The Los Angeles Rams head into Week 10 following a third consecutive win and now stand at 5-4, but the outlook on their season couldn't be worse. Puka Nacua will be out for a while with a knee injury, Davante Adams remains on injured reserve, and even Steve Avila is hurt.
But hey, at least Myles Garrett is back!
Even riding a winning streak, experts aren't terribly convinced the Rams are a top-flight team. Only one outlet ranked the Rams as the 10th-best team in the league, while L.A. hovered between Nos. 12 and 13 among most of the other outlets.
Here's the full power rankings roundup for Week 10.
USA Today Sports: 12
Who's their top wideout for however long Puka Nacua and Davante Adams are out? Try Konata Mumpfield … who has all of 11 catches this season.
ESPN: 12
The Rams'
second-half schedule is full of significant matchups, but the first is in Week 12. Although the Rams have won three games in a row to get above .500 for the first time this season, they've done it against teams that currently have losing records. Los Angeles still has both games left against the 5-4 Seahawks, but those are so late in the season (Weeks 16, 18) that either team might no longer be in contention. The FPI currently gives the Rams a 37.9% chance of making the playoffs, so a head-to-head matchup against the Packers could also be a tiebreaker for a wild-card spot. -- Sarah Barshop
CBS Sports: 13
The injury to Puka Nacua could be the death blow to the offense. Where does Matt Stafford throw it now?
FOX Sports: 13
The Rams won their third straight game, but they haven’t looked particularly impressive in any of them, which is really becoming the story of their season. And now they'll be without WR Puka Nacua due to his knee injury. He was literally the only thing about their offense that seemed to work in Washington, but they are going to fall far and fast as he goes onto injured reserve. They still have enough talent to win some games and hang around the playoff chase. But it’s clear by now they’re nothing like the super team they were supposed to be, even with Myles Garrett returning and recording three quick sacks.
Sports Illustrated: 10
Myles Garrett having a talented enough supporting cast to essentially be a freelance sniper positioning himself against the worst interior offensive linemen each week is going to be a hilarious game-wrecking component of this new Rams defense. Who needs a wide receiver when your defense won’t even allow a quarterback to drop back to pass?
Yahoo Sports: 12
Puka Nacua's knee injury is a massive blow for the Rams and their worst nightmare because receiver depth was the weakest part of the roster. Davante Adams is on injured reserve and Nacua is likely to join him, without a clear idea on when either player will be back. In a competitive NFC — there are three viable wild-card contenders in the NFC North, another in the NFC West outside of the Rams and only three spots for all of them — that dearth puts the Rams in danger of missing the playoffs.
Nacua was the fulcrum of the Rams' offense. On Sunday, he had 150 receiving yards and nobody else had more than 20. He got 19 of the Rams' 41 targets. Nobody other than Nacua and Adams has more than 287 receiving yards this season. The Na
Bleacher Report: 15
The NFL's 2026 dream team is back on the right track, winning three straight games. Star edge-rusher Myles Garrett made his return from arthroscopic knee surgery and brought new energy to the Los Angeles Rams defense, recording three sacks.
The Rams may need their defensive unit to hold opponents to a scoring minimum if Puka Nacua misses time with a knee injury. Davante Adams is on injured reserve, recovering from a hamstring injury. So, if Los Angeles is without Nacua for an extended period, it will likely need to win grind-it-out, low-scoring matchups.
The Athletic: 12
There’s still plenty of time for the Rams to salvage a slow start, but thanks to injuries and some uncharacteristic mistakes, the Rams have drastically underachieved this season. Yes, they’re over .500 and have won three straight, but Matthew Stafford’s regression is a bit concerning. The defending MVP ranks 13th in the league in EPA per dropback and 17th in completion percentage over expected.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Week 10 power rankings: 3rd straight win not enough to elevate Rams
