The NFC has a new leader. After the Eagles fell to the Cowboys and the Rams crushed the Buccaneers 34-7 at SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles slid into the top spot. Yet HC Sean McVay did not let the locker room soak in the moment for long. Instead, he reminded his players that standings shift fast in this league.

As he walked off the podium, you could sense he wanted more than celebration.

He said, “Do you remember who was in first place with six weeks left last year? Me either.”

That line set the tone because he wanted every player in the horns to understand that the job is far from finished. There are still six games left, and the Eagles carry the head-to-head edge from Week 3. However, this was a huge swing for the Rams.

Now they hold their own fate at the conference. If they win out, they lock up the bye and keep everyone else in chase mode. And that control is exactly what McVay has preached all year.

However, Week 15 against Detroit will test their toughness. And Week 16 against Seattle at Lumen Field will be loud. But Los Angeles has looked close to unstoppable after stacking six straight wins. Their only losses came in games they let slip to the Eagles and the 49ers. And you can argue they should be sitting with a perfect record right now.

Even so, Sean McVay refuses to look past anything. The Panthers come next. Then the Cardinals. He wants each week treated like a playoff game. And this is why he keeps demanding more from the staff and from himself.