They posted if the Cards win. The Rams clinch a Playoff spot That can’t be true is it?? It would if Cards lose
No, it’s correct. A Cardinals VICTORY clinches it for the Rams.
The Rams have tie-breakers over the Bears (H2H) and so the only way the Rams get left out would be if:
Bears win both to get to 9-7
Rams lose both to get to 9-7
Cards split to go exactly 9-7
Should the Cards get to 10-6, the Rams are in as they beat the Bears in a tie-breaker. BUT, if we go exactly 9-7, we cover the Rams in divisional tie-breakers. For the 6-seed, CHI/AZ gives the spot to CHI. We then get the 7-seed, Rams left out.
If we beat SF, we cannot finish 9-7 with the the Rams also 9-7, since we would have had to beat LA for the Rams to be 9-7 (we’d be 10-6 and Rams safe).