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The Battle for Football Supremacy in LA: The Rams and Chargers

By Redan Lopez

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 23: Head coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams is congratulated by head coach Anthony Lynn of the Los Angeles Chargers after the Rams defeated the Chargers 35-23 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 23, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 23: Head coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams is congratulated by head coach Anthony Lynn of the Los Angeles Chargers after the Rams defeated the Chargers 35-23 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 23, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) – Chargers Rams
(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) – Chargers Rams /

With the 2019 NFL season less than one week away, the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers have emerged as serious Super Bowl contenders. But the real question is, who is better?

Let’s not kid ourselves. The Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers are two of the talented, if not the most talented, teams in the league. It’s conceivable that we could see a matchup of the two in Super Bowl LIV. In fact, I am hoping for it. It would be great for the city of LA, its fans, for football in general.

But before we get ahead of ourselves, these teams have not even played a regular-season yet. Its always fun to speculate on who is just above the other, or who stands tall. We could go down the list of big names on each.

For the Rams, Todd Gurley, Jared Goff, Aaron Donald, Brandin Cooks, and for the Chargers, Philip Rivers, Keenan Allen, Hunter Henry, Melvin Gordon (though he looks like he’s on the way out).

Beyond popular names and highly talented players, both teams are exceptional on both sides of the ball. Any NFL team that hopes to be the champion needs have the necessary pieces and execution in place. Both teams have that – they are two of the very few “complete” teams.

Comparing two “complete” teams means that there is very little that separates one from being ahead of another. No team is the same. But again, there is also that little something. Or that little element which separates the excellent from the great, the superior from the inferior, and the winner from the loser.

Fellow LA Sports Hub football stuff Jon Soden, Hil Lopez, Jason Reed and Jamaal Artis have joined me to dissect what separates the Rams and Chargers from each other and ultimately, who is the superior of the two in LA football.

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