Rams defensive end Kobie Turner said. «And I think that's what makes us great, honestly, to be able to have the humility of the past two years and having to know when November comes, it separates the contenders from the pretenders and it's about figuring out a way to go out and pick up another W.

»And so we're not out here looking at our record and getting caught up in that. We're just focused on