Going into the final game, the Bucs were at the top. That was very surprising to me. They fell a tad below the Saints after the final game. The Bucs were a bit inconsistent, but it's amazing that Brady had 40 TD passes at the age of 43. Gotta be one of the most amazing feats in all sports for all time. I have posted the final rankings for 2020. The Rams finished 8th.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
...the Rams were ranked 4th and less than a point below the top team.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
For more than 20 years, I have been using least squares (a simple but powerful approach) to compute NFL power rankings. I have computed them for every season back to 1945. More often than not, the teams that make it to the Super Bowl are near the top of the rankings. There are only so many ways to objectively compute power rankings, and the least squares rankings are usually fairly close to otherby L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
This morning, I watched the exciting game between the Dolphins and Raiders from Week 16. Ryan Fitzpatrick is one gutsy QB. He entered the game three times late in the 4th quarter with his team trailing. Each time, he looked totally cool and confident. Each time, he drove them down to retake the lead. He never looked concerned when they showed him on the sideline. With someone grabbing his face maby L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
It seems that on every other play, Goff keeps standing back there holding onto the ball long after it should have been delivered. There has been plenty of analysis of key plays in which he misses wide open receivers. The offensive line has been giving him plenty of time. The problem appears to be that he is having problems finding the open receiver and making the right choice. That is, of course,by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
The descent into mediocrity.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
Goff was able to thrive for a few years in McVay's smoke-and-mirrors offense while it still had sufficient talent and novelty to win games. Unfortunately, it has all come crashing down, and there is no remedy other than for the Rams to move on. Hopefully, this won't be a long and miserable process. The Rams have been through two such episodes that spanned about a decade during the past 30 years.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
McVay and Goff got mixed up when they heard this was FOX's NFL Game of the Week. I hope this clown show comes to an end next week. This team doesn't belong in the playoffs.by L.A.Rams - Game Time Forum
Couldn't be much worse than it is!by L.A.Rams - Game Time Forum
I'm watching the game on DirecTV on my iPad. The audio is a few seconds ahead of the video. So I hear what happens before I see what happens. At first, I was thinking that Aikman was really good at anticipating.by L.A.Rams - Game Time Forum
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That would give him a good view of the field.by L.A.Rams - Game Time Forum
The girly man slides short of a first down!by L.A.Rams - Game Time Forum
This is the kind of unforced turnover that loses games that are there for the taking.by L.A.Rams - Game Time Forum
In 1969, the Rams started 11-0 and then three weeks later they were 11-3. The Steelers just did the same thing.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
Gut check happens over the course of a season. The Rams have had several gut check opportunities, but they unfortunately failed each time.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
I don't pay much attention to Twitter, but doesn't the term "getting ratioed" mean more replies than likes? As of right now, however, the Tweet on "We'll bounce back believe it" has 753 likes and only 83 replies.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
Which you obviously did. I'm "getting you back" for your misleading subject.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
...in his rookie season, and he didn't have two excellent receivers (Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods) and one emerging receiver (Josh Reynolds) ahead of him.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
...after the crotch grabbing incident.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
It was be nice to see him make some plays this week.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
...the Rams-Jets game will be on the 50th anniversary of another game from 1970 that I remember. The Rams beat the Giants 31-3 in the final game of the season. That win might have gotten them into the playoffs, but the 49ers finished the season with a game that was meaningless to the opponent, the Raiders, which didn't even attempt to make the game competitive.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
That inexcusable loss came the week after an inexcusable tie with the Falcons. It did indeed cost the Rams a division title.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
...go for it on every fourth down!by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
Despite the Rams position atop the rankings, it might take a while for it to set in for me. Yes, I have seen major improvements, but I am still not confident this defense can get stops when they are critically needed late in the game. For example, in the recent loss to the 49ers. This is something they still need to prove in my opinion.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
The points per game stats at ESPN don't seem to subtract pick sixes, kick returns, and other scores that weren't given up by the defense. So the Rams might actually be #1 in points per game allowed by the defense if this is taken into account.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
Sorry if this has already been posted and I didn't notice. But the Rams are now the #1 defense in the NFL in terms of yards per game. They are also just behind two other teams in terms of points per game.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
After Aaron Donald had a series of plays that almost allowed the Rams to pull out the 49ers game, it occurred to me that he has reached the Deacon Jones level. Would anyone agree with that? I think he is playing at a level that is at least comparable to any of the all-time greats at DT, including Alan Page, Merlin Olsen, Bob Lilly, Reggie White, and Warren Sapp.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com