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Why the prospects are good for the Rams NFC West title

Why the prospects are good for the Rams NFC West title

The Los Angeles Rams are at the bottom of the NFC West standings and have a chance to shake up the rankings this Sunday in Seattle. With every other team in the division sitting at 4-4 and the Rams at 4-3, they are within striking distance of the division title and therefore a playoff spot.

The Rams have been playing well over the past few weeks and have plenty of reason to be optimistic going forward.

ESPN’s Brady Henderson recently analyzed why every NFC West team has a chance to win the division and what could be holding each team back. As for the Rams, he believes their defensive backfield can hold the Rams back.

“The Rams have made improvements in that area this season, especially with the return of cornerback Darius Williams, but they may be the weakest group on the field,” Henderson said. “Los Angeles has a young defense and didn’t have elite supporting player since the Jalen Ramsey trade in March 2023.

“The Week 8 win over the Minnesota Vikings,” Henderson said. The Rams got a glimpse of what they hoped this offense would look like before they suffered injuries, scoring a season-high 30 points against a team ranked No. 1 in defensive DVOA. “Los Angeles got off to a slow start to the season, but is healthy in time to be in the playoff conversation.”

Henderson believes the Rams’ Week 17 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals will be their toughest game in the NFC West. This is good news for the Rams as this is clearly a winnable game.

“Of the remaining four division games, there is nothing bad, but beating Arizona is important because they have already lost to them this season.” Henderson said. “Arizona beat Los Angeles 41-10 in Week 3, a game in which Stafford had nine hits and five sacks and Kyren Williams was held to 25 yards on 12 carries.”

It wasn’t pretty, but the Rams are in the thick of the playoff hunt. A win Sunday over a reeling Seattle Seahawks team that has lost four of its last five could be what gets the Rams moving forward and snap a three-game winning streak.

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