Sean McVay: First place isn’t relevant unless we continue to do something about it

Beating the 49ers on Thursday night made the Rams 8-6 on the season after starting the year 1-4.

Then, once Seattle lost to Green Bay on Sunday night, Los Angeles moved into first place by virtue of the club’s current head-to-head tiebreaker over the Seahawks.

That means the Rams are now in the driver’s seat for the NFC West crown with three games to go.

“It doesn’t change anything that we’ve talked about for the last handful of weeks,” McVay said of being in first place during his Monday news conference. “Unless the season ended today, it’s all just temporary. We have to continue to be one day at a time, one moment at a time, and one game at a time, like what we’ve been.

“I think it’s a testament to the group to be able to handle some of the things that they’ve handled over the last few weeks, but all of it is not relevant unless we continue to do something about it. The only thing that we can do is have a great week of preparation against a very challenging opponent who we have tremendous respect for.”

The Rams will face the Jets on the road this weekend before ending the regular season at home against the Cardinals in Week 17 and the Seahawks in Week 18.