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All right only two weeks in but here we go:

The Rams are #4 on offense scoring 30.5 offensive points per game as calculated by teamrankings.com

The Defense is tied for #6 with the Saints giving up 15.0 offensive points per game...

Elvis wrote:All right only two weeks in but here we go:

The Rams are #4 on offense scoring 30.5 offensive points per game as calculated by teamrankings.com

The Defense is tied for #6 with the Saints giving up 15.0 offensive points per game...

1 week
2 weeks
You gotta start counting some time!

Offense?
Rams are #8 in passing yards (599)..... Da Raidas with Carr are #1 with 817....125 more than #2 Arizona!! But.....

Rams are tied for #12 with 6 pass plays of 20 yards or more but are tied for #1 with 4 pp of 40 yards or more!!!
Oh, and they've been sacked just twice!
Rams are tied for #7 in offensive TDs with 7
Tied for #7 in rushing TDs with 2
Tied for #5 in passing TDs with 5

Defense?

Rams are tied for #11 against the pass
Rams are #20 vs the rush......but some 'commentators' have already said, "they asking you to run", so 2-0 averaging 15.5 PPG allowed....it's working.
The Rams have allowed 2 rushing TDs, 1 passing TD and 3 FGs in 2 games. The 15.5 average comes from the Colts converting a 2 pt conversion after a TD.

Rams D is allowing 9.6 yards per catch (51 rec) for #5 in the NFL
They're tied for #6 in passes defensed (10)
They're tied for #28 in first downs allowed rushing (18) and
they're tied for #18 in first downs allowed passing (26) which means....
they've allowed 44 first downs in 2 games but only 3 touchdowns....
tied for #5 with 3 picks, tied for #8 with 1 FR.

Now they play the defending Superbowl Champs with the best football player of all time under center. I imagine many "experts" believe their shortcomings are going to surface in this game. Or....

.....do they show how much they've improved over 2020?

to elaborate a bit - offensive scoring, offensive points allowed, and offensive scoring differential:

The Rams need to key on taking 'the man named Brady' out of his comfort zone.
Toto and DJax to make a significant appearance.
Joni Mitchel for 125yds.

Hacksaw wrote:The Rams need to key on taking 'the man named Brady' out of his comfort zone.
Toto and DJax to make a significant appearance.
Joni Mitchel for 125yds.

"they paved over paradise and put up a parking lot" - Joni Mitchell

After 3 weeks (MNF pending), we're #2 in offensive points scored per game at 31.7 (tied with Buffalo)

#1? AZ at 32. McVay and his buddy Kliff are lighting it up, over under only 55.

Defense #8 giving up 18 offensive points per...

Tough crowd. Our 28.4 offensive points per game, a full TD better than last year, is good for 7th in the NFL.

21.6 offensive points allowed ranks us 11th, 3.7 ppg worse than last year.

Though seem like scoring overall is pretty high so far this year.

MNF pending...

headed into week 6, excluding thurs night bucs / eagles game.
moral of story, ranking high in point differential = good.

I think the thing that stands out most to me so far is the Rams are doing a full TD per game better than last year in offensive points scored.

I thought maybe scoring across the board was up a bunch from last year but that doesn't seem to be the case...

something else that jumps out - over the next 3 games the rams will face teams with a combined record of 2-13.

giants 1-4
24th in offensive scoring
26th in offensive points allowed

lions 0-5
26th in offensive scoring
25th in offensive points allowed

texans 1-4
27th in offensive scoring
29th in offensive points allowed

seems like a 7-1 record and ranking near or at the top in offensive scoring and/or offensive points allowed headed into week 9 should be a very real possibility with this stretch of complete stiffs.