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Rams at No. 20 in Power Rankings
By Nick Wagoner
http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/14514/rams-at-no-20-in-power-rankings
Slowly but surely, the St. Louis Rams continue to gain respect in our ESPN NFL Power Rankings.
After a second consecutive shutout victory, the Rams again moved up a spot to No. 20 in this week's edition of the rankings. They were No. 21 last week and this week bumped up again though not as much as I thought they would.
Not that the Rams are some powerhouse team that deserves to be in the top 10 or anything but I actually moved the Rams up more than just a spot. I know it's only been Washington and Oakland on the other side the past two weeks, but the Rams have easily dispatched both and they also have great wins against Denver (No. 3) and Seattle (No. 4).
At the very least, the Rams are the highest-rated team among those with a 6-7 record or worse but I would take the Rams over some of the teams ranked ahead of them that have a 7-6 record. St. Louis has played a more difficult schedule than many of them, and if we're only going to use the standings as a reason for the rank, then there's really no point.
For what it's worth, I had the Rams at No. 15 this week ahead of Cleveland, Houston, Buffalo, San Francisco and Miami. All of those teams have a 7-6 record but I think the Rams would beat all of them on a neutral field right now.
The Rams will again have a chance to move into the teens this week if they can beat No. 5 Arizona at home. That would give the Rams three wins against teams ranked in the top five of this week's Power Rankings.
By Nick Wagoner
http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/14514/rams-at-no-20-in-power-rankings
Slowly but surely, the St. Louis Rams continue to gain respect in our ESPN NFL Power Rankings.
After a second consecutive shutout victory, the Rams again moved up a spot to No. 20 in this week's edition of the rankings. They were No. 21 last week and this week bumped up again though not as much as I thought they would.
Not that the Rams are some powerhouse team that deserves to be in the top 10 or anything but I actually moved the Rams up more than just a spot. I know it's only been Washington and Oakland on the other side the past two weeks, but the Rams have easily dispatched both and they also have great wins against Denver (No. 3) and Seattle (No. 4).
At the very least, the Rams are the highest-rated team among those with a 6-7 record or worse but I would take the Rams over some of the teams ranked ahead of them that have a 7-6 record. St. Louis has played a more difficult schedule than many of them, and if we're only going to use the standings as a reason for the rank, then there's really no point.
For what it's worth, I had the Rams at No. 15 this week ahead of Cleveland, Houston, Buffalo, San Francisco and Miami. All of those teams have a 7-6 record but I think the Rams would beat all of them on a neutral field right now.
The Rams will again have a chance to move into the teens this week if they can beat No. 5 Arizona at home. That would give the Rams three wins against teams ranked in the top five of this week's Power Rankings.