LA Rams: Why the Rams are destined to win 14 games next season
By Jason Reed
1. The LA Rams have home-field advantage when it is needed most
The LA Rams don’t actually have it easy next season. Los Angeles is not just going to walk through an easy schedule, the team is going to have to earn it’s 14 wins. The Rams have the fifth-hardest schedule next season, facing opponents with a winning percentage of .523.
However, against the team’s toughest opponents, there is a common trend: the games will be played at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Whether this was by design to grow the LA brand or by pure luck, the Rams’ hardest match ups will take place at their home stadium.
Los Angeles has some tough matchups against the Chargers, Vikings, Packers, Saints, Chiefs and Eagles next season. Four of those teams were playoff teams, two (Chargers and Packers) probably should have been if it wasn’t for some bad luck.
Only the Saints will play the Rams in their home stadium. The rest of those teams are traveling to the Rams’ home-field to try and dethrone what should be the best team in the NFC.
While the Rams do have some interesting road games in which they may slip up, there is not too much of a threat there. Besides the divisional teams and the Saints, the Rams will travel to play the Raiders, Broncos, Lions and Bears.