After a week of hype, Rams face a prove-it game against talented Cowboys

After a week of hype, Rams face a prove-it game against talented Cowboys

By RICH HAMMOND | rhammond@scng.com | Orange County Register

DALLAS — Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?

The Rams have been caught in a landslide of positivity since their last game. Sean McVay? Boy genius. Jared Goff? The right choice as No. 1 pick. Todd Gurley? The NFC player of the month, no less.

At this rate, if the Rams could stay off the field, there might soon be parades held in their honor. Alas, the NFL schedule dictates that they return to the field after a nine-day break, and Sunday’s road game against the Dallas Cowboys isn’t an ideal way for the Rams to sustain their surprising momentum.

NFL coaches will downplay the existence of “benchmark” games, but this is one for the 2-1 Rams, with their high-scoring offense and their underachieving defense. The Cowboys went 13-3 last season. The Rams have won a combined total of 13 games since the start of the 2015 season.

“Obviously the goal is to win every game,” Gurley said, “but going into Dallas, they’re ‘America’s team.’ They’re coming off a 13-3 season last year and they have one of the best running backs in the league. They have a great defense. They have the league’s sack leader right now. It’s an opportunity for us to go up against a great team and see where we are and see how we’ve come.”

That about says it all.

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