Rams head coach Sean McVay said after Saturday’s win over the Cardinals that he didn’t want to invest too much in Sunday’s games – even though Los Angeles would have a chance to win if certain teams won.

But if you heard cheers in Southern California after Jayden Daniels hit Zach Ertz for a game-winning touchdown Football on Sunday eveningsthere is a good reason for this.

With Washington’s overtime win over Atlanta, the Rams secured the NFC West and are officially headed to the postseason.

The Commanders’ victory gave Los Angeles the decisive tiebreaker over Seattle, rendering the outcome of the Week 18 game between the Rams and Seahawks irrelevant.

After the Bengals beat the Broncos and the Rams beat the Cardinals on Saturday night, Los Angeles needed three players from Minnesota, Buffalo, San Francisco, Washington and Cleveland to win the rest of the weekend and secure the tiebreaker. Minnesota, Buffalo and Washington did it for LA

This is the Rams’ fourth division title under Sean McVay and their sixth trip to the postseason in his eight years as head coach.

Los Angeles faces Seattle at home next week to end the regular season. Since the Rams are a No. 3 or 4 seed, they will likely rest their starters against the Seahawks. That’s what they’ve traditionally done in the final week of the season, clinching a postseason berth under McVay, including last year’s Week 18 game against the 49ers.