Week 17 Cardinals vs Rams prediction and fantasy picks feat. Trey McBride

Week 17 of the 2024 NFL season features a Saturday prime-time matchup between the Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams. While the Cardinals were eliminated from playoff contention last week, the Rams are inching closer to clinching their spot. Both teams also have a ton of relevant players for Fantasy Football, so here's how everything breaks down for this game.

Arizona Cardinals vs Los Angeles Rams prediction

Sportskeeda's NFL Playoff Predictor

The Arizona Cardinals suffered a devastating loss to the Carolina Panthers last week, which ended their hopes of making it into the NFL Playoffs. The Los Angeles Rams are in a different situation amid their four-game winning streak, holding the three-seed in the NFC playoff picture entering Week 17.

While the Rams have yet to clinch their spot, Sportskeeda's NFL Playoff Predictor believes that they will be going to the postseason this year by protecting their current seeding. To do so they will need to hold off the Seattle Seahawks for the NFC West division title. They lead by just half of a game, so they control their destiny at this point.

Victories in their final two games will lock up a division crown and a playoff spot for the Rams. That starts with the Cardinals in Week 17, who can play spoiler to their postseason hopes. When these two teams met earlier this year the Cardinals blew them out by a 41-10 final score on Sept. 15, which could give them confidence ahead of this matchup. The Rams have much more to play for, which could be motivating, but also puts additional pressure on them against a nothing-to-lose team.

Prediction: Rams 26 - Cardinals 20

Week 17 Arizona Cardinals vs Los Angeles Rams fantasy picks

Arizona Cardinals TE Trey McBride

Both offenses are loaded with potential lineup options for Week 17 of the 2024 Fantasy Football season. Among them is Trey McBride, who has been one of the best overall tight ends this year. He ranks as the overall TE4 and finished as the weekly TE2 when he faced off against the Rams in Week 2. This makes the Cardinals star an elite pick for this round of the fantasy playoffs.

Start 'Em

• Kyler Murray
• Matthew Stafford
• Kyren Williams
• James Conner
• Puka Nacua
• Cooper Kupp
• Trey McBride

Sit 'Em

• Marvin Harrison Jr.
• Michael Wilson
• Greg Dortch
• DeMarcus Robinson
• Tyler Higbee

Where to watch Cardinals vs Rams live

• Time: Saturday, Dec. 28 at 8:10 p.m. ET
• TV: NFL Network
• Streaming: NFL+

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