2021 NFL Power Rankings Week 15: Chiefs explode, Broncos remember a hero

1. Arizona Cardinals: Plays on Monday Night Football vs. Los Angeles Rams

For a couple of weeks, it felt as though it may have been a fluke. The Arizona Cardinals were pulling off one win after another and while they looked like a good team — and had been steadily improving under Kliff Kingsbury — it was still crazy to see them as suddenly the best team in the NFL.

However, they kept rolling and won seven in a row before a loss to Green Bay dropped them to 7-1. That also led to a few games without star quarterback Kyler Murray who was injured on the final play of the game. But even without him, the Cards kept winning, going 2-1 without Murray.

He was back last week and led Arizona to a win over the Seattle Seahawks. Now, they have another NFC West showdown, with the Los Angeles Rams ready for a re-match with the No. 1 team in the division.

In Week 4, the Cardinals won impressively 37-20 against the Rams — which happened to be the first loss L.A. suffered.

Now with the Rams sitting at 8-4, this feels like their last chance to make a run at the west. For the Cards, they can practically put the division away should they move to 11-2 while dropping their biggest challenger to 8-5 — while also owning the tiebreaker thanks to the season sweep.