After a dominant performance over the New York Giants, the results are surprisingly mixed in terms of the Los Angeles Rams’ movement in this sample of NFL power rankings. In three instances, the Rams rose in the rankings; in three others, they dropped, while two remained unchanged.
This sample of eight sites seems to represent the consensus and the average ranking of these eight prognosticators is 5.75, which is a slight increase over last week.
Pete Prisco: Dropped from 5 to 8
“They bounce back in
a big way against the Giants. The offense came alive, which it had to do.”
Fox Sports Ralph Vacchiano: Held at 5
“OK, so maybe it was the jet lag in Week 1. The Giants were no match after Jaxson Dart’s injury, but the Rams have at least started to flex their superteam muscles with an impressive performance on Monday night.”
NFL.com Nick Shook: Dropped from 7 to 8
“Without Myles Garrett and Puka Nacua, the Rams entered Week 2 with less fanfare and a lingering, bitter taste in their mouths from the season-opening loss in Australia. Both absences didn’t end up mattering much. Matthew Stafford and Davante Adams rekindled their productive connection, lighting up New York’s defense and running away with a win over a Giants team that lost Jaxson Dart on Drive No. 1.“
Mike Florio PFT: Up from 11 to 9
“Fortunately, they didn’t fly back from Australia the day before the Week 2 game.”
USA Today Nate Davis: Up from 5 to 4
“Throwback uniforms, throwback DPOY. Forthcoming coach. All seems well after their Week 1 mulligan.“
SI Conor Orr: Up from 7 to 5
“There is nothing like not playing in Australia, is what I always say. In all seriousness, I think that everyone posting “Aaron Donald looks gassed” online are going to be among the silliest looking internet humans in our universe four weeks from now. He got so much better even over the course of this game. Myles Garrett can’t return soon enough.“
NFL Trade Rumors Ethan Woodie: held at 2
“LA’s defense was absolutely dominant, with CB Trent McDuffie making multiple huge plays, and DT Aaron Donald returning to the field for the first time after two years of retirement.”
ESPN : Dropped from 4 to 5
“One thing we know about the QB1: Matthew Stafford is still capable of playing at an MVP level.
Stafford and the Rams’ offense struggled in the season opener, but wide receiver Davante Adams said the team’s Week 2 offensive performance was closer to what the group expects to look like this season. On Monday night against the Giants, Stafford, the reigning MVP, completed 22 of 31 passes for 327 yards with four touchdown passes and an interception. He had that success without wide receiver Puka Nacua, who is dealing with soreness in his groin. — Sarah Barshop”
Another strong showing against Denver in week three should have them trending in the right direction.
