Darnold had the best season of all the quarterbacks in the NFC West, but he did it with the Vikings, who had Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, T.J. Hockenson and Aaron Jones. he had an elite supporting cast on offense. it is the only season in his career that he has done that, and even at the end of the year, the turnover-prone Darnold showed up.

In the betting odds for the 2025 season, the closest division race appears to be in the NFC West, where the 49ers are the slightest of favorites over the Rams — thanks in large part to the 49ers' last-place schedule.

In 2025, the Los Angeles Rams will be going after their fifth NFC West title in the McVay era, continuing what has been an enormously successful return to Southern California. Recently, CBS Sports' Jared Dubin provided the reasons how the Rams can accomplish that goal.