This coming season

[oldnotdead]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (NFC West)	Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks
Conference opponents (NFC South)	Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers	New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Conference opponents (based on 2021 division placement)	Dallas Cowboys	Green Bay Packers
Interconference opponents (AFC West)	Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders	Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers
Interconference opponent (based on 2021 division placement)	Buffalo Bills

Well, the trip back to the Super Bowl definitely will have to be won. They will face the best division in the NFL the AFCW plus, the Bills, Packers and Bucs. I better buy the chips by the case and the beer by the kegs. I think the Bucs have taken a slight step back in terms of talent and coaching. The Packers and Chiefs don't look as intimidating this year because both took FA hits. The Bills look like the Rams of the AFC IMO. Those guys look loaded. In the AFCW if Staley drafts well they could be tough if their defense improves. KC without Hill isn't as intimidating this year and the Rams know how to beat Wilson. Right now the biggest test is probably looking like the Bills, but thank god it will be played in SoFi.

I think the Rams will play in Mexico City and probably vs the Raiders, Cowboys or Chiefs. All three of those teams have big followings in Mexico. The season opener will probably be against the Bills or Packers. I think the NFL would want the biggest national draw (east vs west). My guess would be the Bills if the NFL wants to open with a bang to be as a possible Super Bowl preview. Both teams are evenly matched and I think it will come down to who makes the most mistakes.

In the AFC Miami looks sneaky good. But I don't think Tua really scares anyone. If they get behind they probably would struggle to play from behind. I think it will come down to the Bills, Browns, and Denver in the AFC. In the NFC at this point, I don't see a single team that matches up well with the Rams.

Yeah, this is going to be a very good season. 14-2 or 14-3 is what I see, barring injuries of course. The way the NFC is now the Rams could end up the #1 seed. There is no team in the NFC that matches up to the Rams. Normally that extra week off can be the kiss of death. But this team handled the Super Bowl week extremely well. They stayed focused and it showed.

 

[OntarioRam]

Make no mistake about it, this is a very tough schedule.

The Bills, Chiefs, Broncos, and Chargers have very good teams. Perhaps the Rams will be favoured in those games, but a loss would hardly be shocking, with how much parity is in the NFL.

The Raiders, 49ers, Cardinals, Cowboys, and Packers all have decent rosters, too. And the Rams will be getting every team's best shot - if they were not already - being the Super Bowl champions.

On any given Sunday, a bottom feeder can shock a favourite in the NFL. Particularly in-division. Even Seattle should not be counted as an easy W.

But opposing teams should be just as scared as of the Rams as vice-versa. I would argue even more so.

Depending on health, I see this team getting anything from 11 to 15 wins (yes, if the stars truly align, I can see this roster going almost undefeated - on paper, every game is quite plausibly winnable). The league leader had 13 wins last year, and I think the Rams could feasibly improve on that.

 

[AvengerRam]

It’s difficult to evaluate schedule strength at this juncture.

For example, if a team’s 2021 schedule had Cincinnati, San Francisco, Dallas and New England, those 4 teams had a combined winning % of .367 in 2020. In 2021, their winning % was .618.

(The reverse can also be true, of course.)

 

[Ramrocket]

As always, health will be paramount

 

[PARAM]

The NFL will probably schedule the Rams / Bills for week 11 in hopes of having a 9-1 vs 9-1 matchup.

 

[Neil039]

I see 11-13 wins with health and no major surprise teams.

 

[NJRamsFan]

The "best division in football" is not crowned in the off-season.