The Rams suffered a tough loss to a division rival at home last week. But make no mistake, this is a team we’ll be watching in the postseason. The offense has the necessary components to be the league’s best — it ranks No. 2 in yards per game right now — with an elite play-caller in Sean McVay, an experienced quarterback in Matthew Stafford and one of the NFL’s top receiving duos in Puka Nacua (the receiving yards leader through five weeks) and Davante Adams. The 37-year-old Stafford is still playing at a high level, throwing for at least 375 yards and three TDs in back-to-back games. Defensively, there are things to tighten up with the struggling secondary missing cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon. With the Rams set to visit Baltimore (which could be without Lamar Jackson, and a host of others, once again) and Jacksonville before a Week 8 bye, Los Angeles should be in good position to vie for a second straight division title down the stretch. The NFC West is one of the better divisions this season, and while there are three above-average teams (Rams, 49ers and Seahawks), I don’t think all three will make the postseason. Sorry, Seahawks.
