The NFL playoff races are heating up. While the divisional races are sparse in the AFC, we’re seeing a few great ones in the NFC. The Washington Commanders and

After NFL Week 9, that title belongs to the NFC West, where just one game separates all four teams. Several NFL division races could come down to the wire, but the NFC West is the only one where all four teams still appear to have a legitimate chance of winning.

Since winning the NFC West title in 2015, the Arizona Cardinals have had more than their fair share of struggles. They have qualified for the playoffs just once over the last eight years, when they went 11-6 in 2021 - their only season with a record above .500 in that span - but lost to the division-rival Los Angeles Rams in the wild-card round.