The month of November was a struggle for the Los Angeles Rams, going 1-2 with a stretch of unimpressive play on offense. They appear to have broken out of their slump after crushing the Cardinals 34-7 on the road, staying alive in the race to the postseason.
They were consistently ranked in the bottom-half of Doug Farrar’s power rankings at Touchdown Wire, but the Rams made a big jump forward with their lopsided win over the Cardinals. They moved up from No. 19 to 13, which was one of the biggest leaps in the league this week.
Here’s what Farrar wrote about how he views the Rams right now.
If Jared Goff could play consistently as he did against the Cardinals on Sunday, there wouldn’t be so much angst about his contract, his future, and how limited Sean McVay’s offense has become with him at the helm. But against Arizona’s leaky pass defense, Goff looked as good as he ever will, completing 32 of 43 passes for 424 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. Todd Gurley also got back on track with 95 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. It may be too late for the Rams to do anything in a postseason sense, but for one Sunday, they managed to look like the team they envisioned in training camp.
Los Angeles simply hasn’t been able to put together many games where the offense and defense are both clicking. They’ve had trouble with consistently on offense, largely because of Jared Goff’s struggles.
Outside of two games against the Bucs and Ravens where the Rams allowed 100 total points, the Rams defense has been great this season. In the other 10 games, they allowed a total of 150 points.
They have four weeks to get on track and make a push for the postseason, but it might be too late for them to make any noise.