NFL Power Rankings, week 8: Rams sit surprisingly well following week 7 loss

by Ryan Van Bibber on Oct 26, 2010 3:05 PM CDT in 2010 St. Louis Rams season

Tight end Michael Hoomanawanui #86 of the St. Louis Rams celebrates his second quarter touchdown. Despite the loss, the Rams are static in this week's NFL Power Rankings.

It's Tuesday, and that can mean only one thing: it's time for some meaningless NFL Power Rankings!

And where do the St. Louis Rams stand in the amalgamation of NFL Power Rankings around the web? The answer might surprise you. Despite giving away a game last week to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Rams haven't lost much ground, which means observers view the last game as something of an anomaly that they can overcome. We'll see.

Let's dissect the rankings below.

The Rams remain at #24 in the SBN NFL Power Rankings. Here's their take:

Tough loss to the Bucs. The Rams arrow is still pointing up with the progress Sam Bradford is making. They're finally on the way up.

As for the rest of the division, the 49ers are last, Arizona is #19 (a little generous, IMO) and Seattle is #16.

At ESPN, the Rams actually moved up a spot to #20, which is a bit surprising. The Cardinals dropped to #21 and the 49ers sit at #31. The Seahawks are #17.

The six experts at NFL.com are, as usual, all over the place with the Rams.

Gil Brandt has them at #24, Pat Kirwan at #25, Steve Wyche at #20, Vic Carucci at #24, Jason La Canfora at #22 and Bucky Brooks at #19. It's amazing what a difference a franchise QB makes in the power rankings.

I wonder what a win on the road would have done for the Rams this week?

You can check out last week's NFL Power Rankings here.

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If this team can pull their heads out

we may be representing the NFC West!

The only thing comparable to a Rams win is a 49er loss!

by DevsLaRams on Oct 26, 2010 3:15 PM CDT reply actions

Well if "the best team in the NFC"

only beat us by 1 at home with a last second touchdown, that says something. Of course, if Raheem Morris is full of shit…

You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. In *St. Louis* his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well, *Steven Jackson* was the best.

by 3k on Oct 26, 2010 4:00 PM CDT reply actions

something... and i can't quite put my finger on it...

tells me that raheem morris may just be…and i don’t think i am going out on a limb here…. biased in how he ranks teams…

food for thought….

from the lou and im proud AND st. louis (ahem bitches)

by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 26, 2010 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions

UH OH!!

…can’t stop sorry.

"Hello Mr. Bin Laden, my name is Randy...I'm a geologist in America"
-Randy Marsh

by sergey606 on Oct 26, 2010 7:13 PM CDT reply actions

Wow, Joe Theismann is a dipshit.

According to him, all 4 NFC West are bottom 7 teams in the whole league. If you take away the god aweful 49ers, the other 3 teams are a combined 6-6 outside of the division. Not exactly powerhouse numbers, but certainly not bottom 7 material either. I think I’m gonna goggle “Theismann leg injury” and laugh at him.

by Mind of no mind on Oct 27, 2010 5:22 AM CDT reply actions

Better than Advertised

I do believe this team is better than we get credit for. I was so on the fence up until last week during the loss to the Bucs. A few corrections on defense and a little more aggresive play calling and we can contend. I cannot wait for us to add depth in the offseason, then perhaps we can make a deep push into the playoffs.

They will notice and they will giggle.

by papapegasus on Oct 27, 2010 9:30 AM CDT reply actions