Los Angeles Rams: Why winning the NFC West is still possible
By Jason Reed
1. The Rams are primed to go on a winning streak
If the Los Angeles Rams don’t make the playoffs but still have a winning record then we will all look back at the three-game losing streak as the culprit. However, if the Rams end up winning the NFC West, as we think they will, then we will look back at this upcoming winning streak as the reason why.
The Los Angeles Rams have a good stretch of winnable games coming up and as they build up momentum they will start to look like the Rams from a year ago and win games over the formidable opponents later in the year.
Next week the Rams take on the Cincinnati Bengals, who are in the running for the worst team in the league and might not even have Andy Dalton under center by the time this game rolls around. That should be a win and a 5-3 record heading into the bye week.
The Rams then take on the 2-4 Pittsburgh Steelers, who even with Mason Rudolph, are a very beatable team. The game is in Pittsburgh, which makes it a tougher challenge, but it is a winnable game for the Rams.
They then have a rematch against the Chicago Bears from last year, but in LA. There should be concerns about Goff but being at home should help his performance and at the end of the day, he is still better than Mitchell Trubisky.
If the Rams win that game then they will have all the momentum in the world the following week against the Baltimore Ravens. If this was on the road it could be a problem, but in LA, the Rams should be able to capitalize on this defense.
Finally, they have the Arizona Cardinals, who are playing teams tough but should be a winnable game. That is a 9-3 record heading into the team’s home game against the Seattle Seahawks.
At that point, the Rams will have the momentum and we will have a completely different outlook of the team.