3-3
On Sunday, the Rams beat up the Cleveland Browns 24-6, powered by another huge Todd Gurley game. The defense assaulted Josh McCown and helped the Rams get by without a strong passing day from Foles. Through 6 games, the Rams have scored 108 points, the second smallest total in the NFC. They are 3-3.
You can’t give up on the Rams yet. The division is still within reach. The Cards are 4-2 but The Seahawks(3-4) and 49ers(2-5) are under .500 heading into Week 8. The upcoming Rams schedule involves the possibility of rise in the division.
Next is San Francisco at home. The West Coast foes aren’t as tough as they have been in the past few years, allowing 26 points per game on average. Their offense got shut down by the Seahawks Thursday night. They can’t score and their defense is weak. This is winnable.
After that comes Minnesota, a 4-2 team who scored 30 points on Sunday. They have similar offensive struggles to the Rams but can play solid defense and have a +12 point differential. This won’t be an easy game but if the Rams defense handles the Vikes attack, the Rams can unleash the Gurley attack on them. Winnable.
The Ravens are 1-5. Joe Flacco has a QB rating of 80.7 and is getting battered. Their defense is bad. They are bad. The Rams can win this game.
The Bengals are undefeated but maybe this is whey Andy Dalton decides to revert back to bad playoff Dalton. You never know. The Bengals have scored 23 touchdowns(most in the AFC) but by then, they could be broken. This is a tough one.
The Rams finish the season with games against Arizona, Detroit, Tampa Bay, Seattle, and San Francisco. All winnable games or at the very least, not sure losses. This is the maddening part.
The Rams defense deserves more wins. The Rams offense, if a few players named Jared Cook could catch a pass, may have scored a few more points. The Rams can play with at least 30 of the 32 teams when they bring it on every level. If they don’t shoot themselves in the foot, the potential is there.
The Rams offense, outside of Gurley, is bad. They rank 31st in points per game and yards per game. Their 177.1 passing yards per game is last.*There’s a guy named Gurley who is having some fun early on in his NFL career, and with that fun is giving the offense a pulse. The Rams rushing yards average of 121 yards per game is good for 13th in the NFL.