Selection of 8 division winners and 6 wild card teams midway through the 2024 season

T-1) San Francisco 49ers: 12 votes: Abdoo, Battista, Chadiha, Gordon, Grant, Kownack, Magdziuk, Parr, Patra, Reuter, Shook, Zierlein.

T-1) Los Angeles Rams: 12 votes: Andrade, Baca, Bhanpuri, Carr, Cersosimo, Filice, Florio, Gonzales, Jones-Drew, Koplowitz-Fleming, Mariucci, Okada.

3) Arizona Cardinals (+175) | 3 votes: Blair, Edholm, Ross.

Despite finishing in first place with a perfect divisional record (including H2H wins over the Rams and 49ers) and the league’s third-easiest SOS remaining (.420), the Cardinals received just three votes (5-4) at the conclusion of the regular season. . as NFC West champions. The 49ers, who were the clear favorite among voters in August, now find themselves as co-headliners, with the Rams’ three-game winning streak – fueled by the return of Cooper Kupp And Puka Nacua – which resulted in their number of votes doubling since the start of the campaign. San Francisco will probably need it Christian McCaffrey upon his return, hit the ground running when it comes to winning the West for the third straight season (or even qualifying for the postseason). Their grueling second-half schedule includes games at Tampa Bay, Green Bay and Buffalo, as well as a closeout date against Detroit in December.