Photo via Yahoo Sports

NFL Power Rankings entering Week 7: Are the 2-4 Rams even a playoff team after a miserable start?

The Los Angeles Rams, once among the NFL’s most hyped Super Bowl contenders, now face an existential question after a dismal 2-4 start: Can they even salvage a playoff berth? Their recent struggles include a narrow win over a Giants team missing quarterback Jaxson Dart and a last-minute victory over a struggling 2-4 Eagles squad.

But the real alarm bells rang when they lost at home to a 1-4 Cardinals team that failed to score a touchdown, exposing critical defensive and offensive vulnerabilities. The Rams’ woes deepened with a cascade of injuries: star receiver Davante Adams suffered a season-ending hamstring rupture, defensive lineman Kobie Turner will miss multiple games with a groin issue, and newly signed kicker Blake Grupe was placed on injured reserve after a knee injury.

With receiver depth already a concern and their kicking situation in disarray, the Rams now lack the firepower to sustain a late-season push. Their remaining schedule, while the seventh-easiest in the league, demands an improbable 8-3 finish to reach 10 wins—a threshold that has historically separated wild-card teams from the pack.

Head coach Sean McVay’s own words underscore the crisis: the team must stop self-inflicted mistakes if they hope to avoid playoff irrelevance entirely.

Up nextNFL· 1h ago

Week 7 waiver wire - five names worth your FAAB