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"...the Los Angeles Rams are our surprise No. 2 team after they clobbered the Cardinals 33-0. The Rams are one of only two teams that come out above-average in all three phases of the game. The 6-1 Philadelphia Eagles are the other, putting them at No. 4 overall in DVOA.
The Rams are part of a big trend this year. With all the parity of 2017 comes a big opportunity for teams to end very long playoff droughts. There are some very surprising teams listed near the top of the DVOA ratings: not only the Rams at No. 2, but Jacksonville at No. 8, and Buffalo at No. 11. Since each of these teams is also 4-2 or better, we're giving each one a strong chance to end its long playoff drought. Right now the Rams make the playoffs in 84 percent of our simulations, the Jaguars in 79 percent of our simulations, and the Bills in 64 percent of our simulations. In 54 percent of our simulations, both the Rams and Bills make the playoffs, which would end the longest playoff droughts in both the NFC and AFC. All three of these teams make the playoffs in a shocking 42 percent of simulations."Los Angeles RamsOverall: 2nd (up from 4th a week ago)
Offense: 13th (unchanged)
Defense: 3rd (up from 9th)
Special Teams: 4th (up from 7th)
Passing offense: 11th
Rushing offense: 11th
Pass defense: 3rd
Run defense: 15th
Special Teams
FG/XP: 1st
Kick coverage: 16th
Kick return: 1st
Punt coverage: 7th
Punt return: 32nd (fourth straight week)
Player/Unit rankings:
QB Jared Goff- 12th among 32 ranked QBs
RB Todd Gurley- 15th among 34 RBs rushing; 8th among 42 RBs receiving
WR Sammy Watkins- 17th among 73 WRs
WR Cooper Kupp- 18th among 73 WRs
WR Robert Woods- 40th among 73 WRs
TE Tyler Higbee- 36th among 39 TEs
TE Gerald Everett- unranked (less than 14 passes)
Offensive line
Run blocking: 3rd
Pass blocking: 5th
Defensive line
Run defense: 10th
Pass rush: 6th
